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Urge Software Wineskin Winery (for Mac)

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Urge Software Wineskin Winery (for Mac): Getting Started

Use Wineskin Winery's opening screen to create a new blank wrapper for your Windows app. If you want, you can use the option to download and install a new Wine engine but it's not necessary.

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Give your new wrapper the name of the Windows app you're going to put inside it—or any other name you choose.

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After a long pause or two, your wrapper is finished, but it still doesn't have your Windows app inside.

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Ctrl-click on your new wrapper, choose Open, and select Install Software from this menu.

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You can select a Windows installer program or simply copy (or move) a folder containing your Windows program. I'd recommend using a Windows installer if you have one available.

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Here's an installer running as if it were in Windows. When it offers to install your app on Drive C:, it's actually going to install the app in a folder deep inside your Wineskin wrapper.

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If your app comes with more than one executable, you'll probably need to choose the correct one at this prompt.

Urge Software Wineskin Winery (for Mac): Test Run

You can either run your app by double-clicking its icon or—as I've done here—go to the Advanced tab of the Wineskin setup menu and click the Test Run button.