Scotch

Spec sheet

Purpose

Scotch is a native macOS app for running Windows games and applications on Apple Silicon.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository identifies Scotch as GPL-3.0 licensed.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Bottle management

Scotch manages Wine bottles and includes per-program settings for locale, arguments, and environment variables.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Bottle tools

Scotch includes bottle management, a setup wizard, Winetricks integration, and per-program settings for locale, arguments, and environment variables.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

CLI

The scotch command-line tool supports list, run, add, remove, and shellenv operations.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Dependencies

Scotch wraps Wine Staging and uses upstream projects including DXVK, DXMT, Apple's D3DMetal, and Mesa Zink for compatibility and graphics translation.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Diagnostics

The app includes a diagnostics screen with a live process list, log browser, and effective-environment preview.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

GPU spoofing

Its GPU identity spoofing presets include AMD RX 7900 XTX, RX 6800 XT, NVIDIA RTX 4090, and RTX 3080, along with Custom and Off options.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Graphics backends

It offers DXVK, DXMT, D3DMetal, and Zink translation backends, selectable per bottle.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Install size

Scotch downloads Wine and graphics backends on first run, requiring approximately 500 MB.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Requirements

It requires macOS 26 Tahoe or later, Apple Silicon, and Rosetta 2; the README recommends GStreamer.framework and about 500 MB of free disk for the runtime and overlays.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security and signing

The v1.2.2 release says Scotch is ad-hoc signed, not Developer ID signed or notarized, and that ad-hoc signing does not provide Apple-verified publisher identity.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Signing

The v1.2.2 release says the app is ad-hoc signed, not Developer ID signed or notarized, and macOS may block its first launch.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support status

The README describes Scotch as a personal project and says to use it at your own risk.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Unsupported games

Games using Easy Anti-Cheat, BattlEye, Vanguard, or Ricochet are unsupported.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Unsupported games and devices

The project says anti-cheat games such as Easy Anti-Cheat, BattlEye, Vanguard, and Ricochet, Intel Macs, and macOS versions older than 26 are unsupported.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Updates

Automatic updates are not wired up.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Utilities

Features include integrated Winetricks, diagnostics with a live process list and log browser, and Finder QuickLook thumbnails for .exe files.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Windows Compatibility Layers#22 of 266.7