Software update: CrossOver 9.0

Wine is an open source implementation of the Windows API. This makes it possible to run DOS and Windows programs on Linux and Mac OS X, among others. Wine is also available in a commercial version with support, called CrossOver. For the difference between these two editions, we refer you to the heading “Choosing the right Wine-based solution” on this page. The developers have released CrossOver 9.0 with the following announcement:

Announcing CrossOver 9.0, aka ‘Snow Mallard’

I am happy to announce that we have just released version 9.0 of CrossOver Mac and CrossOver Linux.

This release, code named ‘Snow Mallard’, is the first major overhaul of CrossOver since version 1.0. It includes a completely new user interface for Linux and a revamped user interface for the Mac, which should make everything faster and more intuitive.

Further, this release includes over a year’s work on Wine (over 7,500 individual patches), so you’ll find a wide variety of other miscellaneous fixes and improvements. Notable changes include support for macros in Excel, as well as some improvements in Internet Explorer 7. A short list of highlights is included below.

If you are an existing CrossOver customer with an active support entitlement, you can visit our web site to download this latest version. You will need to log in with the email and password that you used when purchasing CrossOver. Click on ‘My Account’ and then ‘My Downloads’ to download this release. Please write to [email protected] if you need help with this process.

Thanks again for all your support, and I hope you enjoy CrossOver 9!

cheers,
Jeremy White
CEO
CodeWeavers

Version 9.0.0

Crossover changes:

• Bold new look!
• Entirely redesigned application install process
• Much faster bottle creation and manipulation times
• Our application installation process is now guided by ‘C4 Profiles’, XML files that should allow the process to be extended by anyone

Application support improvements:

• Some improvements in Internet Explorer, particularly IE7
• Major improvements in Microsoft Office; notably Word clipart and Excel Macros should now work. Outlook stability should continue to improve
• Limited support for Quicken 2010
• Merged with Wine version 1.1.34. This represents a years work in Wine, 7578 patches in all, far too many to describe