This (Free) App Lets You Play Windows Steam Games on MacOS

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  • Опубліковано 4 кві 2024
  • This tutorial showcases how to play Windows games on Mac for free using the Whisky app. With the latest MacOS update and the power of Apple's gamer porting toolkit, It takes just a few steps to install Windows Steam games on MacBook and start gaming on Mac. Unfortunately, not all Windows games that are on Steam are available to play on Mac so you can play Windows games that are not available on MacOS through an app called Whisky. This method of playing Windows games on Mac will work with any kind of device with MacOS that has an M series chip, whether it's the MacBook Pro M2, MacBook Air M3, or Mac Mini.
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  • @bogxd
    @bogxd  Місяць тому +234

    I also just found out that you can get a +50 FPS boost to almost all Mac games by scrolling back up to SMASH the like button

    • @JDMlover9999
      @JDMlover9999 Місяць тому +3

      nice ❤

    • @SM.Mansoor
      @SM.Mansoor Місяць тому

      solve Dota 2 for mac please. People will love you forever.

    • @abdullah_azzam
      @abdullah_azzam Місяць тому

      @@SM.Mansoor isnt dota 2 already playable on mac on steam?

    • @SM.Mansoor
      @SM.Mansoor Місяць тому

      Unfortunately its not playable at all even with lowest quality. I’ve tried everything.
      My spec: M2 Air, 8C10C

    • @xanderplayz3446
      @xanderplayz3446 Місяць тому

      Just use proton

  • @ralphiedawg
    @ralphiedawg Місяць тому +512

    It’s worth mentioning that this only works for apple silicon Macs. If you’re looking to do something similar on Intel Macs, I would recommend setting up boot camp.

    • @NandarAung-wl8ln
      @NandarAung-wl8ln Місяць тому +18

      At this point u have intel mac why u need da app

    • @gamagama69
      @gamagama69 Місяць тому +4

      @@NandarAung-wl8ln well because macos cant natively run them. if you wanted to run it under macos without duel booting. idk why it wouldnt work it seems like its pretty much wine for macos

    • @NandarAung-wl8ln
      @NandarAung-wl8ln Місяць тому +1

      @@gamagama69 ik macos can't run most game but dual booting w bootcamp is not that even hard but u have small ssd i see that coming

    • @TheRealMangoDev
      @TheRealMangoDev Місяць тому

      :(

    • @TheRealMangoDev
      @TheRealMangoDev Місяць тому +2

      boot camp is da worst

  • @AstralNexus597
    @AstralNexus597 Місяць тому +282

    So for those who don't know, Whisky is a GUI version for apple's Game Porting Toolkit + Crossover's Wine flavour. More experienced mac users can use the terminal method (Apple's official solution), but it has no advantages and Whisky is better overall. Its basically Proton with DX12.

    • @CO-kd6sd
      @CO-kd6sd Місяць тому +3

      Another comment said: "It will be worse than crossovers in some areas. This is due to it using a older version of wine."

    • @BinkersGaming
      @BinkersGaming Місяць тому

      @@CO-kd6sd Yea, I am not sure myself but It is probs running a older version of wine that Does support arm and also does not use anything that the mac does not have. I know that it could be updated but if it works it works ig.

    • @gamagama69
      @gamagama69 Місяць тому

      i mean isnt proton just an optimized version of wine with dxvk included?

    • @AstralNexus597
      @AstralNexus597 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@CO-kd6sdYea well the tiny boost in some areas is probably not worth paying for crossover tbh

    • @BinkersGaming
      @BinkersGaming Місяць тому

      @@dreaddshorts thank you

  • @schopra13
    @schopra13 24 дні тому +5

    One of the best guides I've ever watched - straight to the point and I was pretty much able to follow in real time!

  • @Cenacataya
    @Cenacataya Місяць тому +49

    WARNING TO EVERYONE TRYING TO USE THIS: This option is solid for playing some games and even profesional software that is not on mac although if trying to play a game that contains anticheat it will not run it. Reason being is the anti cheat checks the processes being run on the computer. Whiskey only uses wine which does not spoof processes it only spoofs the file location. I have struggled with things like this on linux and my sisters mac before so i just thought everyone should get a fair chance to know.

    • @archiezulu3388
      @archiezulu3388 11 днів тому

      That means no call of duty warzone right? It won’t play?

    • @Cenacataya
      @Cenacataya 11 днів тому

      @@archiezulu3388 it will not play

    • @anguswetty
      @anguswetty 7 днів тому

      @@archiezulu3388 no lol warzone will not play

    • @kellyhoang4680
      @kellyhoang4680 4 дні тому +1

      So valorant won't play 🥲

    • @Cenacataya
      @Cenacataya 4 дні тому

      @@kellyhoang4680 sadly not a lot of games with anticheat will play. One exception is apex legends. I’m not sure about xdefiant because I haven’t tried it yet

  • @Henyckma
    @Henyckma Місяць тому +17

    Thank you so much! Can you do a video comparison of other software running Windows games on MacOS? Does it improve FPS's? I would love to watch it, thank you so much for your time, I hope your channel keeps growing.

  • @marboro-ls3rf
    @marboro-ls3rf День тому +1

    It really works on my m2 MacBook Air. I can't believe it. Thank you so much for showing this app.

  • @gonerator
    @gonerator Місяць тому +5

    Duuude this is awesome, I knew about Wine and all, also using UTM on my M1, but this should finally let me play some of those games I wasn't able to, as well as run some software! Whisky even has built in recipe for installing classic Winamp :D

  • @AstralNexus597
    @AstralNexus597 Місяць тому +81

    Hey Bog, just wanted to correct you here: Whisky and Apple's GPTK are just flavours of Crossover's Wine with extra DX12 support, so they run identically to Crossover except in DX12 games, where they run even faster. As for Parralels, it doesn't run windows GAMES, it runs windows itself, so it is MUCH slower.

    • @CybernerdShua
      @CybernerdShua Місяць тому +10

      "Crossover's WINE"
      In case anyone is wondering why it's called Whiskey, it's a play off of the translation layer WINE.
      WINE is a piece of software that, rather than emulating a machine, it translates all (or as many as it can) Windows API calls into (typically) POSIX calls. This means that the application is actually RUNNING on your hardware, rather than on a virtual machine.
      (If you're wondering why it's called WINE, that stems from:
      Wine
      Is
      Not an
      Emulator
      Kinda a cop-out. It originally, originally stood for WINdows Emulator. When the software became popular, the acronym was changed to Wine Is Not an Emulator."

    • @kaie27
      @kaie27 Місяць тому +2

      so whsikey is the best, free and fastest option?

    • @kaie27
      @kaie27 Місяць тому

      like it wont be any slower or glitchier right? thx

    • @gamagama69
      @gamagama69 Місяць тому

      does paralells actually have gpu acceralation? cuz i thought that wasnt possible unless you did passthrough but maybe it automatically does that cuz all macs have integrated graphics if they have a dedicated gpu

    • @Tam33m
      @Tam33m Місяць тому

      @@gamagama69 yes it does

  • @ZiggyTTV
    @ZiggyTTV Місяць тому +3

    straight to the point, I love it!

  • @SpellStryker
    @SpellStryker Місяць тому +35

    Nice addition to my collection of free mac apps.

  • @BUCKWHEATJIM
    @BUCKWHEATJIM Місяць тому +5

    Congrats on the translation layer 🎉

  • @Mr-dingle
    @Mr-dingle 10 днів тому

    i was so bored of the free mac steam games and then i found the best youtuber ever!!! So helpful!!!

  • @shinySunshine98
    @shinySunshine98 Місяць тому +2

    Bro is my hero of mac content

  • @ondr0-ou1tq
    @ondr0-ou1tq Місяць тому +2

    Hey bog thank you so much for the information now ı can windows games on my Mac

  • @Fujit_01
    @Fujit_01 Місяць тому +4

    This channel deserves a subscribe

  • @elenamatteoni8483
    @elenamatteoni8483 Місяць тому +5

    the power this man has over me....

  • @teddygrl06
    @teddygrl06 20 днів тому +2

    sir, you are a literal LIFESAVER

  • @gd-ns8cr
    @gd-ns8cr Місяць тому +4

    what mac model are you using and how much RAM do you have?

  • @emilio_rico
    @emilio_rico Місяць тому +4

    Thank you so much for the video 👍🙂. I'll try It on my iMac M1. I have wanted to play Quake 2 Remastered on my Mac for a long time 🎉 😂.

  • @DailyVlogerToo
    @DailyVlogerToo 23 дні тому

    It made my day!

  • @Ekenobo
    @Ekenobo 4 дні тому

    THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH YOU'RE THE BEST +1 SUB

  • @saadadsnaho7044
    @saadadsnaho7044 Місяць тому +1

    I have one question; when configuring my bottle in Whiskey, mine goes up to Windows 11 for the Windows slab. Should I toggle Windows 11 or keep it at Windows 10 as shown in this video?

  • @bq-24z
    @bq-24z 25 днів тому +1

    TYSM❤!!!!

  • @Beryesa.
    @Beryesa. Місяць тому +6

    Real shout-out to Wine and other open source projects behind this and GPTK, which descends from Valve's community investment for Linux gaming :)

  • @artemy1046
    @artemy1046 Місяць тому

    Thanks!

  • @hooky17
    @hooky17 Місяць тому +1

    I’m pretty sure the answer is no. But can this be used to run Game Pass games by chance? I know they’re UWP which probably adds another layer of complexity so I’m assuming not

  • @charlix3
    @charlix3 Місяць тому +3

    I do like to think that the Mac team is competent enough to improve those recent tools they gave gamedevs for porting as well as make win apps just run much better on Mac. I’m assuming that’s gotta come with ARM.

  • @Dhruv-ex4vh
    @Dhruv-ex4vh Місяць тому

    thanks man

  • @thejonte
    @thejonte Місяць тому +54

    Bro discovered Wine

    • @OculuKabak
      @OculuKabak Місяць тому +8

      nah bro discovered paid wine

    • @mical-9066
      @mical-9066 Місяць тому +2

      @@OculuKabak yeah lmao

  • @Zemabri
    @Zemabri Місяць тому

    Wish I knew this before getting my own Windows Laptop

  • @gyakhoe
    @gyakhoe Місяць тому +37

    Now we want the list of games that we could play and test as well. Try some FPS games.

    • @bartomiejkomarnicki7506
      @bartomiejkomarnicki7506 Місяць тому

      applegamingwiki

    • @Mr.Pufferson
      @Mr.Pufferson Місяць тому +6

      Bro really said: "Do it, test them, NOW."

    • @gyakhoe
      @gyakhoe Місяць тому +3

      @@Mr.Puffersonyeah. But we want him to test it before we try on our Mac. lol.

    • @desertdust6969
      @desertdust6969 Місяць тому

      check AppleGamingWiki

    • @nanou184
      @nanou184 Місяць тому +2

      According to their website you should be able to play cyberpunk and baldur’s gate 3

  • @HarrisonBorbarrison
    @HarrisonBorbarrison Місяць тому

    thanks!

  • @wasntit1071
    @wasntit1071 13 днів тому +1

    Is the same applicable for epic game launcher also?

  • @719Y_
    @719Y_ Місяць тому

    Which mousecape are you using?

  • @OoOcommanderOoO
    @OoOcommanderOoO 15 днів тому

    Thanks

  • @superwebsitehero7261
    @superwebsitehero7261 Місяць тому +1

    Worth mentioning that the latest only works on 10.14 Sonoma

  • @arjix8738
    @arjix8738 Місяць тому

    the "portingkit" has existed for quite a while and is basically the same thing, it also has pre-configured bottles for games some old games

    • @newfontherock
      @newfontherock Місяць тому

      Not exactly. No directx 12. And success is hit and miss, even more than crossover or whisky.

  • @someotherpersonontheinternet
    @someotherpersonontheinternet Місяць тому +13

    Whiskey…
    Not inspired from Wine at all…
    Not a mac user, but this is the most straightforward video I have ever seen

    • @user-bc3cn9kl3k
      @user-bc3cn9kl3k 4 дні тому

      Whiskey va Wine which is better to use for gaming specifically (Swtor)

  • @mrbguys8971
    @mrbguys8971 Місяць тому

    Hi, I have been trying to do this on my mac but whenever I click on “run” and on “steamsetup” nothing works. I’ve checked, my mac is an M2 chip and should be apple silicone. I’ve tried to delete everything and try again but nothing has worked so far. What should I do?

  • @unanonymousyt
    @unanonymousyt Місяць тому +2

    Actually, whisky can run some games that crossover can’t do as well (like rocket league, for example)

  • @solembum78
    @solembum78 Місяць тому +5

    What about free personal license of vmware fusion player? It also can run games, it supports 3d acceleration. I tried a couple of games and they run just fine.

    • @newfontherock
      @newfontherock Місяць тому

      Apple silicon or intel? Which ones?

  • @mako2762
    @mako2762 27 днів тому

    Can you use this to run a software like SolidWorks? I would need it for my engineering classes

  • @tomcat1112k
    @tomcat1112k 7 днів тому

    Thanks bro. I’m playing COD on my mac 🎉

  • @Rsafar02
    @Rsafar02 Місяць тому

    for the dependencies setup mine doesn't say "GPTK not installed" it says "WhiskeyWine not installed" and then i press next and nothing downloads. The app freezes and i can't close i unless i force quit.

  • @gibranntv5078
    @gibranntv5078 26 днів тому +1

    "EAC client cannot be instantiated" is coming up when every I try running a game, any tips to bypass this??? I'm running mac as well

  • @marcomendez7001
    @marcomendez7001 7 днів тому

    How can you have it download to an external ssd/hd? I already put whiskey on portable drive but when I close it and reopen to have downloads go to jt, I just can’t figure it out

  • @fedorshev8989
    @fedorshev8989 10 днів тому

    This method works for me, but created a problem when the games aren't playable anymore: lack of some sounds and uncontrollable mouse movements, even laptop restarts don't help out. What can I do, guys? Thank you in advance.

  • @user-zu9xg2dl5q
    @user-zu9xg2dl5q Місяць тому

    I have an intel mac so this wont work...I used boot camp for a while but after a week it stops working so I have to delete it and then re-download it. So I tried parallels and it actually worked great but sadly I can only use it for 14 days as a free trial 😭 And wine just does not work at all. Is there any other way to play windows games on a intel mac?

  • @Earendilvingilot13
    @Earendilvingilot13 3 дні тому

    Would resident evil 2 remake work without delay?

  • @blackandcold
    @blackandcold Місяць тому

    Latest WhiskyWine 2.1.1 now allows EA App to be installed. Problem now is that DXVK has to be off for it to start. Soon TM

  • @Bump_2x
    @Bump_2x Місяць тому

    can it be use for more than just games?

  • @ABSTRACTMEDIAHIGHDEFINITION
    @ABSTRACTMEDIAHIGHDEFINITION Місяць тому +1

    What im interested in is if you can use this to possibly connect a Quest via SteamLink to the mac and play PCVR

    • @AshShams
      @AshShams Місяць тому

      I Need an Answer on this question too😱

  • @fusion5262
    @fusion5262 Місяць тому

    hi, when i trt to install whisky, the gtpk option is replaced by "whiskywine" in install. how do i get gtpk? thanks

  • @cirqueyeagerist5641
    @cirqueyeagerist5641 Місяць тому

    thank you buddy

  • @depreza68
    @depreza68 Місяць тому

    can the games be installed on a portable SSD, so that we run steam on internal?

  • @abzz9913
    @abzz9913 Місяць тому

    How do you hide desktop icons when you're in an application that is not full screen?

  • @plejkadotkom907
    @plejkadotkom907 Місяць тому

    Any way of running custom vanilla wow clients, such as turtle wow?

  • @mateogarcia7446
    @mateogarcia7446 Місяць тому +2

    how do u make your background look so clean (like without all the folders and desktop icons) whenever u have apps that are not in full screen mode?? as seen in 1:45 that icons only appear on the desktop view...

    • @abzz9913
      @abzz9913 Місяць тому

      Wondering the same

    • @mayatrash
      @mayatrash Місяць тому

      Yes how

    • @abzz9913
      @abzz9913 Місяць тому +1

      @@mayatrash i found out how. Essentially it’s a setting that hides all of your desktop icons until you click on the desktop wallpaper itself, revealing the icons until you unclick the desktop. Settings > Desktop & Dock > unselect ‘On Desktop’ under the Desktop & Stage Manager heading

  • @YodaComedy
    @YodaComedy Місяць тому

    UTM is also good for this :)

  • @robbanscroban4406
    @robbanscroban4406 23 дні тому +1

    Help i installed fallout new vegas but it didnt work so i closed the game and then i closed steam and now steam will not stop opening automaticli and i have already deleted wiskey how do i fix this!!!!

  • @arthurleung2828
    @arthurleung2828 27 днів тому

    can you advise if this can run the age of empire 2 HD from steam please?

  • @Stee301
    @Stee301 19 днів тому

    All my games stop at 99%. I followed this guide to the T. Really doubt i missed at step. Any pointers ?

  • @YMusharaffali
    @YMusharaffali 5 днів тому

    Does it heat up the device, i want to download wuthering waves, but I'm worried it is going to heat up my MacBook air

  • @blackshadow8133
    @blackshadow8133 27 днів тому

    Hey so I downloaded Whisky but all I see is whisky logo's, when I open it it tells me I can't open it cause it doesn't work on Mac or something.

  • @thegangsterzone1
    @thegangsterzone1 20 днів тому

    Does it also work with epic games launcher?

  • @musicviolamusician4392
    @musicviolamusician4392 Місяць тому

    could it run plants vs zombies garden warfare 2? I have a m1 macbook pro 2021

  • @vittorio4269
    @vittorio4269 Місяць тому

    When I try to open wisky from my apps it says “u cannot open wisky cause the application is not supported on Mac”, I have MacOS Sonoma 14.4.1 btw

  • @yagon4658
    @yagon4658 Місяць тому

    Hey, when I try to play a game it crashes but it's not only that, it also crashes my screen and I had to restart the entire mac

  • @ms1-Alex
    @ms1-Alex Місяць тому +1

    Whisky is also good to run non games applications

  • @s.srathore3851
    @s.srathore3851 Місяць тому

    Can you do this on chromebook?

  • @OsamaZaGoat
    @OsamaZaGoat Місяць тому

    everything works.. but its the thing is some of the games doesnt load up such as crime scene cleaner fix this problem asap

  • @raul6758
    @raul6758 Місяць тому

    Does this work on MacBook m2 chip?

  • @UltimateRoboxGaming2020
    @UltimateRoboxGaming2020 2 дні тому

    theres a windows 11 version. do it pick it?

  • @user-vq6th9xq5b
    @user-vq6th9xq5b Місяць тому

    Hi, i do not have installed GPTK, instead of that, I see WiskyWinde, it is oK?

  • @AshwinSKumar
    @AshwinSKumar Місяць тому

    Does this work with Spider-Man Remastered?

  • @ImBrokeRn
    @ImBrokeRn Місяць тому

    it didn't work for me for some reason, I hit play game and then It says its loading then goes back to hit play

  • @arhaannitin3747
    @arhaannitin3747 Місяць тому

    i have a mac os 10.15.7 but it says "You have macOS 10.15.7. The application requires macOS 14.0 or later." when i try to open whisky. why is this happening?

  • @PayForViewsJST
    @PayForViewsJST 23 дні тому

    I can finally play Pizza Tower. Thank you so much!

  • @TraktorBiay
    @TraktorBiay Місяць тому

    i have intel can you change the CPU in iMac to 3M or 2M

  • @neetishdhavgaye
    @neetishdhavgaye Місяць тому +2

    Can u try other popular games as well like Fortnite, cod, CS2 etc...

  • @JittiphatR
    @JittiphatR Місяць тому +6

    I really expected for the game to crashed when he opened a game. What a dirty mind 😭

  • @pemo2676
    @pemo2676 Місяць тому

    steam setup will not work at all, every step it followed but when opening the .exe through whisky, nothing happens. everything just stops

  • @edmardaganzo337
    @edmardaganzo337 Місяць тому

    Do this work on mac m1?

  • @derekswitzer9624
    @derekswitzer9624 Місяць тому

    what about for M1 macbooks?

  • @colleenlove2114
    @colleenlove2114 Місяць тому +1

    I really like this 🔥🔥🔥

  • @Alex-cb5go
    @Alex-cb5go Місяць тому

    I wish this worked on Intel, or older OSes like Big Sur, and mine, Catalina. No Geometry Dash for me now (until the bug is patched).

  • @evilofalfa
    @evilofalfa Місяць тому

    really sad that cant install my game, my go to game was not on steam and yeah when i try to click run on whisky it wont run

  • @Evening_StarsRR
    @Evening_StarsRR 8 днів тому

    so its wine for mac?

  • @kasiasty4160
    @kasiasty4160 Місяць тому

    does it work with 32 bit games?

  • @bloodhunds
    @bloodhunds Місяць тому

    Can I run Windows on my Mac computer by connecting an external harddisc with Windows 11, which I can write to an external harddisc for my Macbook Air M1?

    • @onkelklaujo
      @onkelklaujo Місяць тому

      Windows 11 Arm isn't currently supported on apple silicon, but can be run through VM Software like Parallels

  • @hummbug72
    @hummbug72 18 днів тому

    Can’t you run bind ing isaac perfectly on base macOS?

  • @ramstab
    @ramstab 19 днів тому

    can this work with epic store too?

  • @king_of_daldar143
    @king_of_daldar143 4 дні тому +1

    my downloads come and stop at 97% and the speed suddenly drops down to 0 and the game stops downloading

  • @shalom1523
    @shalom1523 Місяць тому +2

    Can it run CS2?

  • @leonardotonetto8523
    @leonardotonetto8523 Місяць тому

    if when I click run with the correct windows file of steam it doesn’t do anything

  • @farhanwastaken
    @farhanwastaken 11 днів тому

    It shows a black screen when i run warframe using whisky. How to fix this?

  • @mentally_insane_0
    @mentally_insane_0 Місяць тому

    NICE

  • @kaie27
    @kaie27 Місяць тому +1

    letsgo new vid
    have u ever done like a full factory reset on ur mac? just like to get a fresh start n stuff

  • @Crestex59
    @Crestex59 20 днів тому

    How much storage does this app use?