grubwire.io

Grubwire.io

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Updates

Jun 8 Crosswire
v1.1.9: smoother installs. A freshly-installed app now opens reliably on first run, and the extra runtimes some apps need are set up automatically — no Terminal, no manual steps.
Jun 6 Crosswire
v1.1.7: optional crash reports. Crosswire can send anonymous crash reports to help fix problems faster. It’s off by default and asks once on first launch — entirely your call.
Jun 5 Crosswire
v1.1.6: updates working again. Auto-update and first-run setup were pointing at a retired download address. v1.1.6 moves them to the current one, so Check for Updates and fresh installs work end-to-end.
Jun 2 Crosswire
v1.1.5: light & dark, done right. Crosswire now follows your macOS appearance — a proper adaptive light and dark theme instead of one fixed look.
Jun 2 Crosswire
v1.1.4: the icon is back. v1.1.3 shipped without its app icon and the refreshed interface, built against the wrong system SDK. v1.1.4 rebuilds on the current SDK so the icon and new look render correctly — with a guard rail so it can’t regress.
May 26 Crosswire
v1.1.2 shipped. Built-in Windows programs (Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player) no longer clutter the app list. Install failures now show an alert with the log path instead of leaving you with nothing installed.
May 26 Crosswire
v1.1.1: auto-updates fixed. Sparkle was using Whisky's signing key, so update delivery was broken. Fresh key is in, Check for Updates works end-to-end. v1.1.1 is a one-time manual download; from here, updates arrive automatically.
May 26 Crosswire
v1.1.0: apps appear by name. Crosswire now reads the Start Menu shortcuts an installer creates and shows the real app name. Notepad++ shows as Notepad++, not "npp.8.9.6.Installer.x64". Settings moved to a minimal view: icon, name, Run. Advanced controls are one tap away.
May 21 Crosswire
Crosswire is here. New identity, new bundle ID. The fork that kept going now has its own name.
May 20 Crosswire
v0.9.2 shipped. Graphics and setup improvements, plus a Hollow Knight crash fix on Sonoma 14.5.

Crosswire

Whisky was archived in April 2025, so we forked it and kept it going. The first time you open Crosswire it downloads what it needs to run Windows software, and sets up Rosetta if your Mac doesn't have it yet. You never open a Terminal.

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Crosswire

Drop in a Windows .exe and it shows up in your library. You launch it from the Dock like any other Mac app, and there's nothing else to set up.

  • A real app library. The games and apps you install show up by their actual names and open with a click. You don't configure anything.
  • Apps stay separate. Each one runs in its own space, so installing or breaking one won't affect the rest.
  • Built for the Mac. A native SwiftUI app with drag-and-drop and Spotlight support, written for macOS rather than ported from Linux.
  • It keeps itself current. Crosswire updates the Windows compatibility layer in the background. There's nothing to install or maintain.
  • Free and open source. Crosswire is GPL-3.0 and the code is on GitHub. If you'd like to support it, sponsorships help keep development going.
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Grubwire makes apps we'd want to use ourselves: no bloat, no ads, no tracking. Just software that does its job and gets out of your way.

Crosswire is our fork of Whisky, which was archived in April 2025. We kept it current and moved it onto Gcenx's actively maintained Wine builds. It's free and open source under GPL-3.0, with the code on GitHub, and sponsorships help keep it going.