First release under Wine: Framework Mono 6.14 now with ARM64 support for macOS
Framework Mono version 6.14 supports macOS systems with ARM64 processors. It is the first stable release since the project was taken over by Microsoft.
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WineHQ has released Framework Mono version 6.14.0. This is the first stable version in five years and the first release since the Wine project took over development from Microsoft. With this update, Mono supports macOS for ARM64 devices natively.
Framework Mono is an open source implementation of the .NET framework. It allows programs developed for Microsoft's .NET environment to be executed on unixoid operating systems without recompilation. Last year, the US software company handed over the open source project to WineHQ. In 2016, Microsoft acquired the Mono project including the software manufacturer behind it, Xamarin.
Mono framework planned for Windows on ARM64
For future development, maintainer Esme Povrik announced plans to expand support to other platforms. Because Web Assembly, Android and iOS are already covered by .NET, a port of Framework Mono to Windows for ARM64 systems seems to make sense. There should also be continuous integration for all platforms, which is currently only the case with the x64 version for Linux. Furthermore, the dependencies on the previous Microsoft repository are to be resolved.
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The update also includes adjustments to Windows Forms for X11 and revised support for generated COM interfaces. All new features are summarized in the release notes on GitLab. Framework Mono is currently available for Windows, macOS and Linux. The x86 version for Linux, as well as the x86 and x64 versions for Windows are currently still untested. Binary packages are not yet available.
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