darwin-libplatform vs Whisky

darwin-libplatform

Legacy mirror of Darwin Platform Library. Replaced by https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/libplatform (by apple)

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Whisky

A modern Wine wrapper for macOS built with SwiftUI [Moved to: https://github.com/Whisky-App/Whisky] (by IsaacMarovitz)

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darwin-libplatform		Whisky
	Project
7	Mentions	62
126	Stars	4,122
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	9.6
over 3 years ago	Latest Commit	9 months ago
C	Language	Swift
Apache License 2.0	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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darwin-libplatform

Posts with mentions or reviews of darwin-libplatform. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-07.

Conseils d'achat pc (très) portable ?
1 project | /r/AskFrance | 7 Jul 2023
What is inferior to macOS to Windows? (in addition to games, etc.)
1 project | /r/mac | 19 Jun 2023

Apple Open Source Resources
Apple releases a Game Porting Tool, based on open-source platform Wine, which can translate DirectX 12 into Metal 3, a potentially massive step for Mac gaming
3 projects | /r/linux_gaming | 7 Jun 2023
Apple’s new Proton-like tool can run Windows games on a Mac
3 projects | /r/Steam | 7 Jun 2023

Apple does plenty of open source stuff. Safari's browser engine, Swift, libdispatch, the XNU kernel used by iOS and macOS, etc. And macOS is generally packed with open source things, like the default shell, zsh. Also, Metal actually predates Vulkan, so Vulkan was definitely not established when they started focusing on Metal. Yeah, they probably should consider supporting Vulkan now, but it's nothing to do with open source. The main beneficiaries of Apple supporting Vulkan would be people porting closed-source games.
DirectX 12 Support on macOS
5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 6 Jun 2023

It's still not a great thing to do. Apple used to contribute a lot more, even if some of their stuff was exclusive to their platform. https://opensource.apple.com
Improving Firefox Responsiveness on macOS
23 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Oct 2022

There's quite a bit of macOS that's open source. The author links to source code in Firefox, and that source code has links to Apple's source code:
> // For information about the following undocumented flags and functions see
> // https://github.com/apple/darwin-xnu/blob/main/bsd/sys/ulock.... and
> // https://github.com/apple/darwin-libplatform/blob/main/privat...
A Close Look at a Spinlock
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 6 Nov 2021

Yes, but it's not so uncommon for "spinlocks" to evolve into not-actually-spinlocks. In the Linux kernel, spinlock_t is actually a mutex if PREEMPT_RT is enabled [1]. And Darwin has some code to do this in userspace [2], although I'm not sure if it's actually used.
[1] https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/locking/locktypes.htm...
[2] https://github.com/apple/darwin-libplatform/blob/main/src/os...

Whisky

Posts with mentions or reviews of Whisky. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-16.

Run Red Alert 2 - Yuri's Revenge on M1/M2 Mac with Whisky
2 projects | /r/macgaming | 16 Aug 2023

Step 1: Install Whisky + Winetricks with Homebrew.
Baldurs Gate 3 Full Release Install on Mac M1/M2 Now
1 project | /r/BaldursGate3 | 9 Aug 2023

Download Whisky from https://github.com/IsaacMarovitz/Whisky/releases, copy it to your applications folder.
GPTK Beta 3 Removes Ventura Support.
1 project | /r/macgaming | 3 Aug 2023

EDIT: It seems like some folks couldn't get beta 2 to run either. I've double confirmed that both the initial release and beta 2 work great for me on macOS 13.4.1 using Whisky, but with beta 3, Apple blocks you from even trying to use it.
Best Crossover Alternative for Mac Gaming - Introducing Whisky!
1 project | /r/macgaming | 27 Jul 2023

You can download the latest version of Whisky from the official GitHub repository: Whisky Download. Installation is straightforward, and the app is user-friendly, ensuring you get started in no time.
Do you think someone will create a basic front-end UI to interact with the GPT?
1 project | /r/macgaming | 12 Jul 2023
Game Porting Toolkit Install Error
1 project | /r/macgaming | 10 Jul 2023

brew install whisky in a normal Terminal with Homebrew, or see https://github.com/IsaacMarovitz/Whisky, has a GUI installed to /Applications
Apologies to the diehard Windows fans
1 project | /r/SteamDeck | 9 Jul 2023

The only magic of Proton is handled by Steam. Proton itself is just providing the tools for the job, as you put it. There are already rapidly developing tools such as https://github.com/IsaacMarovitz/Whisky that give you a UI to launch games and apps using Apple's GPT. In theory, you could run the Windows version of Steam inside it and then launch apps from there and it would look a lot like what Proton does.
BeamNG.drive 0.29.1.0 0x00000001 Crash Error
1 project | /r/macgaming | 9 Jul 2023

Hello, Vulcan mode isn’t working in crossover, use standard mode and use Whisky app(it’s free). Here link for download :https://github.com/IsaacMarovitz/Whisky/releases/tag/v1.0.1
Game Porting Toolkit gets a BIG SURPRISE update!
1 project | /r/macgaming | 5 Jul 2023

Whiskey project - https://github.com/IsaacMarovitz/Whisky/releases
More Than 75% of Steam Games Tested Are Playable or Verified on the Steam Deck
4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 4 Jul 2023

For those on macOS, there is an excellent new project called Whisky [0] built around CrossOver and Apple's Game Porting Toolkit.
[0] https://github.com/IsaacMarovitz/Whisky

What are some alternatives?

When comparing darwin-libplatform and Whisky you can also consider the following projects:

libplatform

HeroicGamesLauncher - A games launcher for GOG, Amazon and Epic Games for Linux, Windows and macOS.

abseil-cpp - Abseil Common Libraries (C++)

wine

xnu

Harbor - A harbor for all your game *porting* activities (get it?)

Apple-Silicon-Guide - Apple Silicon Guide. Learn all about the A17 Pro, A16 Bionic, R1, M1-series, M2-series, and M3-series chips. Along with all the Devices, Operating Systems, Tools, Gaming, and Software that Apple Silicon powers.

homebrew-apple

simple-tab-groups - Create, modify and quick change tab groups. Inspired by the Tab Groups app :)

WineskinServer - Wineskin

Steam-250 - :video_game: Generates the Steam 250 website.

OpenRA - Open Source real-time strategy game engine for early Westwood games such as Command & Conquer: Red Alert written in C# using SDL and OpenGL. Runs on Windows, Linux, *BSD and Mac OS X.