14 DAY TRIAL // CrossOver developer CodeWeavers has just informed us via an email announcement about the immediate availability of CrossOver 15.1.0 graphical interface for Wine, for both GNU/Linux and Mac OS X platforms.
Based on the latest stable version of Wine, build 1.8.1, CrossOver 15.1.0 is here to add a significant amount of improvements for many Windows applications and games, including, but not limited to, Heroes of the Storm and World of Warcraft, as well as Microsoft Office, especially the Excel spreadsheet editor.
"I am delighted to announce that CodeWeavers has just released CrossOver 15.1.0 for both Mac OS X and Linux. CrossOver 15.1.0 has improvements for both OS X and Linux users," reads today's email announcement received by Softpedia. "CrossOver 15.1.0 includes a new wine version based on Wine 1.8.1."
From the changelog, it appears that the Mac version of CrossOver received some much-needed improvements, and after installing CrossOver 15.1.0, OS X users will start seeing fewer conflicts with custom Python installations. Also, the software installer's behavior has been greatly improved.
Microsoft Office runs better with CrossOver for Mac
In addition to the changes mentioned above, CrossOver 15.1.0 improves the Microsoft Office proprietary office suite for Japanese users, especially those running the software on Mac OS X operating systems. Also, it looks like the new CrossOver release comes with security improvements for Sparkle updates.
Those playing the World of Warcraft game with CrossOver on Linux or Mac should know that the bug that prevented them from logging into the game has been resolved. Various graphical issues reported by users with the Alekhine's Gun game on Intel video cards have also been patched in CrossOver 5.1.0.
Last but not least, Steam should work much better now in CrossOver, and you can finally setup CrossOver's anti-virus scanner via a configuration file. Existing CrossOver users will receive the CrossOver 5.1.0 update today for free. New users can purchase CrossOver from its homepage, and today only they'll get a 40% discount!