# Highball (open-source gaming app)

> Highball is a free, open-source gaming app for Windows and macOS. Run Windows games on Apple Silicon — free, open source, with an open compatibility database that tells you what actually works. It has 1,428 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license.

Highball Run Windows games on Apple Silicon. Free, open, and never locked to one Wine build. Highball is a native macOS app (and CLI) that sets up Wine, DXMT, D3DMetal and DXVK for you, installs Steam or connects your Epic library, and tells you honestly what runs, what doesn't, and which renderer to use.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/gauthierpiarrette/highball |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,428 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Swift |
| Website | https://gethighball.com/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Gaming & emulation |
| Latest release | v0.10.10 (Oct 6, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 8, 2026 |

## Install

### Homebrew (macOS)

```sh
brew install --cask highball
```

Package page: https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/highball

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