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Welcome

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What is Bottles?

Bottles is an application that allows you to easily manage Windows prefixes on your favorite Linux distribution.

Windows prefixes?

Windows prefixes are environments where it is possible to run Windows software using runners. Runners are compatibility layers capable of running Windows applications on a Linux system.

In Bottles we call these environments bottles.

Where to start?

It's simple. Start by installing Bottles on your Linux distribution.

First run

Already installed? Let's go with the first boot of Bottles!