Winlator

Winlator is ranked #4 of 27 in game compatibility layers on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android. There is a free plan.

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Free Free Android application for running Windows (x86_64) applications winlator.org · 4 Oct 2026

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Host platforms: Android
Runtime model: translation + runtime
DirectX support: directx 9/10/11 + 12
Vulkan support: Yes
Steam integration: Yes
Anti-cheat status: not stated

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Winlator

Purpose: Winlator is an Android application for running Windows (x86_64) applications with Wine and Box86/Box64.
Installation: The project README instructs users to install the APK from GitHub Releases and then launch the app to finish installation.
Graphics components: The project credits Mesa drivers including Turnip, Zink, and VirGL, as well as DXVK and VKD3D.
Game controls: Winlator supports gamepad input, and release 11.2 added an XInput extension for raw input.
Steam: Release 11.2 added an option to save memory when running games from Steam.
Graphics features: Release 11.0 added experimental Gladio, an OpenGL wrapper through GLES, and an option to install graphics components from file.
Per-game settings: The README says users can define individual settings for each game through shortcuts on the Winlator home screen.
Known tuning: The README recommends changing the Box64 preset for instability and increasing ALSA/PulseAudio average latency to address audio crackling.
Third-party components: The project credits Wine, Box86/Box64, Mesa, DXVK, VKD3D, CNC DDraw, and GLIBC patches by Termux Pacman.
License: The GitHub repository identifies its license as LGPL-2.1.
Developer: The about page identifies BrunoSX as the developer and says he is a Brazilian developer who likes programming in Java and C.
Price from: Free

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Game Compatibility Layers in 2026#4 of 27

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Sources

winlator.org· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/brunodev85/winlator· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/brunodev85/winlator/releases· checked 4 Oct 2026
winlator.org/about.php· checked 4 Oct 2026