MacOS Launcher for Octo

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Timtaylorx
Posts: 2

MacOS Launcher for Octo

Post#1 » Thu Sep 24, 2026 8:24 pm

Hey everyone,

I've been working on OMW-Launcher, a dedicated OctoWoW launcher for Apple Silicon Macs.

The idea is simple: download, update and play OctoWoW from one app, without setting up Wine manually. The launcher has a native SwiftUI interface; the game itself runs through the bundled Wine runtime.

What's included
  • Client download, updates and repair
  • Addon management, including installation from Git repositories and update checks
  • Detection and removal of manually installed addons
  • Mods, MPQ patches and game tweaks
  • DXVK or MTLd3D renderer selection, Retina settings and an optional Metal HUD
  • Dark mode and Liquid Glass on macOS 26
It's currently at version 0.1.0 and still in development. The game is running, but there are things left to test and polish.

Credit to matasarei for WoW Launcher and Microchip for octo-updater, which this project builds on. This is an unofficial community project.

Maybe i will release this some day, when people are interested.

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Evokehh
Posts: 1

Re: MacOS Launcher for Octo

Post#2 » Wed Oct 07, 2026 1:18 pm

Definetly interested! :mrgreen:

Ixortair
Posts: 3

Re: MacOS Launcher for Octo

Post#3 » Thu Oct 08, 2026 6:37 pm

This already exists

https://github.com/WoWSilicon

This is how I have played wow for some time, highly recommend. Used to require crossover but now is completely independent.

Kean
Posts: 1

Re: MacOS Launcher for Octo

Post#4 » Fri Oct 09, 2026 6:23 pm

Hi, I'm interested in trying out the launcher you created for Apple Silicon Macs. Could you tell me where I can download a release, or if there is a code repository? Best regards

Wollivalentin
Posts: 1

Re: MacOS Launcher for Octo

Post#5 » Thu Oct 15, 2026 11:15 am

I would like to try I aswell, everything else does not work for me

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