David Baumgold shows how to install wine on a mac.

Intermediate users are those who want to install and use Wine on their computer.You should know how to use the command line.You should read this first if you don't.

Wine is great.I'm talking about the kind that lets you run Windows apps without the Windows operating system.When you think about it, it's kind of Zen.It's completely free, legal, and open source.

Windows and Mac play well together.You can install Windows and Mac side by side and switch between them using Boot Camp, but that requires a restart every time, and you can only use one operating system at a time.It is possible to virtualize Windows and run it with Mac, but it takes up a lot of memory and is slow.Your computer creates an "imaginary" computer within itself, and runs Windows on that.It takes a lot of resources.All of these solutions require you to own a legal copy of Windows, which isn't cheap.

Wine is not the same.The operating system provides resources like memory and disk space when a program runs.Wine makes sure that those requests are answered so that the program can run correctly.The program knows that everything is going smoothly because it has everything it needs.It doesn't realize that it's not running on Windows.It's quicker than emulating a whole new computer.You don't need a copy of the actual Windows operating system since it's just translation requests.Wine is an open source and people continually improve it.You can't beat the price.

A lot of people discover Wine because they have one specific Windows program that they need to use, and it's the last thing preventing them from moving to a different operating system.Will it work?The answer is probably, but it's worth checking.

The Wine project maintains a database called the AppDB that has user reviews of how well specific Windows programs work under Wine.You can find your program by searching.If it's not listed, you're probably trying to use a very obscure program and it won't work.

You can check your version number under the big "macOS" or "OS X" logo on the far left side of the toolbar.You're all set if it's higher.

Wine isn't compatible with macOS 10.15 Catalina.A critical part of the macOS system, 32-bit support in Catalina was removed by Apple.Wine on Catalina can be used to run 64-bit applications for Windows.You shouldn't upgrade to Catalina if you need to use Wine.

Only admins can install software on your Mac.You will need to log in to this account during the installation.If you only have one account on your computer, it's an admin account.If the account has no password, the utility will fail.You can change your password by going to the Accounts section in System Preferences.

It's easy to install open source programs with the help of a package manager.It would be difficult to install a large program like Wine without the help of a package manager.If you open the Terminal and run this command, you will be able to install Homebrew.

The Terminal will tell you what to do, and if you want to proceed, press Enter.The password to the admin account on your computer may be asked by the terminal.The Terminal doesn't display anything as you type, that's a security measure.Press Enter if you want to type your password.It's possible that the admin account doesn't have a password set.It is necessary to set a password.

Depending on the speed of your internet connection, installing Homebrew should only take a few seconds.When the installation is done, the Terminal will ask you to run a brew doctor.Do what it suggests.

Make sure that everything is set up correctly by inspecting your system.If the Terminal informs you of any issues, you'll need to fix them yourself and then run a brew doctor to make sure.You will see the message Your system is ready to brew when everything is set up correctly.

If you type agree and hit enter, the terminal window will fill with the license.

Wine will be installed now that we get to.All you have to do is tell Homebrew what you want with this command.

This command can be broken into parts.You just installed brew.The extension to Homebrew that is used to install GUI application on your computer is called cask."Graphical User Interface" is whatGUI stands for.A GUI application is an app that you can see running in the background.Winestable is the name of the thing you want to install on your computer, and install refers to the fact that you're asking Homebrew to do that.You probably want a stable version of Wine since it should have fewer bugs.

When you run this command, you will be able to download and install software onto your computer.Installation of software that has a completely different name is fine.Wine relies on several other pieces of software to run correctly, like most complex applications.These are called "dependencies", and Homebrew is smart enough to install them for you when necessary.

While it's working, Homebrew will display messages and progress bars on the terminal to let you know what it is doing.When Wine is installed, it will stop displaying messages and wait for you to type in a new command.Move on to the next step when that happens.

If you want to install a Windows program, you need to download the installer file.Open the Terminal again if you remember the location you put it in.Use ls to make sure you can see the file.You should learn how to use the command line before using Wine if you don't know what cd and ls are.

Once you are in the correct directory, you can use Wine to install it.

The name of the file is $INSTALLER.If the file is named setup.exe, you would run it.

To find out what programs you have installed, run ls.Use cd to enter the program's directory.You must type before the space if the folder has a space in it.For example, program files.Tab autocomplete can be used if you're having problems.The program file should end in.exe.This should be typed into Terminal.

The name of the file is $proGRAM.If the program file is named STARCRAFT.EXE, you would run it.

The program will open in a new window.Enjoy using Windows on your Mac.

Many people want to be able to run Windows programs the same way they run other programs on the Mac, by clicking an icon in the Dock.Wine isn't designed to support this, but we can make it do what we want.

Wine prints out error messages when something goes wrong.Wine won't be able to tell you what the problem was if something goes wrong, because you are sidestepping the Terminal by launching Windows programs via a Dock icon.Without Wine from the Terminal, you won't be able to fix the problem, and neither will anyone else.If your program crashes, the first thing you should do is run it from the Terminal, but it won't prevent the program from crashing, it will give you some clues on how to fix the problem.

We're going to write an Applescript and put it in the Dock in order to launch a Windows program.We're writing our own program.It's easy, don't worry.You can find the program "Script Editor" in the /Applications/Utilities directory of your computer, similar to the Terminal itself.

Go to the script editor.You should see a window with a large area you can type in near the top.The following text can be typed in that area.

Replacing the path from the Program Files directory to the program executable is necessary.The same line of code that you could run to start your Windows program is what you're telling the AppleScript to run.

The Compile button is at the top of the window.The text should be colored to show that the script editor understands what you wrote.Pressing the Run button will open the Windows program successfully.

Save your script.If you want to give it a different name, be sure to select File Format: Application in the save options and leave the startup screen turned on.

Go to where you saved your script and drag it to your dock.It should stay there because it is a real application.It won't affect the Windows program that you're running because it only runs that launcher command for you.