Observation shows that some Windows softwares run perfectly on Wine and some
just fail miserably. Rather than trying them out randomly, I wanted to create a
place where we can have some ideas about Wine-suitable, and -unsuitable, softwares.
So, exactly which areas of Windows operating systems does Wine fully support or
still show weaknesses? By implication, what are the kinds of Windows
applications that are guaranteed to run without flaws on Wine?
Best Answer
You should check out the Wine App Database, it lists programs that have been tested on Wine, along with test results.
http://appdb.winehq.org/
Some programs work great, some don't, some require patches or dirty fixes e.g. Winetricks. Luck of the draw really. Either way the App DB is great as it contains reports on Windows applications that have been tested and detail how successful the program was on a specific distro.
It might not have all the Windows programs in the world, but it certainly lists most of the mainstream Windows applications.