# Welcome

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## What is Bottles?

Bottles is an application that allows you to easily manage Windows prefixes on your favorite Linux distribution.

## Windows prefixes?

Windows prefixes are environments where it is possible to run Windows software using runners. Runners are compatibility layers capable of running Windows applications on a Linux system.

In Bottles we call these environments bottles.

## Where to start?

It's simple. Start by [installing](https://docs.usebottles.com/getting-started/installation) Bottles on your Linux distribution.

## First run

Already installed? Let's go with the [first boot](https://docs.usebottles.com/getting-started/first-run) of Bottles!