Will Onyx 3.1 work in Mac OS X 10.8 ("Mountain Lion") and Windows 8?

Windows and Apple are both preparing to release their next-generation operating systems, and several people have asked me if Onyx 3.1 will still work when they are out.

The short answer is "yes."

The long answer is "yes, but Onyx 3.1 is not specifically written to take advantage of new features in Windows 8 or Mountain Lion." That means that it will run just as it does now, with no new functionality.

Also, the first (and only the first) time you run Onyx on OS X Mountain Lion, you will see a message that Onyx is using "unsigned code" and asking if you're sure you want to run it. It is OK to click the button to allow Onyx to run. This will only happen once.

I have recently started work on Onyx 3.5, which will be optimized for Windows 8 and Mac OS X Mountain Lion. Onyx 3.5 is a significant rewrite of the basic Onyx core, which will make it more compatible with new operating systems.

In addition, Onyx 3.5 will introduce a slew of new game-playing features, which I'm not ready to talk about just yet. Stay tuned for more!

Onyx 3.1 Now Available!

Version 3.1 adds support for 64-bit Windows and for Windows Vista and Windows 7, as well as for Mac OS X 10.6 "Leopard" and 64-bit Linux versions.

3.1 also introduces one commonly-asked-for change: the cards and the timer for timed actions are now significantly larger and easier to read from a distance.

Onyx 3.1 is a free upgrade for all registered Onyx 3.0 users.

Notes for Windows users

For compatibility with Windows 7, the preferences file is no longer stored in the Program Files folder. For this reason, Windows users who upgrade to Onyx 3.1 will need to re-enter their registration information and serial number.

Because of a quirk in the way Windows Vista and Windows 7 handle installer permissions, in some instances on some computers the Card Editor installer won't install the Card Editor Help file correctly. I'm still trying to track down the cause of this problem.

Notes for MAC OS 9 Users

Onyx 3.1 is not available for Mac OS 9; the last version of Onyx which supports Mac OS 9 is Onyx 3.0.