# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:winetricks ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install winetricks ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install winetricks ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: x11/winetricks/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add winetricks ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: winetricks from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install winetricks ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: winetricks from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/contrib/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install winetricks ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: winetricks from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#winetricks ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: winetricks from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S winetricks ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: winetricks from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install winetricks ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: winetricks from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:winetricks - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 20260125 - **Source summary:** Automatic workarounds for problems in Wine - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-24T12:52:25-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - winetricks (cli) - winetricks (alias) ## Dependencies - cabextract - p7zip ## Uses from macOS - unzip ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 20260125 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-24 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - winetricks - 20250102-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: winetricks from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/contrib/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | simple tool to work around common problems in Wine | https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks - Nix - winetricks: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: winetricks from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - winetricks - 20240105-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: winetricks from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | simple tool to work around common problems in Wine | https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks - apk - winetricks - 20260125-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: winetricks from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Winetricks is an easy way to work around problems in Wine | https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks - apk - winetricks-bash-completion - 20260125-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: winetricks-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for winetricks | https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks - apk - winetricks-doc - 20260125-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: winetricks-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Winetricks is an easy way to work around problems in Wine (documentation) | https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks - dnf - winetricks - 20260125-1.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: winetricks from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Work around common problems in Wine | https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks - pacman - winetricks - 20260125-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: winetricks from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Script to install various redistributable runtime libraries in Wine. | https://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks - zypper - winetricks - 20260125-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: winetricks from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A way to work around problems in WINE | https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks - zypper - winetricks-bash-completion - 20260125-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: winetricks-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completions for winetricks | https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks - MacPorts - winetricks: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: x11/winetricks/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - 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