Run specific Windows apps & games in your browser
Two kinds of pages live here, and we keep them honest. ▶ Play now entries are free, license-clean software we host — one click boots it in your tab. Everything else is a compatibility guide: we can't redistribute that software, so the guide tells you whether your own copy runs, which Wine variant to pick, and how to load it right on the page.
▶ Play now — free, hosted here
- 3D Pinball Space Cadet ▶ Play now▶ Play now — no Windows files needed
- Wolfenstein 3D ▶ Play nowWorks — original DOS game runs via DOSBox in your browser
- Tyrian 2000 ▶ Play nowWorks — free freeware classic runs via DOSBox in your browser
- DOOM ▶ Play nowFree & legal shareware
- Freedoom ▶ Play nowWorks well — pair with a software-rendering port
- Freeciv ▶ Play now▶ Play now — full browser game
- SkiFree ▶ Play now▶ Play now — no Windows files needed
- 7-Zip ▶ Play nowWorks well
- KeePass ▶ Play nowWorks — KeePass 1.x only
- Sumatra PDF ▶ Play nowWorks well — fast, native Win32 viewer
- Notepad++ ▶ Play nowPartial — editing works, some dialogs crash
- PuTTY ▶ Play nowPartial — the UI launches, but SSH/telnet can't connect in-browser
Game compatibility guides — bring your own copy
- Space CadetGuide — bring your own copy (or play the open-source version instantly)
- SolitaireWorks well
- Age of EmpiresHit or miss — slow but sometimes playable
- MinesweeperRuns great — bring your own copy
- FreeCellRuns well — bring your own copy
- Spider SolitaireClassic build works well
- HeartsSingle-player works well
- JezzBallRuns in the 16-bit (win3x) runtime — bring your own copy
- Chip's ChallengePartial — the 16-bit classic runs on the win3x engine; quirky but playable
- Rodent's RevengeWorks well on win3x — bring your own copy
- Chocolate DoomWorks well — minimalist, no DirectX needed
- Commander KeenPartial — it's a DOS game; a Win32 source port works best
- Scorched EarthWon't run here — it's a DOS game, not Windows
- Jazz JackrabbitPartial — original is DOS; play via OpenJazz (Win32)
- OMF 2097Partial — it's a DOS game; run it via DOSBox-in-Wine or OpenOMF, not raw Wine
- RaptorTricky — free version is DOS, Windows port needs DirectX
- Heretic & HexenPartial — via a Win32 source port, not the DOS original
- Blake StonePartial — free shareware, but the Win32 BStone port uses SDL2 (black screen under Wine)
- Prince of PersiaPartial — not the DOS original; the free SDLPoP port is the realistic path
- Full Tilt! PinballPartial — the Cadet table can run; launcher, movies and fullscreen are flaky
App & utility compatibility guides — bring your own copy
- WinRARWorks with older 32-bit builds
- Notepad & utilitiesWorks well — the most reliable category
- MS PaintClassic builds work — bring your own copy
- WinampPartial — UI yes, audio is iffy
- AbiWordWorks well
- GnumericWorks well
- IrfanViewViewer works; plugins & video iffy
- FileZillaCan't connect — no network in the sandbox
- AudacityPartial — old 2.x editing only, audio iffy
- Paint.NETWon't run — needs the .NET Framework
- mtPaintWorks well
- GrafX2Works well (windowed SDL build)
- foobar2000Partial — UI loads, audio is unreliable
- VLCOpen-source & legal, but video playback won't work well
- WordPadPartial — basic RTF editing works, .doc garbled
- CalculatorWorks well
- Character MapRuns — but fewer fonts than on Windows
- KeePassXCWon't run — 64-bit Qt5 app
- DiaPartial — loads, but heavy GTK app starts slowly
- InkscapeHeavy — GTK engine fights Wine, expect crashes
- Blender (classic)Won't work — 3D viewport needs OpenGL
Don't see your app? The general compatibility guide explains which categories run well and which struggle. Most classic 32-bit Windows software from 1995–2008 is worth a try.