Notes from the workshop.
Guides, explainers, honest comparisons and development journals, written by the people who build the apps.
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Windows games on Mac
Every way to run Windows games on a Mac in 2026 — translation, streaming, virtual machines — and which one fits the games you actually play.
Explainers, most recent first
Steam on Mac
Steam runs on macOS, and most of its catalog can reach your Mac one way or another. What's native, what needs translation, and what streams.
Anti-cheat on Mac
Kernel-level anti-cheat is why Fortnite, Valorant and Apex won't run on a Mac through any translation layer — and what actually works instead.
Boot Camp on Apple Silicon
Boot Camp doesn't exist on M-series Macs. What replaced it for games, and when you actually need a full Windows install.
DXVK vs D3DMetal
DXVK, VKD3D, DXMT, WineD3D or D3DMetal — what each renderer translates, and which one your game wants on a Mac.
Game Porting Toolkit
What Apple's Game Porting Toolkit is, who it's actually for, and how Bourbon 26 packages the same technology for people who just want to play.
Windows on Apple Silicon
Every way to run Windows software on an M-series Mac in 2026 — translation, emulation, VMs — and how to pick per app.
What Wine can't run
Drivers, kernel services, anti-cheat and the other Windows software no translation layer can handle — where a VM is the honest answer.