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Distiller

Distiller installs and runs Windows games on Apple silicon Macs with Wine. It's a native Mac app and a command-line tool, built around recipes: short, shareable files that say how to install a game and run it well, tuned for different Macs.

Status: early development. Games install and run from recipes on real Macs, recipes can be created in the app, checked and shared with the community. Expect rough edges, and please report what you find.

Start here

• Installing Distiller: download, requirements, the first-run Setup Assistant.
• Key ideas: recipes, bottles, components, graphics layers, and how they fit together.
• The app at a glance: the window, menus, shortcuts and Settings.

Playing games

• Your library: playing, stopping, icons, reports, removing games.
• Installing games: from the catalogue, a website link or a recipe file; the install window.
• The community catalogue: finding games and recipes that work on Macs like yours.

Making and sharing recipes

• Creating recipes: adding a game that has no recipe yet.
• The recipe workshop: settings, the recipe file, and the game's bottle.
• Sharing recipes: the community check, submitting, and reports.

Keeping things working

• Components and updates: Wine builds, graphics layers, winetricks; updates, per-game versions, restore points and rebuilds; updating Distiller itself.
• Bottles and storage: where everything lives, external drives, logs.
• Troubleshooting: when a game won't start or install, the AI troubleshooting assistant, known issues.
• Safety and privacy

Command line

• Using the command line: everyday tasks from a terminal.
• Command-line reference: every command and option.

Links

• Website and game catalogue: nullfx.github.io/distiller
• Download: Distiller.dmg (signed and notarized) · all releases
• Recipes and reports: nullfx/distiller-recipes
• Problems and ideas: issues