Moonshine

Spec sheet

Purpose

Moonshine is a native SwiftUI Wine wrapper for running Windows games and apps on a Mac.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Audience

The README says users can create bottles, configure settings, and launch Windows programs through a graphical interface without technical knowledge.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository lists GPL-3.0 as its license.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Maker

The public GitHub repository is owned by the account ybmeng.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Build from source

Building from source requires Xcode 16 or later, and the project provides a script that installs dependencies, builds the app, and launches it.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Crash logs

Moonshine captures Wine output in timestamped logs, including crash details, DLL load diagnostics, and exit codes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Distribution

The repository’s releases page currently says there are no releases.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Graphics

The project patches Wine’s macOS driver to support OpenGL 3.2 and later context creation.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

How it works

Users create bottles, configure settings, and launch Windows programs through a graphical interface.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Installation

The README describes installing from a DMG or building from source; first launch runs a setup wizard that installs Wine and applies the OpenGL patch.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Integration components

The README credits Wine, Wine Staging, DXVK-macOS, MoltenVK, and Sparkle among the projects Moonshine builds on.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Project origin

Moonshine is a fork of Whisky, which the README says was archived in May 2025.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Rendering components

The README describes DXVK for translating Direct3D to Vulkan and MoltenVK for translating Vulkan to Metal.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Requirements

The stated minimum requirements are an Apple Silicon Mac and macOS Sonoma 14.0 or later; building from source requires Xcode 16 or later.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security and testing

The README discloses that Moonshine was built with Claude Code and was not thoroughly tested.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Testing disclosure

The README says the project was built with Claude Code and was not thoroughly tested.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Wine version

Moonshine uses Wine Staging 11.2, which its setup wizard downloads and installs.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Windows Compatibility Layers#21 of 266.8