CodeWeavers unveiled recently andThe release of the new version of Crossover 22, version that stands out for having a complete redesign of the CrossOver user interface for macOS, Linux and ChromeOS. cross over 22 includes an update to Wine 7.7, which brings with it more than 10 changes that offer improvements to a variety of applications. This release also includes an update to Wine Mono 000 and vkd7.2.0d 3.
For those who do not know CrossOver yet I can tell you that this is a commercial utility that allows you to run popular Windows applications on Unix systems (Linux or Mac) without the need for a Windows installation. It is a derivation of WINE with several patches added, and easier to use configuration tools.
Crossover is produced by CodeWeavers, which employs several WINE programmers and contributes code to the open source WINE project according to GNU LGPL, that is: it is one of the main contributors to the Wine project, sponsors its development and returns to the project all the innovations implemented for its commercial products.
I have to mention that this software, despite being based on Wine, is not free, so in order to use it you will have to pay for a license.
Main new features of Crossover 22
These changes were designed with two goals in mind: to make CrossOver more intuitive to use, and to provide a more modern look and feel. Thanks to our BetterTesters who responded to our survey and participated in our usability studies – your feedback was invaluable!
In this new version of Crossover 22 that is presented, as we mentioned at the beginning, one of its main characteristics is that the user interface design has been completely redesigned, both for Linux, MacOS and ChromeOS.
Another of the changes that stands out in this new version is that implemented initial support for DirectX 12 for Linux, plus the code base has been updated to Wine 7.7 and the Wine Mono engine with the .NET platform implementation has been updated to version 7.2.
On the other hand, it is also highlighted in Crossover 22 that the vkd3d package with the Direct3D 12 implementation that works through the translation of calls to the Vulkan graphics API was updated to version 1.4.
In addition to this, it is mentioned that on the side of macOS, continued performance improvements of the games and the improvements that have been made in Rocket League are mentioned as an example, as the performance with wined3d is much better than with CrossOver 21.2 and the nameplates are visible in the game (unlike using DXVK).
Of the other notable changes of this new version:
- Issues with Office 2016/365 running on Linux and Chrome OS have been resolved.
- The MoltenVK package with the implementation of the Vulkan API on top of the Metal framework has been updated to version 1.1.10.
Finally for those interested in knowing more about it about this new launch of CrossOver 22, you can check the details by going to the following link.
How to get Crossover 22.0?
To be able to obtain this utility in this new version only you can do it by paying a license which, if it has a price to be considered, in case you are not sure about it you can request a "Trial" license.
CrossOver 21, which is available for macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS, is free to try for 14 days. The license costs $ 59.95, with one year of updates (you can continue to use the software beyond that, but you will no longer receive updates).
Another way to test CrossOver without having to fork out (for now) it is making use of the Linux distribution "Deepin OS" which is a fairly popular Linux distribution based on Debian and that implements this tool within the system and users do not have to pay for it.
If you want to know more about the costs and how to obtain this tool, just go to to the following link.