Weave vs WineBar

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WineBar is a free Wine prefix manager for running Windows software on Linux. It supports Linux on Apple silicon Macs, including Asahi Linux, and also works on x86_64 Linux systems, which receive less testing. WineBar checks for Winetricks updates weekly, supports localization, and provides a locale setting for each prefix. The project recommends installation from the Snap Store or through an AppImage from its GitHub releases page. Apple silicon Linux systems require muvm and fex-emu. Running multiple applications in the same prefix can lead to incorrect running-status reports or unreliable process stopping; on Apple silicon, these symptoms can also occur across separate prefixes. The project describes support for non-Apple ARM64 hardware as complicated. WineBar is licensed under GPL-3.0. Its author says the project began as a way to run Windows software on Linux on an Apple silicon MacBook Air M2 without Steam, while learning Dart and Flutter.