iOdus 0.1.6

A release of iOdus: a native macOS front end for Xbox PC games, in the style of a console dashboard.

This is an early version. Expect some problems, and back up your saves.

Changes since 0.1.5

• Games no longer stop with "code 101" when their starter is small. Before a game starts, the backend makes a temporary RAM disk for the decrypted files. For a game whose encrypted file is very small, that disk was below the minimum size that macOS can format, and the backend stopped. It now has a minimum size. (#6)
• Launcher games show a note. Some Store packages are only a small starter for the publisher's own launcher, for example STEEP for Ubisoft Connect. iOdus can't run those launchers yet. The game page now says so, and Play shows the note instead of starting the starter. (#6)
• "Sign in again" when Microsoft refuses the stored sign-in. If iOdus finds an older Xbox sign-in that Microsoft no longer accepts, for example from another app that uses the Xodus backend, the start screen now offers "Sign in again" instead of only "Try again". Your installed games stay. (#5)

Thanks to @alexrest and @nollmyers148-commits for the reports.

Update: from 0.1.2 or later, use Settings > Updates. From 0.1.0 or 0.1.1, install it from this page. The Wine 11 runtime did not change (release 5).

Install

1. Download iOdus-0.1.6.dmg and open it.
2. Drag iOdus to Applications, then open it from Applications.
3. Follow the setup, then sign in with your Microsoft account.

The app and the disk image are signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple.

Requirements: a Mac with Apple silicon, macOS 15 or later. The D3DMetal 4 beta runtime needs macOS 27 or later.

Files

File	What it is
iOdus-0.1.6.dmg	The app installer (recommended).
iOdus-0.1.6.zip	The same app as a zip file. The in-app update uses this file.

The Wine 11 runtime (release 5) and its source files are in the v0.1.5 release. The D3DMetal 4 package and Apple's license for it are in the v0.1.4 release.

Licenses

• iOdus: GPL-3.0.
• The backend (xodus-cli in the app): GPL-3.0, source at burghr/iodus-xodus, a fork of Xodus with the Xodus Nexus patches (MIT).
• The Wine runtime: LGPL 2.1 or later, and others; see runtime-SOURCES.md in the v0.1.5 release.

iOdus is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Microsoft, Xbox, Apple, CodeWeavers, Xodus, or Xodus Nexus.