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CrossOver 26 Released - Powered By Wine 11.0 For Windows Apps/Games On Linux + macOS

Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Gaming on 10 February 2026 at 11:11 AM EST. 7 Comments
CodeWeavers just announced CrossOver 26, the newest version of their commercial software built atop Wine for running Windows games and applications under Apple macOS and Linux.

While these days Valve's Steam Play (Proton) is the most popular choice for running Windows games on Linux -- which CodeWeavers is engaged with Valve on Proton's development -- CrossOver remains a long-term solution for Windows games on Linux as well as running the likes of Microsoft Office and other proprietary Windows applications. Plus CrossOver has a lot of customer interest on macOS. CrossOver 26 is out today as the latest step forward for this product in re-basing to the recently released Wine 11.0 codebase.

In addition to shifting over to Wine 11.0, CrossOver 26 also pulls in D3DMetal 3.0, DXMT 0.72, Wine Mono 10.4.1, and VKD3D 1.18.

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For macOS gamers, CrossOver 26 enables many new games to now run such as God of War Ragnarök, Borderlands 4, HELLDIVERS 2, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, Starfield, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

More details on the CrossOver 26 release via the CodeWeavers blog.

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