- RUN EXE ON MAC WITHOUT WINE INSTALL
- RUN EXE ON MAC WITHOUT WINE REGISTRATION
- RUN EXE ON MAC WITHOUT WINE SOFTWARE
- RUN EXE ON MAC WITHOUT WINE PASSWORD
NOTE: WINE based solutions are currently limited to macOS versions that support running 32-bit apps, so this solution is not at least officially applicable to macOS Catalina, Big Sur or Monterey (there are posts on the Internet that describe using WINE also on these operating systems, but officially only systems up to Mojave are supported). The quality is not as good as when using VMWare or VirtualBox (both free), or Parallels Desktop, not to mention running the game on real Windows on a BootCamp partition, but at least you can now play proper Mahjong with multitude of rule options offline on your Mac. If you choose a 24-bit theme, scaling has a better quality: e.g., for the default graphics, choose File > Preferences, then under User Interface > Themes, choose “Four Winds (24-bit)”.Īnd there you are, running Four Winds Mah Jong on your Mac, without needing a Windows license. Note that the quality of graphics is mediocre compared to the original but looks slightly better on boards that have not been scaled.
RUN EXE ON MAC WITHOUT WINE REGISTRATION
RUN EXE ON MAC WITHOUT WINE PASSWORD
Earlier macOS versions let you alter the default setting (that allows apps only from the App Store) by setting the Gatekeeper option under System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General, but High Sierra hides the other two options and you need to enable them by opening the Terminal (in Finder, click Go > Utilities and open Terminal), and type the following (you need to enter your user password to be able to change the setting):
RUN EXE ON MAC WITHOUT WINE INSTALL
RUN EXE ON MAC WITHOUT WINE SOFTWARE
This post takes a closer look on one of this techniques, namely Wine (acronym for “Wine Is Not an Emulator”), that allows running native Windows software on POSIX-compliant operating systems, such as Linux, macOS, & BSD, without need for a Windows license.
Recent developments in virtualization, emulation and techniques that allow running of applications developed for “foreign” platforms as if they were native ones, have made it relatively easy, and often free, to use the same app in mixed environments.