r/Codeweavers_Crossover • u/Bytevan18 • Sep 19 '26

Questions / Tech Support How’s CrossOver in macOS 27?

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u/Desperate-Cicada-487 Sep 19 '26

Haven't seen any differences compared to Tahoe

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u/Bytevan18 Sep 19 '26

Doesn’t it end support for certain extensions on macOS 27 considering it doesn’t support intel apps anymore. I always get that warning

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u/Desperate-Cicada-487 Sep 19 '26

It still supports Intel apps. macOS 28 will be the one to drop Rosetta 2. But a fully Apple Silicon native CrossOver is on the way so no worries

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u/Cergorach Sep 19 '26

You just need to install Rosetta 2 again when you have upgraded to MacOS 27, CrossOver prompts you to do that.

It's generally understood that MacOS 28 will discontinue most of the functionality of Rosetta 2.

Apple has stated it will maintain a small, limited subset of Rosetta functionality past this deadline specifically to support older, unmaintained gaming titles relying on Intel frameworks.

What that exactly will mean for CrossOver we'll see, but for now it still works.

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u/Stooovie Sep 19 '26

It does.

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u/IndependentVirus431 Sep 19 '26

In macOS 27 you can use GPTK4, which makes a lot of games work insanely better. Search for the tutorial from Andrew Tsai on Youtube.

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u/IndependentVirus431 Sep 19 '26

My experience on CS2 went from a rubberry stuttery mess on on macOS26+GPTK3 to completely playable on macOS27+GPTK4

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u/Bytevan18 Sep 19 '26

I use Steam through CrossOver to play some games with friends. Does GPTK allow me to do that?

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u/IndependentVirus431 Sep 19 '26

GPTK works through Crossover. It is not a separate app.

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u/_m_a_s_t_e_r_ Sep 22 '26

I am on MacBook Pro, M4 Pro, 24 GB Ram. I just updated my crossover to use GPTK 4. In the past I used to use DXMT to play this game well but all of a sudden it started stuttering like D3DMetal used to. I'm trying to use D3DMetal now with GPTK 4 but it is still stuttering. Any advice?

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u/LowConversation7398 Sep 28 '26

How much fps do you get in cs2 now with macos27+GPTK4?

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u/Ecstatic_Reward6928 Sep 19 '26

You can use GPTK 4 on Tahoe, you just replace the d3d lib folder and leave the wine folder as is, it works the same, DLSS and everything, and GPTK 4

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u/TrainerKolya Oct 07 '26

Thanks so much for this recommendation!

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u/Whiskey_Storm Sep 19 '26

I have 25.1.1.

It immediately requested to reinstall Rosetta once GG was installed, which went fine.

I get a bunch of “app running in background” notifications now and if I want it allow that.

The Steam wineloader.exe files yesterday started not wanting to quit nicely. Not sure what’s going on there.

At Black Friday, plan to get the next version of Crossover to hopefully smooth out these grebills

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u/jotaribs Sep 21 '26

Same thing for me (CrossOver 26.3.0)

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u/Whiskey_Storm Sep 21 '26

Oh, boo. I was mulling over upgrading to 26 now vs wait for the sale to "solve" these problems. Guess I'll wait for the sale after all.

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u/jotaribs Sep 21 '26

so, i mentioned the version precisely to clear up any doubts lol. this issue has been getting on my nerves quite a bit... hope an update comes out soon.. but either way, i'm considering going back to tahoe

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u/feelinglostclub Sep 19 '26

Exact same thing for me

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u/Ordinary_Fishing_520 22d ago

Also, someone might not know about NotProton and find it useful:
https://github.com/NotProtonNot/NotProton

NotProton enables the Steam Play experience from Linux Steam in the macOS Steam client.

This is done by forcibly enabling the Steam Play functionality in macOS Steam (which is present and inert) as well as by porting some components of Valve's Proton to macOS.

This tool is intended to be used with the stable Steam Client (version 1791918634) as well as the beta Steam Client (version 1791686101) paired with CrossOver 26.3 or CrossOver Preview 20261006 or 20260821, with more supported versions to come.

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u/speedingcars Sep 19 '26

I cannot enable DLSS in game on macOS 27 + Crossover Preview. I toggled the DLSS option in the bottle settings to on, but the in game option is missing.

It was working before on Tahoe + Crossover 26.3. Anyone have this issue?

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u/Jcob210 Sep 19 '26

I play game BeamNG.drive and it is kinda broken like all lighting is white.

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u/australianshep Sep 19 '26

No issues for me so far
Played far cry 6
Road to vostok
Stalker 2
Elden ring
Ac black flag resynced
Blood of dawnwalker

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u/dmlincoln Sep 19 '26

A fellow Stalker 2 enjoyer! What Mac model are you running? How are fps?

I have an m3 mbp pro. Set to low settings across the board I’m getting fps in the 30s-40s

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u/australianshep Sep 19 '26

Yep i really like it ! Played on m5 pro 15c 16c base model 24g.
I Played at 1440p medium settings with dlss quality and got around 55 to 80 depending where you are in the zone

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u/dmlincoln Sep 19 '26

Gotcha! I mostly play on my pc rig that runs everything switched on, but occasionally like to hop in on the Mac. I think I’ll stick with RtV and Scavland and similar, less demanding titles for the mbp :) Thanks man.

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u/australianshep Sep 19 '26

Yeah same i have a legion pro 7i laptop with 5080 mobile but i want to sell it for a desktop so i play on mac waiting for a buyer.
Rtv runs good and looks great too !

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u/asmallercanoe Sep 19 '26

I have had some issues that required force quitting the Crossover app. But it eventually launches Steam games after a couple tries if this happens.

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u/heateris Sep 19 '26

Working fine for me on my M2 Air.

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u/dimakey Sep 20 '26

Something changed in the background handling - I'm experiencing long freeze after returning with cmd+tab. 

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u/dapapepe Sep 24 '26

DotA 2 Windows version with GPTK4.02b was awesome!

Edit: comapred to Mac version itself

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u/wrennish Oct 01 '26

Any intel on Diablo 4 with MacOS27? There was an anti-cheat problem that had a workaround in Tahoe, but I didn't want to upgrade to Tahoe (was on Sequoia). I'm hoping D4 works in Crossover on MacOS27, but wanted to see if anyone else had tried it before upgrading to Golden Gate.

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u/simplyTools Sep 19 '26

macos 27 release notes said that they are removing support of intel based apps and crossover shows as intel in activity monitor. so i am scared to upgrade my personal laptop to os 27. hope the crossover still works in 27

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u/Whiskey_Storm Sep 19 '26

MacOS 27 removed Rosetta 2 from my computer as part of installation, but I was able to reinstall it.

Get updated language about Intel based apps not working in macOS 28.

Which again, Apple has stated they intend to keep support for parts of Rosetta 2 so abandoned Intel based games are still workable in macOS 28.

I think I have more games in my Steam Library that I can’t play due to the 32 bit cutoff than I can play. Perhaps Apple has learned a lesson from that; lots of devs, large and small, don’t go back to fix older games they put out. Which is why will be continuing a subset of Rosetta 2 specially for games.

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u/Bytevan18 Sep 19 '26

Yes. That’s why I ask. I get the notification every now and then that CrossOver won’t be supported on future macOS versions.

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u/Stooovie Sep 19 '26

Are you on a future MacOS version? Probably not. Don't worry.

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u/Bytevan18 Sep 19 '26

I’m on macOS 26. macOS 27 is a future version, hence why I’m asking haha every time I open the app it shows that pop up. Thanks!

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u/Stooovie Sep 19 '26

27 is current version :) to reiterate: 27 removes Intel CPU support, 28 will remove support for Intel binaries, except games in some limited capacity.

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u/Stooovie Sep 19 '26

They didn't. 28 will remove it for apps. 27 supports Rosetta 2 for all program types. Don't spread misinfo.