{
  "id": 5477720,
  "title": "Can I run VBScript on Linux? Executing .vbs natively without Wine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/can-i-run-vbscript-on-linux-executing-vbs-natively-without-wine",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-04T02:54:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/lucas_guimaraes/can-i-run-vbscript-on-linux-executing-vbs-natively-without-wine-8i1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Yes, you can run VBScript on Linux systems without the need for Wine or other compatibility layers. The AxonASP open-source engine enables pure VBScript execution directly on Linux, macOS, and BSD platforms. This eliminates the overhead and resource consumption associated with using Wine for VBScript interpretation.\n\nAxonASP functions as a native interpreter for VBScript, built using a GoLang virtual machine. It provides a command-line interface for executing .vbs files and HTML Application files (HTA). By utilizing the `axonasp-cli` tool, users can run VBScript modules by specifying the `-m vbscript` flag followed by the `-r` flag and the target script file name.\n\nThe engine's direct interaction with the host operating system means that VBScript can now be used for system automation on any Unix-like system. Developers can leverage VBScript syntax to write scripts that automate infrastructure tasks, manipulate file systems, and trigger cron processes on Linux and macOS environments.\n\nAxonASP is open-source, and the project maintains pre-compiled packages for various Linux distributions, including Debian/Ubuntu, RHEL, and Arch, as well as binaries for macOS. Users can easily deploy the engine by downloading the appropriate package for their architecture from the project's release page on GitHub.",
  "summary": "Yes. You can execute pure VBScript on Linux/Mac/BSD environments. Historically, running .vbs files or legacy Active Server Pages outside of a Microsoft ecosystem required routing execution through Wine, introducing compatibility layer overhead and unpredictable resource consumption. This is no longer a strict technical requirement. The current architectural solution for this is AxonASP . AxonASP…",
  "key_points": [
    "AxonASP enables VBScript execution on Linux, macOS, BSD.",
    "Native interpreter built with GoLang virtual machine.",
    "axonasp-cli tool runs .vbs files via command-line."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}