Bottles Changelog

What's new in Bottles 51.11

Feb 20, 2024

Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #3198
fix: run program from CLI and launch preferences by @koplo199 in #3211

New in Bottles 51.10 (Jan 3, 2024)

New in Bottles 51.9 (Aug 23, 2023)

New in Bottles 51.8 (Aug 23, 2023)

New in Bottles 51.7 (Aug 21, 2023)

New in Bottles 51.6 (May 4, 2023)

New in Bottles 51.5 (Feb 27, 2023)

New in Bottles 51.4 (Feb 27, 2023)

New in Bottles 51.3 (Feb 27, 2023)

New in Bottles 51.2 (Feb 23, 2023)

New in Bottles 51.1 (Feb 21, 2023)

New in Bottles 51 (Feb 21, 2023)

WHAT'S CHANGED:
Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #2533, #2545, #2577, #2586, #2610, #2611
frontend: Replace emote-love with library icon by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2502
frontend: Remove Create a Bottle description by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2541
frontend: Ability to name the Bottle with special characters + duplicate bug fix by @Kinsteen in #2538
frontend: Fix various library crashes and empty library items by @Kinsteen in #2539
code: Add Pylint GitHub Actions against PRs by @Kinsteen in #2556
fix: Fix GTK critical error at startup by @Kinsteen in #2560
misc: Use media types instead of patterns by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2467
fix/urgent: downloads not working if no terminal attached by @Kinsteen in #2564
fix: remove add to library button if already in library by @Kinsteen in #2561
misc: Update issue forms by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2550
Network issue template by @StoneMoe in #2588
code: better Pylint by @Kinsteen in #2590
Migrate Config from dict to object by @StoneMoe in #2464
Add GitHub Action close issues if people are using a too old version by @Kinsteen in #2598
fix incorrect text codec detection by @StoneMoe in #2585
fix: Fix patool double extracting when not needed by @Kinsteen in #2591
fix: Invert get_file() and get_path() by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2625
Remake New Bottle dialog by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2505
frontend: Add toast for "Run Executable" by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2614
misc: Add information using bottles-cli by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2643
fix: Error when adding shortcut to Steam by @Kinsteen in #2589
fix: Create bottle crashing if no Nvidia GPU and NVAPI installs by @Kinsteen in #2607
Update translation files by @flipflop97 in #2656
fix inconsistent return type for WineCommand by @StoneMoe in #2658
flatpak: Remove Pillow by @jannuary in #2672
frontend: Gracefully handle ridiculous names by @jannuary in #2673
Make sure ListView gets updated properly when deleting a bottle by @cyberphantom52 in #2596
fix: Properly set paths for launch options dialog by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2695
fix terminal download progress crash by @StoneMoe in #2662
Don't enable Steam Runtime when switching to wine-ge-proton by @SuperSamus in #2593
release: 51.0 by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2702

New in Bottles 50.2 (Jan 19, 2023)

New in Bottles 50.1 (Jan 15, 2023)

New in Bottles 50 (Jan 15, 2023)

WHAT'S CHANGED:
frontend: Gamescope improvements by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2381
Fix typos in strings and update translations by @kbdharun in #2383
Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #2388
fix: dependency replace_font step by @StoneMoe in #2376
backend: Improve health check by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2394
misc: Remove JSON manifest by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2393
Fix #2382 by @koplo199 in #2396
Frontend: Updated link for connection checking by @francescomasala in #2402
frontend: More improvements for Gamescope by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2389
fix: create_bottle_from_config() nvapi check by @StoneMoe in #2408
fix: ComponentManager.install() deadlock by @StoneMoe in #2407
Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #2419
fix: wrong exception catching using pycurl by @Kinsteen in #2426
fix: slow replace_font by @StoneMoe in #2432
fix: replace spin-lock with threading.Lock by @StoneMoe in #2428
feat: support userdir/ placeholder for installers checks by @underlinejakez in #2391
fix: being able to use local repos with pycurl by @underlinejakez in #2392
misc: improve check_runners() log by @StoneMoe in #2409
fix: onboard dialog shows "All ready" when not ready by @StoneMoe in #2410
misc: Update and improve packaging by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2430
feat: enable VKD3D in the Gaming environment by @Kinsteen in #2439
feat: async fetch of components, installers and dependencies by @Kinsteen in #2412
fix: Bottles crash if bad encoding in Steam file by @Kinsteen in #2418
fix: Components not updating when install in UI by @Kinsteen in #2414
frontend: Improve sentence in installers by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2462
frontend: Fix FSR by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2435
misc: Update contributing information by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2479
frontend: smoother UI with async code by @Kinsteen in #2444
Don't override GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH if runner doesn't bundle GStreamer by @SuperSamus in #2415
fsr: Fix more FSR related issues by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2483
Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #2442
frontend: make app name untranslatable, disambiguate Bottles & bottles by @jannuary in #2437
fix: wrong call to update_programs() by @Kinsteen in #2449
fix: hint texts by @StoneMoe in #2455
Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #2501
frontend: Remove FileChooser class by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2496
fix: add dest to cabextract on local files by @Kinsteen in #2500
frontend: Port primary menu to MenuModel by @TheEvilSkeleton in #2487
term-ui: dynamic length of progress bar according to terminal size by @Kinsteen in #2504
Addresses bug from patoolib by @dkeruza-neo in #2498
Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #2507
Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #2519
fix: wrong combo selected for VKD3D by @Kinsteen in #2528
fix: broken back button if DXVK and VKD3D are disabled by @Kinsteen in #2526
ui: Make VKD3D not enable-able without DXVK by @Kinsteen in #2529
backend: Add import_bundle on dependency installation by @Kinsteen in #2518
fix: nvngx.dll not copied under Flatpak, UI consistency by @Kinsteen in #2495
fix: Add runner libs to fix embedded GStreamer not finding them by @Kinsteen in #2525
NEW CONTRIBUTORS:
@StoneMoe made their first contribution in #2376
@koplo199 made their first contribution in #2396
@underlinejakez made their first contribution in #2391
@SuperSamus made their first contribution in #2415
@dkeruza-neo made their first contribution in #2498

New in Bottles 2022.12.14.1 (Dec 20, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.11.14 (Nov 14, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.10.14.1 (Oct 17, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.10.14 (Oct 14, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.9.28.1 (Sep 29, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.9.28 (Sep 28, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.8.28-brescia-2 (Aug 30, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.8.28-brescia-1 (Aug 29, 2022)

This release brings two major additions, some performance improvements and bug fixes.
NEWS:
Ok now let’s get to the point. What’s new in this version?
LIBRARY MODE:
We often like to experiment with new features; these are usually immediately accessible in the experiments section of Bottles, so that users can test them and provide us with feedback, so that we can improve and complete them.
This time it is the turn of Library Mode, which becomes an official Bottles feature with this release. Before we get into the specifics, we would like to thank all the users who have contributed feedback, ideas, and advice!
Library Mode is a new way to access the programs installed in your Bottles. Bottles is a wineprefix manager and as such our approach does not start from the program but from the wineprefix (bottle); this means that you have to open the bottle to access the programs installed inside it, and if we have multiple bottles it might be cumbersome. So we integrated a library, a space where you can add any program from any bottle, so that you can access all your programs from one screen.
At first your library will appear empty, just open a bottle and choose the program you want, then from the context menu press “Add to My Library” to add it.
Each added program appears as a card with a cover, the context menu (top left), the program icon (bottom right), while below we have the name of the program, the bottle, and the button to launch or stop it.
Covers are automatically identified and downloaded from SteamGridDB. We are still working on the ability to add covers manually.
To remove a program from your library, you simply go to its context menu (top left of the cover) and choose “Remove from Library,” this does not remove the program from the bottle but only from the library.
MISSING RUNNER:
It may happen that a bottle is altered from the outside or is imported into a new Bottles installation without all the necessary components being present.
Now, opening a bottle that requires a runner that is not installed will display a dialog warning of this problem, inviting the user to install it or choose another one from preferences.
LEGACY TOOLS - REORGANIZATION:
The Legacy Tools section has been re-organized with more specific and intuitive names, eliminating the noise that more advanced users (who this section is aimed at) might have encountered.
RUNNER UPDATES:
The Soda runner has been updated to latest Valve commit. The Caffe and Vaniglia runners has been updated to Wine 7.15.
ALL OTHER CHANGES:
There are many other changes and improvements in this release. Below are some noteworthy ones, for all others, please refer to the GitHub organization.
Library mode is now a stable feature and enabled by default
Dependencies “copy_file” action now creates the path if not exists (see maintainers docs.)
Opening a bottle, a dialog is shown if the runner is not installed
The C: drive is now marked as persistend in the Drives section and cannot be edited by the user
All dialogs can now be closed pressing Escape
The dark mode switcher is now available only for system which doesn’t support the standard
Simplification of “Legacy Tools” section, thanks to @Knebergish
Minor UI improvements, thanks to @TheEvilSkeleton, @orowith2os, @marhkb
Fix a bug in the template system, was trying to unpack a partial one
Fix a bug in setting overrides for old-structured program entries
Fix a bug in vmtouch management
Fix a bug in the WineCommand interface which was causing a crash if the executable path is not accessible
Fix a bug in the Steam Manager, was generating wrong shortcuts when the program name has spaces in it
Fix long names in library mode
Fix a bug in bottle creation, sometimes it created a symlinks loop in the userdir
Fix a bug in the crash dialog, the similarity check was set too high resulting in no similar reports
Italian translations thanks to @alfonso133
Bengali translations thanks to @zihadio
Catalan translations thanks to @rogervc
Tamil translations thanks to @kbdharun
Dutch translations thanks to @flipflop97
Spanish translations thanks to @ParadoxialN3
Ukranian translations thanks to @c0m1c5an5
Turkish translations thanks to @Dhizaes

New in Bottles 2022.8.14-brescia-1 (Aug 20, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.7.28-brescia-2 (Aug 3, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.7.28-brescia (Jul 28, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.7.14-brescia-3 (Jul 17, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.6.28-brescia (Jul 4, 2022)

NEWS:
Support for Steam Proton prefixes
Option to list programs from Epic Games Store
New path for shader cache (auto-migrated)
Mesa shader cache is now stored in the bottle
VKD3D shader cache is now stored in the bottle
Update Bottles Runtime to 0.5
Initial support for EAC Runtime
Initial support for Battleye Runtime
Improved speed on runner change using native method to stop the wineserver when stalled
Setting Windows version during bottle creation is now skipped when using Caffe
Support for adding new programs using bottle-cli
Programs are now stored with a unique ID, other ones will automatically be migrated on first launch
A disclaimer is shown when setting Proton as runner
Allow overriding cwd per program
Allow overriding/using FSR per program
Allow overriding PulseAudio latency per program
Allow overriding/using a virtual desktop per program
Cwd for programs with unix path is now automatically set to the executable root if not already defined
New option to choose the language for the programs running inside the bottle
Minor UI/UX improvements for better consistency
FORCE_OFFLINE=1 can be used to force-launching Bottles in offline mode
BOOT_TIME=1 can be used to benchmark Bottles' boot
Repositories update status is now displayed during boot
Programs overrides can now be reverted to the bottle's defaults using the dedicated option
Gamescope settings are now hidden when the utility is not available, thanks to @TheEvilSkeleton
Support for kgx terminal, thanks to @SuperSandro2000
Improve terminal emulators priorities (easyterm, user-installed, desktop bundled, others), thanks to @jtojnar
FIXES:
Fix missing icons when using custom themes
Fix bottles location for non-flatpak packages
Fix regression in DXVK-Nvapi for DLSS support
Fix wrong window decoration layout, thanks to @nahuelwexd
Fix for window freeze when menus are still open
Fix runtime download, was trying to update the one bundled with Flatpak
Fix desktop entry assistance dialog not showing up
Fix not saving DLL Overrides
Fix inconsistent runner choose when using the Custom environment
Fix regression on bottle creation which was allowing mono and gecko dialogs
Fix duplicate entries in installers view
Fix not saving Environment Variables
Fix path picker not showing for drives
Fix regression in versioning, drive_c were not updated
Fix Library not showing when a program is not found
Fix regression in Steam launch options, were not properly parsed
Fix for Gamescope when using MangoHud, thanks to @jntesteves
Fix for dependencies removal, causing a crash when the entry was manually removed from the bottle configuration file
TRANSLATIONS:
Ukrainian translations thanks to @Socially-disabled
Thai translations thanks to @SashaPGT
Croatian translations thanks to @milotype
Malay translations thanks to Niskala Airaha
Slovenian translations thanks to @Sporknife
German translations thanks to @Arctize, @ThatRedKite, @Sematre
Dutch translations thanks to @flipflop97
Turkish translations thanks to @mucahitkurtlar
Italian translations thanks to @musiclover382
Finnish translations thanks to Jiri Grönroos
Russian translations thanks to @Knebergish, Corvurius
Catalan translations thanks to @rogervc
French translations thanks to @renwe, J. Lavoie
Lithuanian translations thanks to @TilloestTillo
Hungarian translations thanks to @zoli111
Bulgarian translations thanks to @RacerBG
Serbian translations thanks to Andrija
Spanish translations thanks to @fitjob
Persian translations thanks to @retrhryhrth

New in Bottles 2022.6.14-brescia-1 (Jun 15, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.6.14-brescia (Jun 13, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.5.28-trento-3 (May 29, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.5.14-trento-3 (May 19, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.5.14-trento-1 (May 18, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.5.14-trento (May 15, 2022)

NEWS:
Downloads now show progress
Programs can now be added multiple times with different arguments/options
Added the ability to permanently remove programs from the list
Reworked program's menu
Path is now shown for custom scripts in programs launch options
Improve startup speed when launching programs from CLI
Some initial checks are now cached to improve startup speed
EasyTerm now allows you to copy and paste content
Improved Windows paths conversion using native methods
Desktop entries are now generated with the icon
An alert is shown when the user custom bottles path is not reachable
An alert is shown when the flatpak has no permissions to add desktop entries
Windows 95, 98 now available for 32-bit bottles
Programs list is now updated when an executable stops running
Health check now shows disk and memory info
LatencyFleX can now be installed from installers
Installers can now declare checks to make sure the program is installed before adding a new entry to the program list
Installers can now monitor the exit of executables before proceeding
Improved installation speed of DLL components (DXVK, vkd3d ..)
Dependencies can now import registry bundles
FIXES:
Fixed data.yml file not being reinitialized if empty
Fixed gnome-terminal support
Fixed encoding not being properly set when launching commands
Fixed launch options being ignored when launching from desktop entries
Fixed wrong tooltips in programs list
Fixed post scripts not being launched if the program fails to
Fixed a regression in launching executables from the file manager
Fixed a regression in versioning, was not checking for file recursively
Fixed sys-wine not being detected
Fixed program arguments not properly set when using gamemode or gamescope
Fixed issue with batch files not starting with path containing spaces
Fixed a bug with the backup manager, was causing with empty paths
Fixed a bug in the journal manager, was causing a crash if missing a key
Fixed a bug where parameters were not updated correctly when using installers that depend on other installers
Fixed a bug that caused dependencies not to show as installed starting from the second bottle
Fixed a bug with library not being reinitialized if empty
TRANSLATIONS:
French translations thanks to @julroy67
Portuguese (Brazil) translations thanks to @FHEK789, @vitorhcl, @davipatricio
German translations thanks to @Maxopoly, @Sematre, @SuNNjek, @ThatRedKite
Spanish translations thanks to @uanretamales, @oscfdezdz, @Dansito
Swedish translations thanks to @bittin
Russian translations thanks to @Knebergish
Czech translations thanks to @vikdevelop
Chinese (traditional) translations thanks to @Adrian400811
Malay translations thanks to @amiruldevkun
Persian traslations thanks to @pikhosh, @Gnkalk
Indonesian translations thanks to Jovan Aditya Pangestu
Finnish translations thanks to Jiri Grönroos
Japanese translations thanks to @kakurasan
Hungarian translations thanks to @zoli111
Polish translations thanks to @imLinguin
Greek translations thanks to IceDBorn
Turkish translations thankg to @ersen0
Chinese (simplified) translations thanks to Eric
Thai translations thanks to @SashaPGT
Improved translations thanks to @TheEvilSkeleton

New in Bottles 2022.5.2-trento-3 (May 10, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.5.2-trento-2 (May 9, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.5.2-trento-1 (May 3, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.4.28-trento (May 2, 2022)

NEWS:
General UI improvements, make the interface more consistent and easier to use.
Support for bottles on different paths, the option is present in the custom env settings but is also respected by all the other envs
Notable general performance improvements of the WINE backend
Installers now supports the run_winecommand action, allowing you to run commands inside the prefix via WINE (refer to the maintainers documentation)
Dependencies now supports the delete_dlls action to remove a dll before updating (refers to the maintainers documentation)
Templates are now updated on bottle creation if newer components are detected, this will speed up the creation of new bottles
Desktop entries now uses the new CLI to launch the executable
The journal can now be browsed from Bottles, accessible from the Health check menu
The d3dx9 dependency (and more coming) now uses small archives, this speed up the installation
Windows paths are now launched via the Start WineProgram which set the current working directory to make sure it finds all files
Start WineProgram now tries to convert Unix paths to Windows if explicitly requested
The bottle's cwd preference has now a new button to reset to the default one
Desktop entries can now be updated, just press "Add Desktop Entry" again from the programs list (Thanks to @emiltang)
Updated samba to 4.15.6 (Thanks to @rmnscnce)
FIXES:
Fixed flickering start/stop buttons in the programs list
Fixed a bug with Steam Launch options, which resulted in a crash when empty
Fixed a bug in the CLI, which could cause crashes due to the message handler
Fixed a bug with runners' libraries, some were not loaded in the environment
Fixed a bug with the Journal manager, was not creating the file on first launch
Fixed a bug with WineCmd WineProgram, spaces were not handled when launching batch scripts
Fixed a bug with DLL Components manager, in some conditions it could cause a crash when trying to handling a missing DLL
Fixed a bug with WinePath Wineprogam, paths were not escaped causing in wrong results
Fixed a bug in opening the file manager for a program, it did not support Windows paths
Fixed a bug in bottle naming, quotes were not always escaped
Fixed a bug with xterm, was disappearing after run (Thanks to @vickyorlo)
Fixed a bug with Steam Proton prefixes, those were not detected on some distributions (Thanks to @Thesola10)
TRANSLATIONS:
Persian traslations thanks to @pikhosh, @iman-moodi
Italian translations thanks to @albanobattistella
German translations thanks to @t0mt3ch
Spanish translations thanks to @oscfdezdz
Portuguese (Brazil) translations thanks to @mblithium
Dutch translations thanks to @Sojiro84
Japanese translations thanks to @ryonakano
Polish translations thanks to Krzysztof Marcinek, Zszywek
Russian translations thanks to @Knebergish, @creepen123
French translations thanks to unatecepp-7789, @julroy67
Ukrainian translations thanks to @Lekrixsss
Hungarian translations thanks to @zoli111
Vietnamese translations thanks to @lebao3105
Chinese (simplified) translations thanks to Eric

New in Bottles 2022.4.14-trento-2 (Apr 17, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.4.14-trento (Apr 14, 2022)

New in Bottles 2022.3.28-trento-1 (Apr 11, 2022)

NEWS:
Ok now let’s get to the point. What’s new in this version?
Environment recipes:
Bottles is a WINE prefix manager based on environments, sets of instructions that are interpreted to make a bottle (a la Docker, we can say).
Since v2 we offer 2 pre-configured environments: Gaming and Application. In addition to those we have always allowed to create custom bottles that are therefore not linked to an environment.
From today it is possible to use your own environments, this means that you can reproduce a specific set of instructions at any time and, why not, also share it with friends and colleagues.
To use yours, simply select the Custom environment and then choose your recipe.
Improved Steam Proton support:
In the last release we announced experimental support for Steam Proton prefixes. While this feature remains under development, there are lots of news about it in this release.
In fact, Bottles is now able to read the Launch options of a Steam game (installed via Proton) and interpret them in Bottles configurations. So if you enable MangoHud on Steam, you will see the dedicated toggle switched on.
Of course you can at any time change a setting in Bottles and this will be reflected in Steam (be careful because not all settings are available yet, we have enabled MangoHud, Gamescope, GameMode, FSR and others). At the moment to synchronize settings from one client to another, you need to restart the target one, we are working on it.
Installers improvements:
In this release there are several new features also for the installers. There are two most important and noteworthy ones.
Now the programs installed through this feature will use a Windows path by default instead of unix. This choice was made to maintain as much internal use of the paths as possible and ensure a better functioning of WINE.
Installers, who install installers, who install installers, who … got it?
New CLI:
We finally have a real CLI and it is very powerful!
We have heard your prayers and written a new CLI that covers tons of use cases, let’s see some of them.
All other changes:
There are many other changes and improvements in this release. Below are some noteworthy ones, for all others, please refer to the GitHub organization.
Now it is possible to use custom environment recipes, just choose its YAML file when creating a new bottle
Support for Steam Runtime
Installers can now depend by other installers
Installers now uses Windows paths by default for new entries in the Programs list
Runners paths are now appended to the environment to ensure those to get picked up
The DXVK Hud option now uses the default configuration, use the Environment Variables section to tweak it
Now you can launch the game linked to a Steam Proton prefix directly from Bottles
Now enabling some options (e.g. MangoHud) for a Steam Proton prefix, the Launch options on Steam are updated (requires Steam restart)
Now Steam Proton prefixes are parsed from the vdf LocalSettings file
Now by updating the Launch options in a Steam Proton prefix, Bottles will read the changes and update the dedicated bottle
The ACO shader compiler has been removed from the preferences as it is active by default
Legacy WINE tools are now grouped in the Utilities menu
Now LatencyFleX will be used only with DXVK-Nvapi installed and the Vulkan layer is automatically appended to the environment, no need to set it manually
WineBridge is now automatically updated
Registry is now updated using the minimal WineCommand interface
New CLI much more powerful (bottles-cli –help)
Now Caffe is always the default runner when making a bottle with the Gaming or Application environment
Support for system Dark mode and general UI improvements (Thanks to @A6GibKm)
Better Download logging (Thanks to @thopiekar)
Fixed a bug when updating Core components
Fixed a bug in installing LatencyFleX, was causing a crash if there was no version selected
Fixed a bug with unix path when using CLI, was treated as a Windows path
Fixed a bug in the component version listing, the most recent version was not always picked up (Thanks to @CleoMenezesJr and @psydvl)
Fixed a bug with offline mode, connection check would not fail when stalled
Fixed a bug with changing the screen resolution, it wasn’t async and caused a freeze
Fixed a bug with WineCommand, was using MangoHud on minimal mode too
Fixed a bug with Runner update, was not checking if the runner exist
Fixed a bug with WineEnv, was not returning the env list when asking for a clean one
Malay translations thanks to @amiruldevkun
French translations thanks to @julroy67
Finnish translations thanks to Jiri Grönroos
Hungarian translations thanks to @zoli111, @aronkvh, @Oliver-EMRLD
Galician translations thanks to @frandieguez
German translations thanks to @ThatRedKite, @CoreXGit
Japanese translations thanks to @ryonakano
Italian translations thanks to @albanobattistella