MacOS Catalina, iOS, Catalyst, SwiftUI & Wine

Edified · Tue Oct 08, 2019 6:18 am

I almost accidentally upgraded to MacOS Catalina, which would have hosed my Wineskin'd Winbox.

Now that there's an iOS app it seems that a native MacOS app shouldn't be far behind. If nothing else at least a Catalyst iOS port would be enough to do the basics, even if it doesn't have all the features of Winbox at first.

I know that Crossover is working on a hack and Mikrotik may well release a 64bit Winbox but at this point, with the iOS app now a permanent fixture and SwiftUI just arrivingI would love to see a native MacOS "Winbox". Might be time for a new name too, I've always called my Wine ports simply "MikroTik" which would be an easy first choice.

Tue Oct 08, 2019 8:28 am

We are aware and are working on all of that.

Nevon · Thu Oct 10, 2019 8:58 pm

We are aware and are working on all of that.

Waiting.... ^^

DotTest37 · Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:11 pm

We are aware and are working on all of that.
Waiting.... ^^

Me too

IsiaNT · Fri Oct 11, 2019 2:57 pm

up
needed

Fri Oct 11, 2019 3:13 pm

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drzen · Fri Oct 11, 2019 3:34 pm

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I want it.

v.

zentavr · Fri Oct 11, 2019 4:20 pm

We are aware and are working on all of that.

I wonder if there is any 64-bit executable of WinBox available? 32-bit executable cannot be executed with wine at Catalina

Fri Oct 11, 2019 4:22 pm

zentavr have you read this topic, before commenting?

pe1chl · Fri Oct 11, 2019 4:27 pm

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That part should be trivial to get working. Now show a screenshot where you are actually logged in to a router

victorsoares · Fri Oct 11, 2019 4:30 pm

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=O I want it sooo bad. MacOS beta Developer here, I would be happy to send feedback on it.

TimurA · Fri Oct 11, 2019 5:59 pm

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want now! give me this version

xrtc · Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:50 pm

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want now! give me this version

yes please a public RC version would be nice !

florid · Sat Oct 12, 2019 5:19 am

consider to name it Macbox instead of winbox 3.20?

Kombat1978 · Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:41 am

Hi guys,
I did not accidentally upgrade to Catalina I did it on purpose. So just checking if there is any update for configuring my router from my Mac.
The fact that there is an app for iPhone means it cannot be far behind. Hoping.
Have goodie

pe1chl · Sat Oct 12, 2019 11:47 am

consider to name it Macbox instead of winbox 3.20?

Why?? It still is a Windows program, isn't it? 64-bit executables are not something specific to the Mac, Windows and Linux have them as well.
(but those platforms also support 32-bit executables on the same system, something the newer MacOS Catalina cannot do)

coenkcore · Sat Oct 12, 2019 4:26 pm

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waiting for release with macOS catalina support

DotTest37 · Sun Oct 13, 2019 3:02 am

On October 09 Normis wrote on another forum "Several other topics exist about this already. We are working on winbox64"
Normis,, you are interpreting the forums the wrong way.
No, no, no, we dont want no "Windows-based stuff",,

We need native MAC !! MAC please.
Nobody can say we havent been patient all these years !

hummer1028 · Sun Oct 13, 2019 3:35 pm

me too...

w0lt · Sun Oct 13, 2019 5:21 pm

Normis, quit teasing us !!

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punkaker · Mon Oct 14, 2019 1:48 pm

Same situation here with all our Laptops. Will use VMs in the meanwhile, but hoping there will be a new release for MAC Catalina soon.

Thanks for the effort.

Mon Oct 14, 2019 2:01 pm

UPDATED: this now works with Apple M1 chips too!

If you have used Wine previously, we recommend you first delete the previous Wine application and the Wine settings directory in your home folder:

rm -rf /Applications/Wine*
rm -rf ~/.wine/

To run Winbox64.exe the following steps are required.

Install Wine from https://github.com/Gcenx/macOS_Wine_builds/releases
and make sure you have downloaded the winbox64.exe executable from the MikroTik download page.

During installation, you must mark "64 bit support" (by default it is not checked).
In macOS terminal, make sure your set to use ZSH as the new shell like this (and restart Terminal after this command):

chsh -s /bin/zsh

Edit your zprofile file to add environment variables, pointing the wine64 command to the correct installation path of Wine Staging:

nano ~/.zprofile

The file should look like this (make sure your paths are correct here):

export PATH="/Applications/Wine Staging.app/Contents/Resources/wine/bin:$PATH"
export FREETYPE_PROPERTIES="truetype:interpreter-version=35"
export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/lib:/opt/X11/lib:$DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH"

Restart (quit and reopen) your macOS terminal
Launch Winbox64 with wine64 like this:

wine64 "/Applications/winbox64.exe"

or simply double click the Winbox64.exe file and choose to open with Wine

matgreg91 · Mon Oct 14, 2019 2:13 pm

Hello everyone,

what about The Dude? Do you plan to release a 64 bit version of this software too?

Thank you

Mon Oct 14, 2019 2:21 pm

Dude currently no immediate plans. Run it in Windows.

victorsoares · Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:36 pm

While you are waiting for the new 64bit exe file to be released soon, you can already prepare your macOS catalina systems according to these instructions:

If you have used Wine previously, we recommend you first delete the previous Wine application and the Wine settings directory in your home folder:

rm -rf /Applications/Wine*
rm -rf ~/.wine/

To run Winbox64 the following steps are required.

Install Wine Staging from WineHQ official download page https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/macosx/download.html
and make sure you have downloaded the winbox64.exe executable from the MikroTik download page.

During installation, you must mark "64 bit support" (by default it is not checked).
In macOS terminal, make sure your set to use ZSH as the new shell like this (and restart Terminal after this command):

chsh -s /bin/zsh

Edit your zprofile file to add environment variables, pointing the wine64 command to the correct installation path of Wine Staging:

nano ~/.zprofile

The file should look like this (make sure your paths are correct here):

export PATH="/Applications/Wine Staging.app/Contents/Resources/wine/bin:$PATH"
export FREETYPE_PROPERTIES="truetype:interpreter-version=35"
export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/lib:/opt/X11/lib:$DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH"

Restart (quit and reopen) your macOS terminal
Launch Winbox64 with wine64 like this:

wine64 "/Applications/winbox64.exe"

All done here, just waiting for it now =)

anatod · Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:58 pm

While you are waiting for the new 64bit exe file to be released soon, you can already prepare your macOS catalina systems according to these instructions:

If you have used Wine previously, we recommend you first delete the previous Wine application and the Wine settings directory in your home folder:

rm -rf /Applications/Wine*
rm -rf ~/.wine/

To run Winbox64 the following steps are required.

Install Wine Staging from WineHQ official download page https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/macosx/download.html
and make sure you have downloaded the winbox64.exe executable from the MikroTik download page.

During installation, you must mark "64 bit support" (by default it is not checked).
In macOS terminal, make sure your set to use ZSH as the new shell like this (and restart Terminal after this command):

chsh -s /bin/zsh

Edit your zprofile file to add environment variables, pointing the wine64 command to the correct installation path of Wine Staging:

nano ~/.zprofile

The file should look like this (make sure your paths are correct here):

export PATH="/Applications/Wine Staging.app/Contents/Resources/wine/bin:$PATH"
export FREETYPE_PROPERTIES="truetype:interpreter-version=35"
export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/lib:/opt/X11/lib:$DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH"

Restart (quit and reopen) your macOS terminal
Launch Winbox64 with wine64 like this:

wine64 "/Applications/winbox64.exe"

where is the winbox64 link?

victorsoares · Mon Oct 14, 2019 6:59 pm

While you are waiting for the new 64bit exe file to be released soon, you can already prepare your macOS catalina systems according to these instructions:

If you have used Wine previously, we recommend you first delete the previous Wine application and the Wine settings directory in your home folder:

rm -rf /Applications/Wine*
rm -rf ~/.wine/

To run Winbox64 the following steps are required.

Install Wine Staging from WineHQ official download page https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/macosx/download.html
and make sure you have downloaded the winbox64.exe executable from the MikroTik download page.

During installation, you must mark "64 bit support" (by default it is not checked).
In macOS terminal, make sure your set to use ZSH as the new shell like this (and restart Terminal after this command):

chsh -s /bin/zsh

Edit your zprofile file to add environment variables, pointing the wine64 command to the correct installation path of Wine Staging:

nano ~/.zprofile

The file should look like this (make sure your paths are correct here):

export PATH="/Applications/Wine Staging.app/Contents/Resources/wine/bin:$PATH"
export FREETYPE_PROPERTIES="truetype:interpreter-version=35"
export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/lib:/opt/X11/lib:$DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH"

Restart (quit and reopen) your macOS terminal
Launch Winbox64 with wine64 like this:

wine64 "/Applications/winbox64.exe"
where is the winbox64 link?

We'll have to wait for it.

eddieb · Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:28 pm

Dude currently no immediate plans. Run it in Windows.

Wow, that is bad, so I have to buy 1 windows machine to run dude ????
BAD BAD BAD

pe1chl · Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:45 pm

Dude currently no immediate plans. Run it in Windows.
Wow, that is bad, so I have to buy 1 windows machine to run dude ????
BAD BAD BAD

I suppose you understand that the main people to blame here are Apple, who took away your ability to run 32-bit code?
Other platforms support 32-bit code on 64-bit CPU/OS, and Apple did the same until they took this away from you.
Winbox/Dude is likely not the only software that no longer works for you due to this change.

Tue Oct 15, 2019 8:59 am

Dude is a Windows program and has always been.

eddieb · Tue Oct 15, 2019 9:03 am

nothing wrong with a windows program, but please make it 64bit ...
I don't need OSX stuff, but 64bit would be nice

pe1chl · Tue Oct 15, 2019 11:17 am

Dude is a Windows program and has always been.

But since some time there is also some Dude functionality (not everything) in Webfig!
I still think that is the way to the future... as nice a a native application may be, everyone is moving to web applications,
and the possibilities there have improved.

loockas · Tue Oct 15, 2019 1:53 pm

It's works

But i have problem with import/export addresses.cdb, explorer was not shown. Logs:

0009:err:virtual:map_file_into_view failed to set PROT_EXEC on file map, noexec filesystem?
0009:err:virtual:virtual_map_section mapping 0xed0000 1000 000000000 failed

alternatively i can copy the file to ~/.wine/drive_c/users/myuser/Application\ Data/Mikrotik/Winbox/, but i have don't idea how doing export ("save as" also not working)...

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victorsoares · Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:42 pm

I know it's probably something dumb, but how do I create a shortcut for this on Catalina? I always used PlayonMac to do this things, but for now the app doesn't work on 10.15.

Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:03 pm

Victor, macOS has a built in tool "Automator". It's very powerful and you can create apps easily. Like this for example:

Screenshot 2019-10-15 at 16.03.07.png

ediekeslopes · Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:21 pm

While you are waiting for the new 64bit exe file to be released soon, you can already prepare your macOS catalina systems according to these instructions:

If you have used Wine previously, we recommend you first delete the previous Wine application and the Wine settings directory in your home folder:

rm -rf /Applications/Wine*
rm -rf ~/.wine/

To run Winbox64 the following steps are required.

Install Wine Staging from WineHQ official download page https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/macosx/download.html
and make sure you have downloaded the winbox64.exe executable from the MikroTik download page.

During installation, you must mark "64 bit support" (by default it is not checked).
In macOS terminal, make sure your set to use ZSH as the new shell like this (and restart Terminal after this command):

chsh -s /bin/zsh

Edit your zprofile file to add environment variables, pointing the wine64 command to the correct installation path of Wine Staging:

nano ~/.zprofile

The file should look like this (make sure your paths are correct here):

export PATH="/Applications/Wine Staging.app/Contents/Resources/wine/bin:$PATH"
export FREETYPE_PROPERTIES="truetype:interpreter-version=35"
export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/lib:/opt/X11/lib:$DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH"

Restart (quit and reopen) your macOS terminal
Launch Winbox64 with wine64 like this:

wine64 "/Applications/winbox64.exe"

I did the procedure and I couldn't

victorsoares · Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:28 pm

Victor, macOS has a built in tool "Automator". It's very powerful and you can create apps easily. Like this for example:

Screenshot 2019-10-15 at 16.03.07.png

Thanks normis!

TimurA · Tue Oct 15, 2019 5:28 pm

Thanks a lot Normis!

zentavr · Tue Oct 15, 2019 5:50 pm

There is also a feature which allows you to set up the icon: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questio ... tor-script

The icon could be downloaded from here: https://imgbin.com/download-png/j73uNt7L

aguntukk · Tue Oct 15, 2019 5:55 pm

Its working !!!

but impoting import address.CDB, App became hang.
After all thank you mikrotik team.

victorsoares · Tue Oct 15, 2019 5:55 pm

Anyone else having issues resizing windows? Every time I try to resize any windows on Catalina the app crashes. Am I doing something wrong or is this a real issue.

TimurA · Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:15 pm

Anyone else having issues resizing windows? Every time I try to resize any windows on Catalina the app crashes. Am I doing something wrong or is this a real issue.

works for me.

There is also a feature which allows you to set up the icon: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questio ... tor-script

The icon could be downloaded from here: https://imgbin.com/download-png/j73uNt7L

thanks a lot!

jrpaz · Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:23 pm

Everything is working.

The only issue is importing/exporting addresss.

I bypassed that by copying the Addressses.cdb from the working 3.19 to 3.20 x64

punkaker · Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:35 pm

Winbox working, but impossible to Load the Addresses file....

TimurA · Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:37 pm

Winbox working, but impossible to Load the Addresses file....

copying the Addressses.cdb from the working 3.19 to 3.20

~/.wine/drive_c/users/"user name"/Application\ Data/Mikrotik/Winbox/

sbr · Wed Oct 16, 2019 12:00 am

Thank you very mush normis

Now I can shutdown my Windows 10 I Parallels

//Sten

TerminalAddict · Wed Oct 16, 2019 1:57 am

2 things:

1. This warning is annoying
https://youtu.be/NhLI0ipT9tI
Anyone know how to get rid of it?

2. automator script just does nothing

norg · Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:31 am

1)hold "control" click on winbox64.exe, click "open", this will add exception to your security settings
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491
2)it works

Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:43 am

Also, you can turn off this warning in the "System preferences" of the computer, go into "Security" section. You will have the option to allow apps from any developer, and override Winbox.

Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:44 am

Make sure the "Wine Staging.app" and "winbox.exe" are exacly named like that, and placed in those paths, like you have written in your Automator script. My image shows my paths, your paths might be different.

tarikin · Wed Oct 16, 2019 9:30 am

Winbox working, but impossible to Load the Addresses file....
copying the Addressses.cdb from the working 3.19 to 3.20

~/.wine/drive_c/users/"user name"/Application\ Data/Mikrotik/Winbox/

This is a working example if you store your Addressses.cdb file in iCloud and you want to use it via new Winbox64:

cd ~/.wine/drive_c/users/"user name"/Application\ Data/Mikrotik/Winbox/
mv Addresses.cdb Addresses.cdb.bak
ln -s /Users/"user name"/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/Addresses.cdb Addresses.cdb

Wed Oct 16, 2019 9:39 am

Great that you found a workaround, because on our side it has been concluded that Import problem is Catalina + Wine64 issue. We can't fix it.

tarikin · Wed Oct 16, 2019 9:59 am

Anyone else having issues resizing windows? Every time I try to resize any windows on Catalina the app crashes. Am I doing something wrong or is this a real issue.

No issues, all good!

Radek9112 · Wed Oct 16, 2019 10:30 am

Hello,
could someone answer the question what is the problem with making a Winbox application on MacOS?
There are several million developers in the world. Why do you have a problem making an application? Please give one logical example...

tarikin · Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:01 am

There are still another issues still unsolved:

1) can not paste commands to any gui or terminal window
2) can not copy nothing from gui or terminal window
* 1,2 ) but copy-paste inside the winbox app works
3) can not upload nothing via Upload button, but can Download (why?)

... Launching back my vmware vm.

p.s. Wine64 version 4.02 (via brew install wine)

Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:16 am

Hello,
could someone answer the question what is the problem with making a Winbox application on MacOS?
There are several million developers in the world. Why do you have a problem making an application? Please give one logical example...

You can do it too, Winbox has an API.

Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:16 am

Tarikin, how did you manage to install wine64 with brew?

tarikin · Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:53 am

Tarikin, how did you manage to install wine64 with brew?

brew install wine
/usr/local/Cellar/wine/4.0.2/bin/wine64 ~/Downloads/winbox64.exe

Downloading and installing Wine Staging now, let's try 4.17.

tarikin · Wed Oct 16, 2019 12:12 pm

Tarikin, how did you manage to install wine64 with brew?

Carefully followed your guide, removed wine 4.02 and installed Wine Staging (4.17)
filled the ~/.zprofile
launched winbox64 ~/Downloads/winbox64.exe

copy-paste seems to be working now (woohoo!!)
the rest is the Upload button (freezes)

[quote]0009:err:virtual:map_file_into_view failed to set PROT_EXEC on file map, noexec filesystem?
0009:err:virtual:virtual_map_section mapping 0xe20000 1000 000000000 failed[/quote]

parham · Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:01 pm

In advance, I'll apologised for anyone find this comment defensive or rude, I just ty be honest.
I never thought that one day as a Mikrotik fans I will post this, but so disappointed after over 10 years been used Mikrotiks, they did disappoint me to just relay on wine developers, they are using macOS, they are presenting MUM with macOS, every time I asked when we are going to have Native macOS winbox no answer. the time is now, guys you are the software developer also you are a vender, why in the earth you are relaying on Wines software to run winbox, just develop your own, I know there is SSH, WebFig but honestly everyone use winbox because it’s easy to use, powerful and very visible to config and troubleshoot, I have over 50 clients with over 200 Mikrotik and can't use winbox anymore. tired of using wine wrapper and wine software.

The main issue is us as a Mikrotik users trying to show off by finding the workaround, Please guys stop doing this you are all capable to finding the workaround but not realizing that every time you are finding the workaround, Mikrotik will use that to not developing the native macOS or Linux version of winbox.

Hope we see native macOS and Linux WinBox soon.

Thanks

Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:53 pm

You already have native Web interface. What's wrong with it? Many macOS native app will not be much different, just no browser.

TimurA · Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:02 pm

You already have native Web interface. What's wrong with it? Many macOS native app will not be much different, just no browser.

everything suits me, thanks again. CrossOver will release a new version soon, we will live even better.

mkx · Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:10 pm

You already have native Web interface. What's wrong with it?

For me two things:

with WebFig it's not possible to have more sub-windows open at the same time ... only jumping between sections. When debugging something it is very useful to have possibility to check more aspects of same problem instantaneously ...
and more important: GUI over MAC connectivity. I'm not aware of any alternative ... but please, enlighten me if there is one.

parham · Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:55 pm

You already have native Web interface. What's wrong with it? Many macOS native app will not be much different, just no browser.

It is nothing wrong with it, as I have mentioned, just for troubleshooting its not and never be as useful as WinBox.

With WinBox you can have lots of windows open and have see everything but with WebFig you don't have it.

I appreciate your comment and all nice job you are all doing, but after over 10 years can we have a native WinBox for macOS and Linux, Please.

Thanks
Parham

parham · Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:00 pm

You already have native Web interface. What's wrong with it? Many macOS native app will not be much different, just no browser.

Is there any technical limitation for Mikrotik to create a native WinBox for macOS and Linux? If yes, then I will delete my comment, and if there is no limitation to develop the native WinBox, can we please have it.

Thanks
Parham

TerminalAddict · Wed Oct 16, 2019 10:31 pm

1)hold "control" click on winbox64.exe, click "open", this will add exception to your security settings
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491
2)it works

this works with mac apps, not with windows executables (see screenshot)

Screen Shot 2019-10-17 at 8.26.55 AM.png

Also, you can turn off this warning in the "System preferences" of the computer, go into "Security" section. You will have the option to allow apps from any developer, and override Winbox.

You can't do this anymore in Catalina, there is no "allow any apps" anymore.

On the plus side, I had security setting opened when I tried opening winbox, and look what magically pops up

Screen Shot 2019-10-17 at 8.28.21 AM.png

so that my warning box solved .. now to figure out my automator script.
currently have an alias in shell environ
alias winbox='/Applications/Wine\ Staging.app/Contents/Resources/wine/bin/wine64 /Applications/winbox64.exe'

norg · Wed Oct 16, 2019 10:41 pm

i had this problem on macbook where I didnt have “the unarchiver” which takes exe as its file
Popup open with warning that it isnt mac os file but after that start by automator was without warrning

In automator I have exactly the same as Normis and it is working
Only problem is when you close winbox and dont wait for automator to end and start it again, it wouldnt

TerminalAddict · Wed Oct 16, 2019 10:59 pm

I have automator running with the following:

Screen Shot 2019-10-17 at 8.57.56 AM.png

TerminalAddict · Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:04 pm

phew, finally back to where I was 3 weeks ago

Screen Shot 2019-10-17 at 9.03.34 AM.png

mandrade · Thu Oct 17, 2019 2:09 pm

An "easier" method to run winbox on Catalina:

- Install Mac Brew by following the single step instruction found at: https://brew.sh/index_en
- Install wine from Mac Brew: brew install wine
- In your Mac home create a folder called winbox and put winbox64.exe there
- Test if everything works by opening a terminal and running: cd ~/winbox; wine64 ./winbox64.exe
- After that, create an Automator like the print screen below in the folder /Applications (give all the authorizations it requests on first run).
- Additionally, take your windows Addresses.CDB file and copy it like this: cp Addresses.CDB ~/.wine/drive_c/users/myuser/Application\ Data/Mikrotik/Winbox/
- Remember to change in cp command, "myuser" for your username in wine

parham · Thu Oct 17, 2019 2:35 pm

WOW, Congratulation to everyone that find the workaround and spent lots of time, you all know what, there is a very easy way once for all, to Mikrotik release the native WinBox. have you guys had a sec to think about that too.

Campano · Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:18 pm

Tks a Lot Guys!

Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:46 pm

mandrade, your version is not "easier"

same steps: 1. install wine 2. make automator action

mandrade · Thu Oct 17, 2019 4:32 pm

mandrade, your version is not "easier"

same steps: 1. install wine 2. make automator action

I disagree,

Installation via brew not require change default X11 server ( install XQUARTZ required by wine ) and Mac brew opens a lot of new possibilities to Mac

BR

Thu Oct 17, 2019 4:36 pm

Xquarz no longer required by Wine. Simple installer with Next->Next.
Homebrew install doesn't add wine64 to environment, you must guess where the binary is. Can't install latest Wine.

Nothing against hombrew.

norg · Thu Oct 17, 2019 6:51 pm

Xquarz no longer required by Wine. Simple installer with Next->Next.

On my MacBook installation of Wine asked for Xquarz (at least 2.7.7.)and wasn't able to continue

mohamads · Thu Oct 17, 2019 10:59 pm

Use this for your app icon: download/file.php?id=10814

To get address list from your windows winbox (cdb stored address list)

copy the Addresses.cdb from C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Mikrotik\Winbox\

Then from mac copy to : cd ~/.wine/drive_c/users/user/Application\ Data/Mikrotik/Winbox/

Change user marked in red to your actual user. Quickest way to unhide or hide files in mac use key ( CMD + SHIFT + . )

Or just move them through terminal.

TerminalAddict · Fri Oct 18, 2019 1:12 am

Xquarz no longer required by Wine. Simple installer with Next->Next.
Homebrew install doesn't add wine64 to environment, you must guess where the binary is. Can't install latest Wine.

Nothing against hombrew.

you are correct, no xquartz required in wine staging.
Also I'd recommend this "wine staging, automator script" as not everyone has brew setup, and brew can be daunting for some.

dschulz · Fri Oct 18, 2019 3:20 am

For those interested, there's Platypus, a free application for macOS that allows you to build native application bundles from scripts. Once you get your Wine Staging playing nicely with winbox64.exe, you can build an app bundle with a custom icon and place it in your Applications folder.

zochnetdave · Fri Oct 18, 2019 4:34 am

I am also getting an error requiring xQuartz 2.7.7 after opening Wine Staging in Installer. I see that others are claiming it is not required - any tips/tricks? TIA

Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:42 am

Make sure you have the latest wine, 4.17 staging:

https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/macos ... g-4.17.pkg

senux1988 · Fri Oct 18, 2019 3:32 pm

Hi, I edit Winbox4Mac.app. Replace Winbox.exe on Winbox64 and Wine on Wine64. App required permit in security settings, because it is not signed by a certificate.
Try download: https://webshare.cz/#/file/A72or3or35

AndrewM · Fri Oct 18, 2019 3:41 pm

Yes, xQuartz 2.7.7 + still requed. Just tried install .pkg from normis's link

antoniojailson01 · Fri Oct 18, 2019 4:08 pm

Make sure you have the latest wine, 4.17 staging:

https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/macos ... g-4.17.pkg

here is also giving the same error does not allow to install wine

Runage7 · Sat Oct 19, 2019 4:43 am

Thanks for all your help.

When the native MacOS app will be released? I’m thinking on wait and do not upgrade to Catalina until we have this version, because all of our work depends on winbox...

antoniojailson01 · Sat Oct 19, 2019 4:58 am

Make sure you have the latest wine, 4.17 staging:

https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/macos ... g-4.17.pkg

I had to install the brew to install wine later, because pkg did not install because I did not have XQuartz 2.7.7

IvanHC4 · Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:52 pm

I need help

I get the following error when executing: brew install wine /usr/local/Cellar/wine/4.0.2/bin/wine64 winbox64.exe
Error: wine64: /usr/local/Cellar/wine/4.0.2/bin/wine64:1: invalid multibyte char (UTF-8)

Any solution?

Nevon · Mon Oct 21, 2019 10:50 pm

Thanks for all your help.

When the native MacOS app will be released? I’m thinking on wait and do not upgrade to Catalina until we have this version, because all of our work depends on winbox...

I made that mistake to upgrade to Catalina...
Waiting.. for a real macOS app.

victorsoares · Mon Oct 21, 2019 10:59 pm

Working fine here, except for the upload/download option.

hci · Mon Oct 21, 2019 11:03 pm

It would be nice if Mikrotik offered an official WineSkin, WineWrapper or somehting like that version of Winbox64. A native Mac version of Winbox would be better yet though.

tomasjanata · Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:43 am

Hello,
I am on the Mac OS Catalina too and loosing of Winbox is disaster for me. I am working every day With this app and web based UI is impossible to use. Right now I have running winbox64, but Import of old addresses, upload and download is not possible. I followed full communication of this topic here but seems that nobody has solution till now. Please Mikrotik guys help us!! We need native winbox for mac OS Catalina.

Thank you so much for any help
Tomas

theprojectgroup · Tue Oct 22, 2019 10:14 am

Thx for the howto run winbox64 !

Make sure to backup "/Users/your-user-name/.wine/drive_c/users/flo/Application Data/Mikrotik" to later restore it to keep your connections...

salt · Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:47 am

Concerning Upload/Download Problem:

Seems like there is still a linked reference to the kernel32.dll in the Winbox64.

0009:err:virtual:map_file_into_view failed to set PROT_EXEC on file map, noexec filesystem?
0009:err:virtual:virtual_map_section mapping 0x1840000 1000 000000000 failed
0009:fixme:seh:RtlCaptureStackBackTrace (0, 32, 0x328e30, 0x0) stub!

ACCESS VIOLATION EXCEPTION at address: ___ 7fff68357d5d

rip=___ 7fff68357d5d eflags=__ 10206
rdi=_______________0 rsi=________ 19c9010 rbp=_________ 32a790 rsp=_________ 32a790
rax=_______________0 rbx=_______________0 rcx=_______________0 rdx=_____________ 24
 r8=__________ 100a8  r9=___________ 5342 r10=_______________0 r11=fffffffffe636ff0
r12=_______________0 r13=_____________ 44 r14=________ 19c5020 r15=__________ 701ae

winbox version: 3.20

backtrace:


stack:


linked to KERNEL32!
0009:err:virtual:map_file_into_view failed to set PROT_EXEC on file map, noexec filesystem?
0009:err:virtual:virtual_map_section mapping 0x1840000 9000 000000000 failed
0009:err:virtual:map_file_into_view failed to set PROT_EXEC on file map, noexec filesystem?
0009:err:virtual:virtual_map_section mapping 0x1840000 9000 000000000 failed
moduleFirst failed 5

code:
c5 fc 11 07 48 83 c6 20 48 83 c7 20 48 83 ea 20

martinkaplan · Wed Oct 23, 2019 10:22 pm

An "easier" method to run winbox on Catalina:

- Install Mac Brew by following the single step instruction found at: https://brew.sh/index_en
- Install wine from Mac Brew: brew install wine
- In your Mac home create a folder called winbox and put winbox64.exe there
- Test if everything works by opening a terminal and running: cd ~/winbox; wine64 ./winbox64.exe
- After that, create an Automator like the print screen below in the folder /Applications (give all the authorizations it requests on first run).
- Additionally, take your windows Addresses.CDB file and copy it like this: cp Addresses.CDB ~/.wine/drive_c/users/myuser/Application\ Data/Mikrotik/Winbox/
- Remember to change in cp command, "myuser" for your username in wine

This worked flawlessly.
Thanks a lot.

Boter · Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:42 pm

This actually got even simpler: https://github.com/nrlquaker/winbox-mac

If you don't want to read - just use brew.

brew cask install nrlquaker-winbox

Works flawlessly on Catalina

anatod · Thu Oct 24, 2019 2:21 am

with wine staging 4.18 work import/export options... https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/macosx/download.html

Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:46 am

Yes, it looks like all file operations are fixed in Wine Staging 4.18

Thanks for pointing it out, Anatod!

Nevon · Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:49 am

This actually got even simpler: https://github.com/nrlquaker/winbox-mac

If you don't want to read - just use brew.

brew cask install nrlquaker-winbox

Works flawlessly on Catalina

How do you import addresses?... where?

hci · Fri Oct 25, 2019 3:43 am

Will homebrew modify my mac os system files etc? Is it simple to remove homebrew and undo all it did? Just do not want to mess up my mac that usually 'just works'.

Fri Oct 25, 2019 9:13 am

homebrew is a must have tool for any mac user.
that being said, you can just not use homebrew - install this and nothing else https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/macos ... g-4.18.pkg

yag · Sat Oct 26, 2019 10:14 am

Normis, what about netinstall64? )

Nevon · Sat Oct 26, 2019 10:25 pm

Someone who can help me. Updated my own CCR1009 to V7 and could connect 3 times with my wine winbox app.. now when I try to connect the window disapper..

FernandaAdhipramana · Mon Oct 28, 2019 5:46 pm

While you are waiting for the new 64bit exe file to be released soon, you can already prepare your macOS catalina systems according to these instructions:

If you have used Wine previously, we recommend you first delete the previous Wine application and the Wine settings directory in your home folder:

rm -rf /Applications/Wine*
rm -rf ~/.wine/

To run Winbox64 the following steps are required.

Install Wine Staging from WineHQ official download page https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/macosx/download.html
and make sure you have downloaded the winbox64.exe executable from the MikroTik download page.

During installation, you must mark "64 bit support" (by default it is not checked).
In macOS terminal, make sure your set to use ZSH as the new shell like this (and restart Terminal after this command):

chsh -s /bin/zsh

Edit your zprofile file to add environment variables, pointing the wine64 command to the correct installation path of Wine Staging:

nano ~/.zprofile

The file should look like this (make sure your paths are correct here):

export PATH="/Applications/Wine Staging.app/Contents/Resources/wine/bin:$PATH"
export FREETYPE_PROPERTIES="truetype:interpreter-version=35"
export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/lib:/opt/X11/lib:$DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH"

Restart (quit and reopen) your macOS terminal
Launch Winbox64 with wine64 like this:

wine64 "/Applications/winbox64.exe"

Thanks dude, its working

eset · Tue Oct 29, 2019 12:03 pm

homebrew is a must have tool for any mac user.
that being said, you can just not use homebrew - install this and nothing else https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/macos ... g-4.18.pkg

It would be great if that could work without fuckin up my CPU in Iterm2. Also previous wine was working just on 1-click on winbox.exe file. This staging won't work like that. In fact when developers will create winbox for macOS ?

jemineye · Sun Nov 03, 2019 1:23 am

For those interested, there's Platypus, a free application for macOS that allows you to build native application bundles from scripts. Once you get your Wine Staging playing nicely with winbox64.exe, you can build an app bundle with a custom icon and place it in your Applications folder.

dschulz, I tried Platypus with variables like what you used but it's not taking them. Are there any other settings I need to adjust? I see you're referencing the wine64 executable as the script type and the winbox64.exe as the path to the script. That's what I tried and it isn't liking it.

andrewlp · Sun Nov 03, 2019 1:50 pm

All I can say is thanks so much for compiling into 64bit!

Is the 64bit version full featured and stable, or are we expecting any issues?

PS. I turns out it is actually possible to run 32bit code in Catalina, just requires some nvram arguments and copying the 32bit libraries over, but this is much more elegant

http://netkas.org/?p=1491

Tue Nov 05, 2019 8:41 am

64bit Winbox is just as feature full as the 32bit version. All features the same and runs with newest "Wine Staging" in macOS, also runs on other OS.

eset · Fri Nov 08, 2019 12:35 pm

Xquarz no longer required by Wine. Simple installer with Next->Next.
Homebrew install doesn't add wine64 to environment, you must guess where the binary is. Can't install latest Wine.

Nothing against hombrew.

I agree. @mandrade your solution isn't accurate but I disagree that homebrew doesn't add wine64. It does.

cd /usr/local/Cellar/wine/4.0.2/bin/ && ls |grep wine64
wine64*
wine64-preloader*

eset · Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:10 pm

I have automator running with the following:
Screen Shot 2019-10-17 at 8.57.56 AM.png

I've done it differently, not using staging but just wine64 from 4.0.2 and works.
But Automator doesn't run the winbox

export PATH="/usr/local/Cellar/wine/4.0.2/bin:$PATH"
wine64 $HOME/.winbox/winbox64.exe

zmckenzie · Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:26 pm

1) Thank you @Normis. This is a big help

2) For those having a tough time with Automator, there is an easier way. 1) follow the steps Normis outlined earlier in thread. 2) create a text file with the following commands, and name winbox.sh (replace directory with correct directory for your own system) 3) Right click new winbox.sh file and Open With terminal.app. If you save this as 'always open with', then you now have a shortcut that will always open up the terminal window, and winbox right after with just a click of the mouse.

#!/bin/bash
wine64 ~/Desktop/windows_apps/winbox64.exe

32768 · Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:52 pm

Can somebody explain me how to install winehq-staging-4.19.pkg without XQuarz?
When i run the Installer it quits right at the start claiming the need of XQuarz.
Any hints appreciated.

// 32768

eles · Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:44 pm

Just tried,

wine 4.0.2 stable with 64bit support works with Normis's procedure too (no additional XQuartz install required, just press next until it installs)

I had no luck running it with wine-staging (4.20) because of some error.

hbml · Mon Nov 18, 2019 1:53 pm

Hi, I edit Winbox4Mac.app. Replace Winbox.exe on Winbox64 and Wine on Wine64. App required permit in security settings, because it is not signed by a certificate.
Try download: https://webshare.cz/#/file/A72or3or35

Hello, this file show me virus in Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Fugrafa.10146
Cesta: /Users/user/Library/Application Support/com.mikrotik.winbox_3.20.2/dosdevices/z:/Applications/Wine Staging.app/Contents/Resources/wine/lib/wine/secedit.exe

The same problem with WineHQ 4.19 and 4.20

something like this in version 4.20:

Gen:Variant.Ursu.652045
Cesta: /Users/user/.wine/dosdevices/z:/System/Volumes/Data/Users/user/.Trash/Wine Staging.app/Contents/Resources/wine/lib/wine/netsh.exe

and in version 4.19:
Gen:Variant.Ursu.652045
Way: /Applications/Wine Staging.app/Contents/Resources/wine/lib/wine/ngen.exe
Gen:Variant.Fugrafa.10148
Way: /Applications/Wine Staging.app/Contents/Resources/wine/lib/wine/rpcss.exe

Any Help?

Thank you

32768 · Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:59 pm

Just tried,

wine 4.0.2 stable with 64bit support works with Normis's procedure too (no additional XQuartz install required, just press next until it installs)

I had no luck running it with wine-staging (4.20) because of some error.

Please explain what you mean with "just press next ..." - I don't have a "Next" Button ... the pkg Installer quits right after the start claiming the need of XQuarz.
So how can i skip that if the installer right quits?!?
Did i missed something?

WeWiNet · Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:01 pm

Isn't it ridiculous that we need to discuss in a thread how to make the basic and mandatory Mikrotik configuration
tool available for Mac users?

Imagine how much time Mikrotik resellers/users/promoters spent, which they don't spent on selling/promoting Mikrotik products!!!

There should be a sticky forum entry about building Winbox on Catalina with real step by step instructions for the dummy!!!.
Please provide a sticky thread with instructions...this should be not much effort on Mtik side as you always say its simple!
And then community can use easily...

Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:02 pm

Why thread if there is the manual?
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ ... OSCatalina

32768 · Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:44 pm

Why thread if there is the manual?
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ ... OSCatalina

Because the instruction doens't work.
When i start the Installer it quits right after lunch claiming the need of XQuarz 2.7.7.
And you wrote before that there is no need to install XQuarz and i don't want it on my clean catalina install.
So, please explain me how i can install it

Minddaugas · Thu Nov 21, 2019 8:55 am

So is Mikrotik working on MacOS native client or this https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ ... OSCatalina manual is best what we can expect?

mankomal · Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:40 pm

I am getting this error in 4.20

msingh@MKS-Air ~ % wine64 Downloads/winbox64.exe 
wine: created the configuration directory '/Users/msingh/.wine'
0009:fixme:esync:do_esync eventfd not supported on this platform.
000b:fixme:esync:do_esync eventfd not supported on this platform.
0009:err:environ:run_wineboot failed to start wineboot c00000e5
zsh: segmentation fault  wine64 Downloads/winbox64.exe
msingh@MKS-Air ~ % rm -rf ~/.cache/winetricks/
msingh@MKS-Air ~ % wine64 --version
wine-4.20 (Staging)
msingh@MKS-Air ~ %

prcek · Fri Nov 22, 2019 10:35 am

esync is just Linux thing. You can try "Catalina > Virtualbox > Linux distro > Wine > Winbox" solution. I can't understand why Mikrotik torture MacOS users so much for years.

pe1chl · Fri Nov 22, 2019 11:09 am

I can't understand why Mikrotik torture MacOS users so much for years.

MacOS users are torturing themselves, aren't they?
It is their own decision to choose the non-leading desktop OS and suffer from application shortage, and they accept ridiculous decisions like "dropping 32-bit application support" from their OS supplier.
Of course the proper course would be to yell at Apple "hey Apple we need 32-bit support because we have legacy applications that we want to run", and maybe Apple would even listen.
(probably not, but then you could vote with your feet)

I really don't see why Mikrotik would have to support MacOS. It would be nice when winbox was platform-neutral, but then it should support Linux as well.
It would be best when webfig was improved to be the same in functionality as winbox, then winbox could be dropped (or not further developed) and all users could use their favorite OS as long as a modern webbrowser is available for it. Independent from the OS version, the number of bits, the availability of wine, etc.

prcek · Fri Nov 22, 2019 12:09 pm

It is their own decision to choose the non-leading desktop OS...

Leading desktop OS doesnt mean the most appropriate desktop OS.

It would be nice when winbox was platform-neutral...

Sure, WasmBox (WebAssembly) + GraphQL API should be the solution for the next decade.

pe1chl · Fri Nov 22, 2019 12:40 pm

It is their own decision to choose the non-leading desktop OS...
Leading desktop OS doesnt mean the most appropriate desktop OS.

I have been exclusively using Linux as my desktop OS since late 1992 (so way before a usable Windows OS even existed) and it works reasonably well for me because I do not need those Windows-specific applications, but at work where we have a need for appropriate "vertical applications" there has been barely a way around Windows. We could run MacOS but we would be constantly be confronted with "no sir, we only have a Windows version". And that is now slowly changing, but not because MacOS is now supported, but because most of those applications are moving towards a cloud-hosted solution that you access with a webbrowser. Which makes the desktop OS irrelevant.

But even in my use of Linux as my desktop OS I have sometimes seen this effect, when organizations just blindly assumed you could run their .exe for submitting data to them (e.g. filing taxes).
This has all ended because of the migration towards web-based.

32768 · Fri Nov 22, 2019 11:01 pm

I am also getting an error requiring xQuartz 2.7.7 after opening Wine Staging in Installer. I see that others are claiming it is not required - any tips/tricks? TIA

did u get any clue?

// 32768

bekax5 · Tue Nov 26, 2019 2:58 pm

Tried this method but also getting some errors:

user@mac ~ % wine64 Desktop/winbox64.exe
wine: created the configuration directory '/Users/andredias/.wine'
0009:fixme:esync:do_esync eventfd not supported on this platform.
000b:fixme:esync:do_esync eventfd not supported on this platform.
0009:err:environ:run_wineboot failed to start wineboot c00000e5
zsh: segmentation fault  wine64 Desktop/winbox64.exe

Any idea how to fix?

Tue Nov 26, 2019 3:38 pm

FYI Wine 4.19 and 4.20 breaks on Catalina again.
Use Wine 4.18 https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/macos ... g-4.18.pkg

hci · Tue Nov 26, 2019 4:57 pm

FYI Wine 4.19 and 4.20 breaks on Catalina again.
Use Wine 4.18 https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/macos ... g-4.18.pkg

This is error I get on my macbook.

Failure
You need to install XQuartz 2.7.7 or higher first.

Tue Nov 26, 2019 4:58 pm

Paste this in macOS terminal:

xcode-select --install

bekax5 · Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:36 pm

FYI Wine 4.19 and 4.20 breaks on Catalina again.
Use Wine 4.18 https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/macos ... g-4.18.pkg

Even though Wine gave lots and lots of errors... Winbox launched.
Thanks!

rasputin83 · Tue Nov 26, 2019 7:52 pm

This actually got even simpler: https://github.com/nrlquaker/winbox-mac

If you don't want to read - just use brew.

brew cask install nrlquaker-winbox

Works flawlessly on Catalina

cheers pal works great!!!!:D

32768 · Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:47 pm

Paste this in macOS terminal:

xcode-select --install

i already have the command line tools installed.
and with staging-4.18 also the installer quits right after start claiming the need of xquarz

// 32768

w0lt · Wed Nov 27, 2019 6:08 pm

Codeweaver's "CrossOver" latest beta works great !!

-tp

Nevon · Wed Nov 27, 2019 11:15 pm

Someone else who has problems sometimes to paste text in terminal thru winbox..?

WeWiNet · Mon Dec 02, 2019 12:41 pm

I made a fresh upgrade to Catalina yesterday and tried to follow the "according to Normis working" script from RouterOS 7 web page.

rm -rf /Applications/Wine*
rm -rf ~/.wine/

Then downloaded WINE 4.18 as given!
When installing WINE it says:

You need to install XQuartz 2.7.7 or higher first.

So I did what Normis said:

xcode-select --install

this was done successfully
But when I then again try to install WineHQ it still says Failure:

You need to install XQuartz 2.7.7 or higher first.

What do I need to do?
Could one update the Wiki that we have a clear, simple procedure to get Winbox on MAC?

Mon Dec 02, 2019 12:47 pm

How about installing what it asks for? https://www.xquartz.org/releases/index.html
Try and see if it helps.

WeWiNet · Sat Dec 07, 2019 12:02 pm

Normis,
how about you updating your tutorial?
It does not say I need to install Quartz?

By the way I installed it, and tried... nothing happened.
No I am in deep sh... as I have only web fig to do work...

If I read that you are using internally MAC for work, its difficult to understand why you can't
update your Wiki to make a full step by step tutorial that actually works from A-Z without anything
to be added.

Come on, you will get lot's of kudos ...

yoozieck · Thu Dec 12, 2019 11:43 am

Does any of these solutions posted before supports drag&drop file transferring from Mac to Winbox?

Thu Dec 12, 2019 11:45 am

Drag and drop works for me, has worked always actually.

WeWiNet - not sure. This might be an issue with your computer. Wine is not a Mikrotik app, you should google how to run Wine on your particular macOS version.

alexjhart · Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:20 pm

@Normis, can you have https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ ... OSCatalina updated to include some of the things missing as pointed out in this threa? Such as:

Xquarz version and download link

wine staging version required and download link

Drag and drop works for me, has worked always actually.

viewtopic.php?t=152988#p758707

*) removed Drag and Drop support on 64-bit Winbox in Wine;

Why?
Yeah seems kinda weird. I guess it was breaking some thing?
It rarely worked as it was, I wish it would have been fixed rather than removed. Everything else in the Mac Winbox port worked pretty well except file transfer in and out via drag and drop.
Upgrading to latest Wine Staging 4.19 will fix these issues, new Winbox 3.21 will have drag/drop and file transfers again.

hafieror · Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:51 pm

Solved anybody problem with bad fonts displaying in winbox terminal?

Nollitik · Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:01 pm

It would really be cool to have Winbox or Macbox for the MacOS...never understood why Mikrotik hasn't made the leap. I have been using
Winbox4Mac for years now...even preferring it over webConfig but that's not the point. Having the app available through the AppStore
could bring many more home network to Mikrotik. It's like a Burger king opening across the street from a MacDonalds marketing approach.

nghiavv · Thu Dec 19, 2019 11:54 am

While you are waiting for the new 64bit exe file to be released soon, you can already prepare your macOS catalina systems according to these instructions:

If you have used Wine previously, we recommend you first delete the previous Wine application and the Wine settings directory in your home folder:

rm -rf /Applications/Wine*
rm -rf ~/.wine/

To run Winbox64 the following steps are required.

Install Wine Staging from WineHQ official download page https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/macosx/download.html
and make sure you have downloaded the winbox64.exe executable from the MikroTik download page.

During installation, you must mark "64 bit support" (by default it is not checked).
In macOS terminal, make sure your set to use ZSH as the new shell like this (and restart Terminal after this command):

chsh -s /bin/zsh

Edit your zprofile file to add environment variables, pointing the wine64 command to the correct installation path of Wine Staging:

nano ~/.zprofile

The file should look like this (make sure your paths are correct here):

export PATH="/Applications/Wine Staging.app/Contents/Resources/wine/bin:$PATH"
export FREETYPE_PROPERTIES="truetype:interpreter-version=35"
export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/lib:/opt/X11/lib:$DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH"

Restart (quit and reopen) your macOS terminal
Launch Winbox64 with wine64 like this:

wine64 "/Applications/winbox64.exe"

I can not find .zprofile. Macos catalina default shell zsh.

Thu Dec 19, 2019 1:09 pm

Yes, but this command creates the file, you will not have it by default:

nano ~/.zprofile

Kristofers · Fri Dec 20, 2019 6:52 pm

So is Mikrotik working on MacOS native client or this https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ ... OSCatalina manual is best what we can expect?

iOS/MacOS developer here at MikroTik. We just started working on a revised version of the iPad app and if all goes well, will proceed with a native MacOS version straight after that.
It's too early to give any real time estimates, but we'll keep you guys updated on where it's at.

Kind regards,
Kristofers

WeWiNet · Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:06 am

So is Mikrotik working on MacOS native client or this https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ ... OSCatalina manual is best what we can expect?
iOS/MacOS developer here at MikroTik. We just started working on a revised version of the iPad app and if all goes well, will proceed with a native MacOS version straight after that.
It's too early to give any real time estimates, but we'll keep you guys updated on where it's at.

Kind regards,
Kristofers

Great Christmas Gift! I like it, thank you!
+1

32768 · Mon Dec 23, 2019 12:23 am

So is Mikrotik working on MacOS native client or this https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ ... OSCatalina manual is best what we can expect?
–
iOS/MacOS developer here at MikroTik. We just started working on a revised version of the iPad app and if all goes well, will proceed with a native MacOS version straight after that.
It's too early to give any real time estimates, but we'll keep you guys updated on where it's at.

Kind regards,
Kristofers

+1 really great news! best news to start into 2020

// 32768

xh116 · Mon Dec 23, 2019 6:18 pm

So is Mikrotik working on MacOS native client or this https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ ... OSCatalina manual is best what we can expect?
iOS/MacOS developer here at MikroTik. We just started working on a revised version of the iPad app and if all goes well, will proceed with a native MacOS version straight after that.
It's too early to give any real time estimates, but we'll keep you guys updated on where it's at.

Kind regards,
Kristofers

It is nice to hear this! hope to use native MacOS version Winbox soon.

Nevon · Wed Dec 25, 2019 11:35 pm

Someone tried wine staging 5.0 rc2?

yoozieck · Thu Jan 02, 2020 1:39 pm

This actually got even simpler: https://github.com/nrlquaker/winbox-mac

If you don't want to read - just use brew.

brew cask install nrlquaker-winbox

Works flawlessly on Catalina

That is true, works like a charm. Thanks bro!

nissandata · Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:09 pm

This actually got even simpler: https://github.com/nrlquaker/winbox-mac

If you don't want to read - just use brew.

brew cask install nrlquaker-winbox

Works flawlessly on Catalina
That is true, works like a charm. Thanks bro!

Thx m8

chebedewel · Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:45 pm

Someone tried wine staging 5.0 rc2?

Just upgraded to wine 5.0-staging (final), so far everything works as it should be

Chupaka · Sun Jan 26, 2020 1:41 pm

Any chance to run The Dude in Catalina?

Istra · Mon Feb 10, 2020 5:43 pm

https://joshaven.com/resources/tools/winbox-for-mac/

hahav · Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:14 pm

https://joshaven.com/resources/tools/winbox-for-mac/

Why its identical to https://github.com/nrlquaker/winbox-mac except the icon?
Its 1 to 1 copy, lol.
It was in development for about 4 months and now he released this version.
WTF?

smartnetworks · Tue Feb 25, 2020 9:45 am

Hi Kristofers. Any update on this? Any possible beta for download?

Best Regards

So is Mikrotik working on MacOS native client or this https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ ... OSCatalina manual is best what we can expect?
iOS/MacOS developer here at MikroTik. We just started working on a revised version of the iPad app and if all goes well, will proceed with a native MacOS version straight after that.
It's too early to give any real time estimates, but we'll keep you guys updated on where it's at.

Kind regards,
Kristofers

smartnetworks · Tue Feb 25, 2020 4:11 pm

Hi to all! This solutions works super flawlessly on Catalina 10.15.3 too and its very easy to apply. One thing I would like to mention is that there's no drag&drop option. Thank you!

This actually got even simpler: https://github.com/nrlquaker/winbox-mac

If you don't want to read - just use brew.

brew cask install nrlquaker-winbox

Works flawlessly on Catalina
That is true, works like a charm. Thanks bro!
Thx m8

hci · Tue Feb 25, 2020 4:18 pm

Hi Kristofers. Any update on this? Any possible beta for download?

Best Regards

So is Mikrotik working on MacOS native client or this https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ ... OSCatalina manual is best what we can expect?
iOS/MacOS developer here at MikroTik. We just started working on a revised version of the iPad app and if all goes well, will proceed with a native MacOS version straight after that.
It's too early to give any real time estimates, but we'll keep you guys updated on where it's at.

Kind regards,
Kristofers

+1

hahav · Tue Feb 25, 2020 7:02 pm

Hi to all! This solutions works super flawlessly on Catalina 10.15.3 too and its very easy to apply. One thing I would like to mention is that there's no drag&drop option. Thank you!

There is. It was reenabled in winbox 3.21 x64.

smartnetworks · Tue Feb 25, 2020 7:22 pm

Im using the 3.21 version 64bit. There's no drag-drop option.

Hi to all! This solutions works super flawlessly on Catalina 10.15.3 too and its very easy to apply. One thing I would like to mention is that there's no drag&drop option. Thank you!
There is. It was reenabled in winbox 3.21 x64.

bclewl1ns · Tue Feb 25, 2020 7:40 pm

Its amazing to me. That withe all the other operating systems out there. Chrome, OS X that a company would ONLY make windows based programs. In my opinion it is very short sited. And to be honest one of the reasons we have decided to start moving mikrotik out of our network. We don't want to. We do enjoy the os however, consistently making management programs that only run on windows is naive at best. Have you all ever Just one time in the cloud based world we live in. Though even for a fleeting moment to build an actual server based controller for Mikrotik. Imagine that. Keeping up with the times.

smartnetworks · Tue Feb 25, 2020 7:56 pm

I fully agree with you. Mikrotik should give a more serious look on this. Nowadays its unacceptable creating software for professional use - supporting your hardware for thousands of customers and not supporting MacOs also (at least) and force your clients trying to work with "tips&tricks" risking their OS stability .

Its amazing to me. That withe all the other operating systems out there. Chrome, OS X that a company would ONLY make windows based programs. In my opinion it is very short sited. And to be honest one of the reasons we have decided to start moving mikrotik out of our network. We don't want to. We do enjoy the os however, consistently making management programs that only run on windows is naive at best. Have you all ever Just one time in the cloud based world we live in. Though even for a fleeting moment to build an actual server based controller for Mikrotik. Imagine that. Keeping up with the times.

rooted · Tue Feb 25, 2020 8:01 pm

They are developing a client, it's mentioned in this thread a few posts up.

hahav · Tue Feb 25, 2020 8:11 pm

Im using the 3.21 version 64bit. There's no drag-drop option.

I don't know about what dnd are you talking, but I'm talking about dnd in Files tab.

smartnetworks · Tue Feb 25, 2020 9:17 pm

I don't want to look impatient but I think this post was 20 of December 2019 and they were working on this already .

They are developing a client, it's mentioned in this thread a few posts up.

smartnetworks · Tue Feb 25, 2020 9:24 pm

You've right. If you drag and drop a file at the "grey" empty winbox window space (on Windows OS) the file moves at Mikrotik's file manager straight through at its proper location automatically. I tried by dragging a file from MacOS directly to Mikrotik file manager and it was dragged with success except the fact that wine crashed and I had to restart the app again. Although this is not a reliable working environment. Let's hope that Mikrotik will release a "MacBox" soon.

Im using the 3.21 version 64bit. There's no drag-drop option.
I don't know about what dnd are you talking, but I'm talking about dnd in Files tab.

rooted · Tue Feb 25, 2020 9:45 pm

I don't want to look impatient but I think this post was 20 of December 2019 and they were working on this already .

The dev stated "just started on revised iPad app" in December, it's not a simple task.

smartnetworks · Tue Feb 25, 2020 10:44 pm

For God's shake! How many users or IT professionals are going to work seriously on a MikroTik from iPad?? - Definitely its not a simple task. I believe by watching the last 10 years Mikrotik growing its existence in the market, we are very close for a MacBox solution.

I don't want to look impatient but I think this post was 20 of December 2019 and they were working on this already .
The dev stated "just started on revised iPad app" in December, it's not a simple task.

rooted · Tue Feb 25, 2020 11:52 pm

For God's shake! How many users or IT professionals are going to work seriously on a MikroTik from iPad?? - Definitely its not a simple task. I believe by watching the last 10 years Mikrotik growing its existence in the market, we are very close for a MacBox solution. [emoji1696]

I didn't say anyone would, he said if the iPad revision went well he would start on the Mac client!

macsrwe · Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:24 am

For God's shake! How many users or IT professionals are going to work seriously on a MikroTik from iPad?? - Definitely its not a simple task.

I have at times been forced to work on MikroTiks from my iPhone; at least on an iPad I wouldn't have to cross my eyes.

Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:44 am

iPad and macOS is a relatively simple port. iPad is a stepping stone, so to say.

jonmansey · Fri Feb 28, 2020 5:15 am

Hi, how do I pass command line arguments to the application? With the wine version, I was able to say

wine winbox.exe <addr> <user> <pwd>

and it would open with the fields populated, and connect.

Ive tried

open /Applications/Winbox-mac.app --args <addr> <user> <pwd>

but it doesnt work

Edit: It seems to work with wine-staging as follows

/Applications/Wine\ Staging.app/Contents/Resources/wine/bin/wine64 /Applications/winbox64.exe <addr> <user> <pwd>

Fri Feb 28, 2020 3:31 pm

Just install wine64 as such. Then you can do

normis@MacBook  ~ % wine64 /Applications/winbox64.exe <addr> <user> <pwd>

hahav · Thu Mar 05, 2020 12:32 pm

Ive tried
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open /Applications/Winbox-mac.app --args <addr> <user> <pwd>
but it doesnt work

It was added in the latest release of Winbox-mac.

Minddaugas · Mon May 18, 2020 11:06 am

Is there any news on OSX'Box? Maybe we can participate in beta testings?

faxxe · Mon May 18, 2020 11:15 pm

One more if you need a Catalina beta tester

-faxxe

hennotaht · Fri Jun 19, 2020 2:48 pm

Count me in, too.

alexjhart · Fri Jun 19, 2020 4:27 pm

So is Mikrotik working on MacOS native client or this https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ ... OSCatalina manual is best what we can expect?
iOS/MacOS developer here at MikroTik. We just started working on a revised version of the iPad app and if all goes well, will proceed with a native MacOS version straight after that.
It's too early to give any real time estimates, but we'll keep you guys updated on where it's at.

Kind regards,
Kristofers

Hi Kristofers,
Any closer to having/providing time estimate? Even a rough estimate would be nice. Is this months or years away?
Thanks!

smartnetworks · Sat Oct 10, 2020 7:49 pm

Any news guys? Since 20th of December (when someone wrote that Mikrotik is working on a native client ) there are no news. The 'Wine" solution seems unreliable with crashes and "glitches" all the time - especially on multiple simultaneous winbox sessions. It's hard to believe that Mikrotik as a company which respects (?) its clients , is unable to fund a professional team (company...whatever) in order to complete such project/task and has abandoned professional clients by providing them with non-native /unofficial solutions , waking up memories from the beatifull 90s when as teens we were searching for hacks and cracks to enjoy our games. ;) .Hope soon we'll have good news by a company we trust for their products.

LeonelSalazar · Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:37 pm

Excellent news, I followed the tutorial in this video and everything works perfectly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU1UtPcQlzQ

I'm using the latest version of Mac OS Big Sur 11.0.1

jmgallardo · Mon Nov 16, 2020 1:50 pm

Hi Leonel.
Are you using Big Sur?
I was using Winbox in Catalina for a long, but Big Sur crashes when we connect to a router.

Excellent news, I followed the tutorial in this video and everything works perfectly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU1UtPcQlzQ

I'm using the latest version of Mac OS Big Sur 11.0.1

jrpaz · Tue Nov 17, 2020 5:06 pm

I'm guessing Winbox and Big Sur are ok?

Larsa · Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:12 pm

... Big Sur crashes when we connect to a router.

MacOS "Big Sur" first public version 11.0.1 that was released last week include major parts that are completely redone and is also affected by a series of severe bugs. I advise against upgrading until all serious issues are resolved. Also, it has a complete new GUI design that might not appeal to everyone.

faxxe · Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:02 pm

I use this tool and it works flawless with Big Sur

https://github.com/nrlquaker/winbox-mac

-faxxe

rahulmkhj · Sun Nov 22, 2020 12:59 pm

Can anybody please confirm if the “Mikrotik” iPhone app is available on Mac App Store? Or have they opted-out of it?

macsrwe · Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:22 pm

Can anybody please confirm if the “Mikrotik” iPhone app is available on Mac App Store? Or have they opted-out of it?

Still there. Try this:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mikrotik/id1323064830

tudormm · Wed Dec 02, 2020 12:32 pm

Hi, I just got an error about loading address.wbx. I use winbox64 under wine64(MacOS Catalina):

loadConfig \addresses.WBX
GetOpenFileName failed

I mention that I've loaded it manually from the file -> open menu.

Please help!

Thanks!

hci · Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:03 pm

Any chance of a native winbox app for OSX?