The project's README from github.com/Fmstrat/winapps. As one markdown file: README.md.
Run Windows apps such as Microsoft Office/Adobe in Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora) and GNOME/KDE as if they were a part of the native OS, including Nautilus integration for right clicking on files of specific mime types to open them.
Proud to have made the top spot on r/linux on launch day.
WinApps was created as an easy, one command way to include apps running inside a VM (or on any RDP server) directly into GNOME as if they were native applications. WinApps works by:
\\tsclient\home mount inside the VMIt does this by:
Any officially configured applications will have support for high-resolution icons and mime types for automatically detecting what files can be opened by each application. Any other detected executable files will leverage the icons pulled from the EXE.
Note: The officially configured application list below is fueled by the community, and therefore some apps may be untested by the WinApps team.
| Adobe Acrobat Pro (X) |
Adobe Acrobat Reader (DC) |
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| Adobe After Effects (CC) |
Adobe Audition (CC) |
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| Adobe Bridge (CS6, CC) |
Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) |
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| Adobe Illustrator (CC) |
Adobe InDesign (CC) |
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| Adobe Lightroom (CC) |
Adobe Photoshop (CS6, CC) |
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| Adobe Premiere Pro (CC) |
Command Prompt (cmd.exe) |
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| Explorer (File Manager) |
Internet Explorer (11) |
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| Microsoft Access (2016, 2019, o365) |
Microsoft Excel (2016, 2019, o365) |
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| Microsoft Word (2016, 2019, o365) |
Microsoft OneNote (2016, 2019, o365) |
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| Microsoft Outlook (2016, 2019, o365) |
Microsoft PowerPoint (2016, 2019, o365) |
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| Microsoft Project (2016, 2019, o365) |
Microsoft Publisher (2016, 2019, o365) |
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| Powershell (Standard, Core) |
Visual Studio (2019 - Ent|Pro|Com) |
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| Windows (Full RDP session) |
Latest documentation available at: https://nowsci.com/winapps/