# Run Windows Games on iPhone Devices

Madeira is a compatibility layer project that allows x86-64 architecture Windows games to run on jailed iOS devices. The software works by combining FEX-Emu for processor emulation, Wine as the Windows application layer, and DXMT for graphics translation.

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- GitHub Trending · 2026-09-29

## Updates

- **October 23, 2026:** Stars 1,730 → 2,732, latest release v0.1.3 (October 3, 2026).
- **October 4, 2026:** Stars 1,672 → 1,730, latest release v0.1.3 (October 3, 2026).
- **October 3, 2026:** Stars 1,411 → 1,672, latest release v0.1.2 (October 3, 2026).
- **October 2, 2026:** Stars 1,196 → 1,411, latest release v0.1.1 (October 2, 2026).

## What you get

- Allows you to play Windows PC games on non-jailbroken iPhone devices.
- Uses the FEX-Emu tool for processor emulation to handle CPU translation.
- Utilizes the DXMT graphics translator tool for graphics conversion.

## Installation

**Clone the Repository**

```
git clone --recurse-submodules <this repo>
```

## If you don't write code

Paste this into your AI agent (Claude Code · Codex · Antigravity)

I want to install and run the Madeira project. As someone who doesn't know how to code, could you explain to me step-by-step how to configure this compatibility layer on my non-jailbroken iPhone? Explain how to perform the necessary debugger and sideloading steps.

Repository: https://github.com/willfaust/Madeira. Follow the official instructions in the README of this repository for setup and execution.

Before starting, check which OS we are on and if the necessary tools (e.g., Python, Node.js, Git, Docker) are installed. Install any missing ones step-by-step according to this system.

Create a new, empty folder to work in. Do not touch any files outside this folder and do not delete anything. Tell me what you are going to do in one sentence before running each command.

Tell me what I should see on the screen at the end of each step. If an error occurs, I will paste the error message to you exactly as it is, and we will fix it together.

## Related dictionary terms

- [Jailed](https://trescout.com/en/dictionary/jailed/)
- [Sideloading](https://trescout.com/en/dictionary/sideloading/)
- [Artificial Intelligence](https://trescout.com/en/dictionary/artificial-intelligence/)

- **Who it is for:** It is intended for users who want to play Windows games on their iPhone and are curious about trying this project during the research phase.
- **License:** GPL-3.0

## Links

- [GitHub repository →](https://github.com/willfaust/Madeira)
- [Read in Turkish →](https://trescout.com/discover/madeira/)

TreScout did not build this tool · we found it in GitHub trends and wrote it up. This page describes the repository as of 2026-09-29: The star count and our text belong to that day, the repository may have changed since. Check the repository link for the current state. The introductory text was prepared with AI from the repository's own documentation, and this page was **machine-translated** from the Turkish original · the Turkish version prevails.

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Source: TreScout Discover · https://trescout.com/en/discover/madeira/