Why try CrossOver before you buy?
- Click the Download Free Trial button above and get a 14-day, fully-functional trial of CrossOver. After you've downloaded CrossOver check out our YouTube tutorial video to the left, or visit the CrossOver Mac walkthrough for specific steps.
- CrossOver offers a free trial it you want to try it out first. You can also view a list of which programs run well on CrossOver before buying. While CrossOver focuses on compatibility, it’s still based on Wine, and won’t work with everything. Most people will probably be happiest going for a virtual machine program and a Windows license.
- No Windows license needed. CrossOver for Mac, Linux and Chrome OS easily opens and installs thousands of Windows programs. Start your free 14-day trial download today!
- Free 14-day trial of CrossOver. Run Windows apps without rebooting, no virtual machine and no buying a Windows license. 1 minute download.
Unlike an emulator that requires a full copy of the Window OS, CrossOver translates the commands your Windows application wants to use to your installed OS and back. This translation system means you don't need to spend hours setting up Windows OS first, you can just install your Windows application directly into CrossOver and run it.
But it's a big process to try and recreate all the Windows OS commands, and CrossOver isn't complete yet. Many Windows applications work great, but some might have reduced functionality, or possibly not run at all. That's why we encourage everyone to try their favorite Windows applications first in our 14-day, completely functional trial of CrossOver and see for before purchasing.
We also maintain a large Compatibility Center database of user reports, documenting how various Windows applications run in CrossOver. If your program runs under CrossOver you're good to go with the easiest, least expensive, and friendliest Windows compatibility software out there. And even if it doesn't, you've only spent a few minutes to potentially save yourself several hundred dollars and all the hassles that come with Windows.
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CrossOver is a form of Wine that’s been developed by CodeWeavers. Once again, it doesn’t run a virtual machine on your Mac, and you don’t have to download Windows or get a license. You can simply run the Windows app without having to reboot, right alongside the Mac apps.
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So before you go plunking down your hard-earned money for an emulator AND a copy of Windows AND spend an entire afternoon setting it all up, give us a try!