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title: "86Box v3.4"
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description: "Release for April 2022, now with macOS support."
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authors: ["richardg867"]
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image: "/assets/images/v3.4/hero.png"
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{% include imageheading.html url="/assets/images/v3.4/hero.png" separator=" " %}
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This is the April 2022 update to 86Box, bringing **macOS support**, bugfixes and other behind-the-scenes work. As always, you can [download 86Box v3.4 from GitHub](https://github.com/86Box/86Box/releases/tag/v3.4.1).
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## Now with macOS
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Continuing on the cross-platform development effort started during [v3.0]({% post_url 2021-12-01-86box-v3-0 %}#linux) and first released for Linux on [v3.2]({% post_url 2022-02-16-86box-v3-2 %}#now-with-linux), we now provide **Intel macOS** builds of 86Box. These should work on macOS High Sierra 10.13 and newer, natively on Intel Macs and through Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon Macs. [dob205](https://github.com/dob205) was our main macOS tester, while [**jgilje**](https://github.com/jgilje), [**Cacodemon345**](https://github.com/Cacodemon345) and other contributors did the OS integration work.
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As with Linux, there is currently no 86Box manager for macOS, but you can manage emulated machines by **making copies** of `86Box.app` on different places (just dragging it to `/Applications` is currently not recommended); the `roms/` directory (containing the ROM set) must be placed next to the .app ([example](/assets/images/v3.4/roms.png)\), and the emulated machine's files will be saved next to the .app as well.
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### But where's Apple Silicon?
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We haven't forgotten about our promise for Apple Silicon support. Tests done by the community show that the M1 and M1 Pro are among **the best CPUs** you can currently get for running 86Box natively, and Rosetta 2 can leave quite a bit of performance on the table.
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As it turns out, a cross-platform project like 86Box is **nearly impossible** to compile for Apple Silicon Macs without **actual hardware**. While the aforementioned community testers managed to compile and run 86Box for Apple Silicon on their own M1 machines, we cannot replicate that in a way we can distribute through [Jenkins](https://ci.86box.net/job/86Box/) or regular releases, since we only have access to Intel hardware; while tools like [Homebrew](https://brew.sh) and [MacPorts](https://www.macports.org) can compile for Intel on Apple Silicon systems, they can't do the opposite.
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Apple hardware is expensive. While their chips provide good performance for the money, the machines are still costly upfront, and **we can't afford them**. Renting a Mac Mini from a hosting company also costs more than our entire hosting bill, and while there is one such company out there providing free M1 hardware to open source projects, their offering is **not available to us**. If you want native 86Box on Apple Silicon to become a reality, consider [making a donation](https://paypal.me/86Box) or [joining our Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/86box); contributing will help us get our hands on that hardware in one way or another.
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## Changelog for v3.4
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### Emulator
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* Added provisions for **system-wide ROM directories** on all platforms (to be documented soon)
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* Added **32-bit x86** architecture to Linux builds
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* Fixed crash on startup caused by **missing disk image files**
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* Fixed **keyboard input** when the mouse is not captured
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* Fixed mouse input with **Remote Desktop** on Windows
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* Fixed occasional crash with a `do_seg_load()` message
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* Fixed incorrect executable path displayed on the **stdout log** on Linux
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### User interface
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* Fixed **emulated screen size** being off by one pixel on some Linux systems
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* Fixed creation of **differencing VHD** disk images
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* Fixed **Settings button** incorrectly enabled on network cards with no settings
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* Updated translation: **Portuguese (Portugal)**
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### Machines
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* Temporarily removed the **Compaq Deskpro 386** while we figure out what went wrong with it on v3.3; the functionally-equivalent **Compaq Portable III (386)** can be used instead
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### Hardware
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* **Sound**
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* Fixed playback start delay issues with certain drivers on the **C-Media CMI8738**
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* Changed **FluidSynth** to fall back to the system soundfont if none is set on Linux
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* **Network**
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* Slightly improved **PCap** performance on Linux
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### Known issues
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* **Mouse input** does not work properly on some Linux hosts, especially when dragging with a button held down. This issue dates back to v3.2, but it can now be worked around by starting 86Box from a terminal with the `EMU86BOX_MOUSE` environment variable to `evdev` (and making sure your user is part of the `input` group or otherwise has the right permissions to access `/dev/input/event*`), for example: `EMU86BOX_MOUSE=evdev ./86Box-Linux-....AppImage`
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* The host mouse cursor may **escape the 86Box window** when using the aforementioned workaround
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* While mouse movement through **Remote Desktop** on Windows hosts was fixed, it still isn't perfect
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## <a name="v3-4-1" />Changelog for v3.4.1
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### Emulator
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* Fixed **mouse buttons** not working
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### User interface
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* Fixed **middle mouse button** not releasing mouse capture
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### Known issues
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* Same as v3.4 above
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