Wine 11 runs Windows apps in Linux, macOS better than ever

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/15/wine_11_arrives_faster_and/

24 Comments

  1. great_whitehope on

    I’m running arc raiders and rocket league flawlessly in popos.

    It’s amazing! I never thought I’d see the day

  2. The_Pandalorian on

    I love the efforts folks have to go to to utterly abandon Windows, develop a cult-like worship of whatever Pokemon distro of Linux they devote themselves to, and then try and find ways to run Windows again.

    Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to ditch Windows, but the more Linux devotees talk about how easy and great it is to ditch Windows, the less I want to ditch Windows.

  3. It’s an update to the software. If it didn’t run better than the last version, there’d be hell to pay…

  4. “Better than ever” is probably correct, since newer versions are… newer. That being said, I haven’t booted Windows for reasons other than testing if my software is running on it (I develop on Linux and only there), in absolute ages.

  5. I’m still stuck on Windows due to Unreal Engine. Runs like shit on Linux and Unreal Launcher doesn’t work on Linux either so managing UE releases and my marketplace purchases is a nightmare. Some of these companies need to get their shit together and see the writing on the wall. Was going to buy a second NVME to throw Windows on so it can be completely isolated and only run it when doing my game development, but price hikes made that impossible.

  6. I noticed after SteamOS these kind of apps got better and better. Computers with Linux runs better without all the bloatware. 

  7. Does Minecraft bedrock for windows run well on wine 11 yet ? That’s the only game I play and the only reason I haven’t gone over to Linux yet

  8. Forgive an ignorant question, but will it run Microsoft Office and the associated need to connect back to The Mothership to verify your Office license via your Microsoft account?

    I’m getting sicker and sicker of Windows bloat (I’m still running Windows 7 ffs) and I’d love to make the leap to Linux, but I need Office.

  9. How does it handle devices and networking? I used it back in the dark ages (2008 or so) and it was a little painful, not many apps supported etc

  10. I can’t extrapolate from the article. Does anyone know if Rhino 3D CAD software performs without issue in WINE?

    update: Doesn’t look like it. Seems like some success has been found with Rhino 7. But not reliable enough for a production environment. Rhino 8 just doesn’t. Bummer–I’m trapped.

  11. bravephoenix401 on

    I’m a .Net Developer, can it run Visual Studio 2022 and can I install .net SDKs on it?