Bottles is described as 'Easily manage wineprefix on Linux' and is a compatibility layer tool in the gaming software category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Bottles for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Flathub, Wine and Flatpak apps. The best Bottles alternative is Wine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Bottles are Lutris, Proton, PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac and CrossOver.
An advanced, free open-source tool enabling Windows applications to run on Linux and other systems without emulation. It offers configuration options, supports diverse operating systems, and benefits from continuous updates and robust community support to enhance Windows app compatibility.
Lutris is an open source gaming platform for GNU/Linux. It allows you to gather and manage (install, configure and launch) all your games acquired from any source, in a single interface.
Lutris provides similar configuration features and automatic installers like Bottles, and because it runs in a non-Flatpak environment, there’s no hassle with file handling. For me, it works more reliably than Bottles.
lutris has quite a bit more in common with bottles than retroarch does, for instance lutris can manage wine prefixes.
They have nothing in common, it's not an alternative
Proton is a tool for use with the Steam client which allows games which are exclusive to Windows to run on Linux kernel operating system. It uses Wine to facilitate this.
Again, this has nothing to do with Bottles.
PlayOnLinux is a graphical frontend for the Wine software compatibility layer which allows Linux and Mac users to install Windows-based video games, Microsoft Office (2000 to 2010), Microsoft Internet Explorer, as well as many other applications.
Cross-platform utility enables seamless installation and execution of Windows applications on macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS. No Windows license required—facilitates easy app management with a few clicks, eliminates the need for virtual machines and reboots, delivering efficient compatibility layer operation.
Games library manager. Supports: Steam, GOG, Humble Bundle, Humble Trove, Wine and RetroArch.
This is a game library manager. It has nothing in common with Bottles, which is a compatibility layer.
The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a new Windows 10 feature that enables you to run native Linux command-line tools directly on Windows.
The main function of Bottles is to provide a nice GUI to manage wine prefixes (including proton). WSL does not do that, at all.
Whisky provides a clean and easy to use graphical wrapper for Wine built in native SwiftUI. You can make and manage bottles, install and run Windows apps and games, and unlock the full potential of your Mac with no technical knowledge required.
Bottles is for Linux and Whisky is for macOS, so while their purposes are the same, they cannot be alternatives.
An open-source Epic Games Launcher alternative and normal game launcher for macOS written in Swift. We started this project to create a GUI frontend for Legendary and to play Windows games using game porting toolkit by Apple.
Allows use of Windows applications, such as Microsoft Office and Adobe software, directly within Linux desktops like GNOME or KDE, using background RDP virtualization and providing file right-click access, home directory mounting, and one-command setup.
This is my build of Proton with the most recent bleeding-edge Proton Experimental WINE.
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Wine is not an alternative because Bottles uses Wine. So this should be de unlisted.