macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install winetrickslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install winetricksMacPorts ports tree · x11/winetricks/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install winetricks with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Automatic workarounds for problems in Wine. Version 20260125 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-24.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add winetricksAlpine Linux edge package indexes · winetricks · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install winetricksDebian stable package indexes · winetricks · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install winetricksFedora Rawhide package metadata · winetricks · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#winetricksnixpkgs package indexes · winetricks · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S winetricksArch Linux sync databases · winetricks · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install winetricksopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · winetricks · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Automatic workarounds for problems in Wine
Project links
Commands and aliases
- winetricks
history
Project history and usage
Winetricks is a shell-script companion to Wine that automates common workarounds. Its README describes it as a way to work around Wine problems, install missing DLLs, install selected applications with needed workarounds, and tweak Wine settings.
Project history
The tool dates to the older Wine community habit of sharing small recipe scripts for troublesome Windows runtimes and fonts. An archived Dan Kegel script identifies Winetricks as a quick script for downloading and installing redistributable runtime libraries, with 2007-2010 Google copyright lines for Dan Kegel and 2008-2010 copyright lines for Austin English.
Winetricks later moved from earlier project hosting to the GitHub `Winetricks/winetricks` repository; the README explicitly notes that the homepage was previously hosted at Google Code. The GitHub project presents Austin English as maintainer and provides tagged releases, a wiki, tests, and a large catalog of verbs.
Adoption history
Winetricks became one of Wine's standard companion tools because it encodes many application-specific fixes in a packageable script. The README lists packages for mainstream Unix-like operating systems, including Arch, Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, Gentoo, Homebrew, MacPorts, Slackware, and Ubuntu, reflecting its role as a distribution-level helper rather than just a user snippet.
How it is used
Users invoke Winetricks interactively through a menu or noninteractively by naming verbs, such as fonts, DLLs, settings, or application installers. The manual emphasizes both GUI and command-line use, with command-line mode serving interactive users, Wine frontends, and automated regression testing.
Why package nerds care
Winetricks is important in package-manager culture because it separates Wine itself from legally and technically messy optional components. Rather than distros redistributing proprietary runtimes, Winetricks supplies scripted fetch-and-install recipes that users run inside a Wine prefix when an application needs a particular font, runtime, codec, or compatibility tweak.
Timeline
- 2007: Archived script copyright lines show Dan Kegel/Google-era Winetricks work.
- 2008: Austin English appears in archived script copyright and maintainer lines.
- 2011: WineHQ forum discussions show Winetricks being treated as a separate companion script, not part of Wine itself.
- 2026: The GitHub project lists a January 2026 tagged release.
Related projects
- Winetricks is closely related to Wine, Wine Staging, Wine frontends, and distribution Wine packages. It complements rather than replaces Wine by applying per-prefix runtime and settings recipes.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
winetricks | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version20260125
manager updated2026-06-24
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricksnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:winetricks |
|---|---|
| Version | 20260125 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/winetricks |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks |
| Repository | https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks#readme |
| License | LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks/archive/refs/tags/20260125.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-24T12:52:25-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | cabextract, p7zip |
| Uses from macOS | unzip |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | winetricks |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
winetricks 20250102-1
simple tool to work around common problems in Wine
https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks
sudo apt install winetricks- Section: contrib/otherosfs
- Architecture: all
- 5 dependencies
- 18 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Winetricks
Nix95%
winetricks
nix profile install nixpkgs#winetricks- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Winetricks
Ubuntu apt95%
winetricks 20240105-2
simple tool to work around common problems in Wine
https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks
sudo apt install winetricks- Section: universe/otherosfs
- Architecture: all
- 5 dependencies
- 18 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Winetricks
apk95%
winetricks 20260125-r0
Winetricks is an easy way to work around problems in Wine
https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks
sudo apk add winetricks- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: winetricks
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Winetricks
apk95%
winetricks-bash-completion 20260125-r0
Bash completions for winetricks
https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks
sudo apk add winetricks-bash-completion- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: winetricks
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Winetricks
apk95%
winetricks-doc 20260125-r0
Winetricks is an easy way to work around problems in Wine (documentation)
https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks
sudo apk add winetricks-doc- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: winetricks
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Winetricks
dnf95%
winetricks 20260125-1.fc44
Work around common problems in Wine
https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks
sudo dnf install winetricks- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: winetricks
- 8 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Winetricks
pacman95%
winetricks 20260125-2
Script to install various redistributable runtime libraries in Wine.
https://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks
sudo pacman -S winetricks- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: any
- 5 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Winetricks
zypper95%
winetricks 20260125-1.3
A way to work around problems in WINE
https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks
sudo zypper install winetricks- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: winetricks
- 4 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Winetricks
zypper95%
winetricks-bash-completion 20260125-1.3
Bash Completions for winetricks
https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks
sudo zypper install winetricks-bash-completion- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: winetricks
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Winetricks
MacPorts95%
winetricks
sudo port install winetricks- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Winetricks
source trail
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Combined YAML source
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Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment