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Bottles: Version 63.2 released

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

UPDATE Shortly afterwards, the version 63.2 has been released, which fixes a critical bug:

63.2 Latest What’s Changed fix: crash due to gtk getting updates from another thread

Original

Bottles, a tool to run Windows software and games on Linux, has now been released in version 63.1. The installation can be done via Flatpak.

63.1 Latest What’s Changed docs: Improve bug report template by @mirkobrombin in #4453 fix[closes #4443]: [Bug]: Error message when upgrading versioning sys… by @mirkobrombin in #4454 Multiple fixes by @mirkobrombin in #4456: Fixed a stuck in startup Improved Bottles shutdown logic to force kill inactive bottles Avoid crashing if Vulkan is not available Updated Bottles’ versioning system to FVSv2 0.1.5, improving performance and commit strategy Now Bottles ensures there is enough space before creating a snapshot Fixed a crash in the Dependency Manager due to incorrect path parsing

Bottles: Version 63.0 released

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Bottles, a tool to run Windows software and games on Linux, has now been released in version 63.0. The installation can be done via Flatpak.

63.0 Latest What’s Changed feat: migrate to the new versioning system by @mirkobrombin in #4437 manager: fix crash when encountering 0-byte ghost files by @wei1710 in #4420 Make bottles list sorted alphanumerically by @omeckman in #4419 Fix some ICO files not converting to PNG by @ignapk in #4417 Don’t use templates with a mismatched uuid by @Graham–M in #4409 Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #4399 Add Proxy Support for downloads by @mirkobrombin in #4439 Handle manual font additions automatically on startup by @mirkobrombin in #4439 Robust availability check for Flatpak extensions (Gamescope, MangoHud, OBS) by @mirkobrombin in #4439 Improve Desktop Entry and Steam shortcuts reliability by @mirkobrombin in #4439 Fix shlex.quote in terminal.py breaking command line launch by @mirkobrombin in #4439 Ignore .tmp files when restoring or copying registry backups by @mirkobrombin in #4439 Fix handle missing executable path and icon by @mirkobrombin in #4439 Fix stuck at installing app screen by @mirkobrombin in #4439

Bottles: Version 62.0 released

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Bottles, a tool to run Windows software and games on Linux, has now been released in version 62.0. The installation can be done via Flatpak.

62.0 Latest What’s Changed fix: Detect GPUs categorized as Display controller by @forgotthepen in #4329 Allow to add valid system environment variable names by @nenunen in #4320 Fix flatpak devel build bottles-cli functionality by @ignapk in #4371 fix[closes #4355]: Daily donation nag screen by @mirkobrombin in #4382 Add support for the Dynamic Launcher portal by @ignapk in #3948 feat[fixes #4001]: Provide progress information on backup and progress by @g33z in #4361 Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #4292 FSR: only set in Gamescope (remove Wine FSR) by @SuperSamus in #2840 62.0 by @mirkobrombin in #4397

Bottles: Version 61.1 released

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Bottles, a tool to run Windows software and games on Linux, has now been released in version 61.1. The installation can be done via Flatpak.

61.1 Latest What’s Changed fixed missing metainfo for the 61.0 release feat: playtime aggregation modal by @evertonstz in #4220 fix: incorrect gamescope installation command by @tarithj in #4272 fix: change version ordering logic by @HamedR123 in #4270 Update broken dependency install commands. by @femdiya in #4267 feat: allow for custom gamescope options by @sdaqo in #4277 useless ‘finally’ in ’try except’ by @TDYQ-Liu in #4290 fix: don’t override wine lib or gstreamer paths if using sys-wine by @mikayahlevi in #4186 Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #4195 frontend/ui: Remove underline character from main menu items by @AsciiWolf in #4273 fix: change space-containing value(s) in Exec key of generated Desktop Entry file… by @ChillyVanilly77 in #4248 feat: Added support for wezterm terminal by @ReStranger in #4309 feat: Eagle 🦅 by @mirkobrombin in #4338 61.0 by @mirkobrombin in #4340 New donation dialog with a new look and a new logic to show it What is Eagle 🦅? It’s a new integrated tool that helps identify the best way to run a software. It does multi-stage analysis on your executables, scanning for frameworks, runtimes and potential issues like Anti-cheat or common protections. Instead of just guessing, Eagle performs a deep scan of the binary, its neighbors and extract assets in case of an installer or a known format, like Electron’s Asar files, to understand what’s inside, providing insights and suggests the dependencies and optimizations. We also made it fully transparent: for every detection, Eagle shows you the “Source” and the “Context” (the exact technical data found), so you know exactly why it’s recommending a specific configuration.

Bottles: Version 60.0 released

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Bottles, a tool to run Windows software and games on Linux, has now been released in version 60.0. The installation can be done via Flatpak.

60.0 Latest What’s Changed feat[close #3872]: Add native Wayland option in bottle settings by @mirkobrombin in #4177 fix[close #4007]: Steam Deck Controls Don’t Work in Gaming Mode by @mirkobrombin in #4178 feat[close #4175]: Remove user tracking by @mirkobrombin in #4180 Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #4170 feat: upgrade to easyterm 1.0.0 by @mirkobrombin in #4181 feat: change repositories URLs via UI by @mirkobrombin in #4182 feat[closes #4188]: Registry rules system for reusable prefix policies by @mirkobrombin in #4190 fix: circular import by @mirkobrombin in #4191 feat: ability to spawn processes with (new) Winebridge by @mirkobrombin in #4196 fix: enforce shell mode in winebridge runExe by @mirkobrombin in #4197 feat[close #4129]: make updating runners, dxvk, etc easier by @mirkobrombin in #4198 feat[closes #4192]: Ability to only inherit some system environment by @mirkobrombin in #4199 fix[closes #4163]: Working Directory Setting Does Not Persist Between by @mirkobrombin in #4200 feat[closes #2801]: Suggest how to install missing flatpak extensions by @mirkobrombin in #4201 fix[closes #4077]: Cannot create Desktop Entry after assigning by @mirkobrombin in #4202 fix[closes #4054]: It is not clear how to create new env vars by @mirkobrombin in #4203 fix: correct return in config.load by @mirkobrombin in #4204 feat: Re-introduce the journal browser by @mirkobrombin in #4205 fix: easyterm not running due to missing critical GTK env vars by @mirkobrombin in #4207 feat: manage caches from the Bottles’ preferences view by @mirkobrombin in #4208 feat: aligned the DLL Components UI with the Runners UI by @mirkobrombin in #4209 feat: ask for user consent to update WineBridge by @mirkobrombin in #4210 feat: new bottle’s creation dialog by @mirkobrombin in #4211 feat: new bottle’s details UI by @mirkobrombin in #4212 cleanup: add pyrightconfig.json file to exclude build files by @mirkobrombin in #4213 feat: better logging for installers by @mirkobrombin in #4215 release: 60 by @mirkobrombin in #4216

Bottles: Version 52.0 released

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Bottles, a tool to run Windows software and games on Linux, has now been released in version 52.0. The installation can be done via Flatpak.

52.0 - “I’m back” edition 😎 Latest What’s Changed General stability and UX improvements Multiple fixes and UI enhancements Ported Onboard Dialog to AdwDialog for better integration with libadwaita Fixed “Is a directory” error (closes #4144) Added support for Windows Vista Added the option to cancel bottle creation The Onboard Dialog now displays which operations are being performed Added the ability to cancel component downloads Enabled the Sandbox feature Improved copy performance by transferring data in chunks instead of byte by byte Fixed an issue where orphaned entries were not removed from the library after uninstalling a program Fixed a bug that prevented the configuration from loading in certain cases Font smoothing is now enabled by default Made the donation button more prominent Updated GNOME Platform to 49 Resolved a long-standing issue with Weblate - translations are now updating again

Bottles: Version 51.25 released

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Bottles, a tool to run Windows software and games on Linux, has now been released in version 51.25. The installation can be done via Flatpak.

51.25 Latest What’s Changed fix: invalid method call when changing the “update-date” preference by @ju1ius in #4046 fix: prevent exception when updating a bottle’s dependecy list view by @ju1ius in #4045 Added support for st terminal by @pikami in #4016 fix: ensure the whole placeholder folder gets removed on bottle deletion fix (steam): load BottleConfig from bottle.yml if it exists fix: broken CMD action with xfce4-terminal

Bottles: Version 51.21 released

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Bottles, a tool to run Windows software and games on Linux, has now been released in version 51.21. The installation can be done via Flatpak.

51.21 Latest Add more categories to appstream and desktop entry Fix bug where creating a 64-bit bottle would not work on Wine 10.2 and above (#3800) Fix bug where clicking the radio button in the new bottle dialog would not set the appropriate environment

Bottles: Version 51.20 released

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Bottles, a tool to run Windows software and games on Linux, has now been released in version 51.20. The installation can be done via Flatpak.

51.20 Latest Make the preferences dialog open again 51.19 What’s Changed Re-introduce runtime Add translate=no properties (#3327) Update screenshots Add brand colors Update developer name Use sentence case for summary Add screenshot captions Fix DXVK-NVAPI not toggling bug

Bottles: Version 51.18 released

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Bottles, a tool to run Windows software and games on Linux, has now been released in version 51.18. The installation can be done via Flatpak.

51.18 Latest What’s Changed fix[close #3599]: CLI no longer works when starting a Bottle by @jntesteves in #3605 Use GtkButton for donate button by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3603 Add keyboard shortcuts dialog by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3588 Integrate pre-commit by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3592 Use FileDialog for all file/path pickers by @penguinpee in #3554 Delete sandbox and runtime, and clean up directory structure by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3615 Fix missing combo letter when removing a drive by @EmoonX in #3616 Save pre/post-scripts paths with None instead of "" on reset by @EmoonX in #3620 window: Add mnemonics in primary menu by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3665 Rework New Bottle dialog by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3653 Fix forums link by @Qronikarz in #3672 Start “Add Shortcuts” dialog at the root of the bottle by @XBagon in #3688 Rework Environment Variables dialog by @jntesteves in #3679 bottle-row: Port to AdwWrapBox by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3700

Bottles: Version 51.17 released

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Update: Version Version 51.17 has been released short after.

51.17 Latest What’s Changed Update DXVK subtitles to include Direct3D 8 Restore line accidentally deleted in 5439cf0 Fixed a regression that makes the bottle’s preferences page blank in some cases App/Game used to test this release We are experimenting with this new thing in the release notes. Basically this is the app/game we used to test the new release. Grand Theft Auto V via Epic Games Store Forums are back! Forums are now back on GitHub Discussions!

Bottles: Version 51.15 released

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Update: Version Version 51.15 has been released short after.

51.15 Latest What’s Changed Modified and slightly improved the windows version switching system, using the legacy wine configuration tool, this also speedup and make the operation more consistent, ensuring all registry keys are set and nothing alter them during the process

Original: Bottles, a tool to run Windows software and games on Linux, has now been released in version 51.14. The installation can be done via Flatpak.

Bottles: Version 51.12 released

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Bottles, a tool to run Windows software and games on Linux, has now been released in version 51.12. The installation can be done via Flatpak.

51.12 Latest What’s Changed Support d3d8 via dxvk Removed @lru_cache decorator from the Paths class, plus minor typing fixes Fixed crash on startup [#3329] Updated GNOME runtime in manifest Moved chattr_f function to appropriate class Improved performance by using case-fold for drive_c when available Fixed Gamescope options arguments Added option to skip checksum when installing dependencies [#3278] Fixed issue where bottles with spaces in name couldn’t be run through bottle picker [#3287] Fixed issue where kgx Launch with terminal was not working [#3289] Repaired SyntaxWarning in generic.py (invalid escape sequence ‘\d’) when starting bottles from CLI Fixed misspelled media type (application/x-ms-dos-executable) Switched to add_pattern from add_mime_type to resolve file filter issues on certain Linux distributions Added TryExec to desktop entry New Contributors @TDYQ-Liu made their first contribution in #3286 @dependabot made their first contribution in #3163 @TomChapple made their first contribution in #3221 @jakedane made their first contribution in #3291 App/Game used to test this release We are experimenting with this new thing in the release notes. Basically this is the app/game we used to test the new release. Grand Theft Auto V via Epic Games Store