CrossOver (software)

CrossOver Linux
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	File:CrossoverOffice.png Crossover Office 3.0 Professional running Internet Explorer 6 and Microsoft Word 2000
Developer(s)	CodeWeavers
Stable release	6.0 / January 10, 2007
Operating system	Linux
Type	Compatibility layer
License	Proprietary
Website	www.codeweavers.com

CrossOver (before version 6.0 CrossOver Office) is the collective name for three commercial and proprietary programs developed by CodeWeavers that allows many Windows-based applications to run on Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris using a compatibility layer. The programs include CrossOver Mac, CrossOver Linux and CrossOver Server.

The programs are tweaked, proprietary versions of the public Wine source tree with various compatibility patches added, more user-friendly configuration tools, and virtualization features. CodeWeavers employs several Wine developers and contributes code back to the free software/open source software Wine project as per the GNU LGPL, although CrossOver itself is proprietary software.

Supported operating systems

CrossOver Mac

CrossOver Mac only runs on the Intel Macintosh computers.

History of CrossOver Mac

In June 2005, CodeWeavers announced a new Apple Mac OS X version of CrossOver Office called CrossOver Mac that will support Windows-to-Mac application porting on Intel-based Macs.^[1] A second public beta version of CrossOver Mac was made available for free download on September 28, 2006, and a third on November 15, 2006.^[2] A limited 60-day trial of Release Candidate 1 was released on December 22, 2006. A final version was released January 10, 2007. ^{[http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/10/1924235
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CrossOver Linux

The program aims to integrate properly with GNOME and KDE so that applications will run seamlessly in the Linux environment.

CrossOver Linux is offered in two versions - Standard and Professional. CrossOver Linux Professional provides enhanced deployability and manageability features for corporate users.

CrossOver Server

CrossOver Server allows to run Windows applications in a distributed thin-client environment under Linux and Solaris.

Actively supported Windows software

Productivity
- Microsoft Office 2003, XP, 2000 and 97
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
- Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, Adobe Flash MX, Adobe Photoshop
- Lotus Notes
- Quicken
- Various web browser plugins such as QuickTime and Windows Media Player

Games

Misc
- iTunes 4.0

A full list is available from CodeWeavers’ website.

CodeWeavers has also designed an interest gauging system on their website where one can "donate" money towards a particular application in order to encourage the development team to focus their attention on it and make it fully compatible.

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Preview screenshot of CrossOver Mac running Microsoft Project 2003