Run Windows apps such as Microsoft Office in Linux (Ubuntu) and GNOME as if they were a part of the native OS, including Nautilus integration. - Fmstrat/winapps
It basically integrates a Windows VM into Linux. That way using Windows programs is more seamless on Linux.
One of the things you can use it for is a backup in case Wine does not work.
Rather than wait around for this, WinApps was created as an easy, one command way to include apps running inside a VM (or on any RDP server) directly into GNOME as if they were native applications. WinApps works by:
Running a Windows RDP server in a background VM container
Checking the RDP server for installed applications such as Microsoft Office
If those programs are installed, it creates shortcuts leveraging FreeRDP for both the CLI and the GNOME tray
Files in your home directory are accessible via the \tsclient\home mount inside the VM
You can right click on any files in your home directory to open with an application, too
Basically running a Windows VM and treating the applications running on them as native Linux applications.
How does it work?
It basically integrates a Windows VM into Linux. That way using Windows programs is more seamless on Linux. One of the things you can use it for is a backup in case Wine does not work.
Per the project’s README:
Rather than wait around for this, WinApps was created as an easy, one command way to include apps running inside a VM (or on any RDP server) directly into GNOME as if they were native applications. WinApps works by:
Basically running a Windows VM and treating the applications running on them as native Linux applications.