RunsOnLinux

Leaving Windows? Find out what runs on Linux.

Your PC doesn't need Windows 11 to keep going. Answer four short questions about your computer and the apps you rely on, and get one Linux to install. Plain answers, no jargon.

Find my LinuxFree, two minutes, nothing to install.

What we have found so far

Every verdict on this site, counted: 1208 Windows apps and games checked against the source, one at a time.

The apps people ask about most

Yes

Partly

No

See all 354 Windows apps · and all 854 games

How switching works

  1. Check your apps

    Look up what you use every day. Most things either run, or have a free replacement.

    See every app we have checked

  2. Pick a Linux

    Linux comes in versions. A few are made to feel like Windows. Start with one of those.

    The short answer

  3. Try before you commit

    You can run Linux from a USB stick without touching Windows or your files.

    How the test drive works

Easiest Linux versions to start with

  1. Linux MintThe closest thing to a Windows desktop that is not Windows.Feels like Windows5 out of 5
  2. Zorin OSBuilt to look like Windows on purpose, with a paid edition that looks like more.Feels like Windows5 out of 5
  3. KubuntuUbuntu underneath, with a desktop that behaves like Windows.Feels like Windows5 out of 5

Compare all the Linux versions we recommend