D8VK Alternatives

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1. 

   

   Wine

    743 likes

   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.

   48 Wine alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Compatibility Layer Tool

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux
   • Android
   • Android Tablet
   • BSD
   • Flathub

   

   

   

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   • Wine is the most popular Android, Mac, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to D8VK.

   • Wine is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to D8VK.

   • Wine is Free and Open SourceD8VK is also Free and Open Source
   • Wine is Privacy focused and LightweightD8VK is not according to our users
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   Proton

    112 likes

   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.

   43 Proton alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Compatibility Layer Tool

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Steam

   

   

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   ProtonPlus

    5 likes

   A simple Wine and Proton-based compatibility tools manager.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Compatibility Layer Tool

   Origin

   • Canada

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Arch Linux
   • Flathub
   • Fedora
   • Nix Package Manager
   • Wine
   • Flatpak
   • Vala
   • Proton

   

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   ProtonUp-Qt

    5 likes

   Install and manage GE-Proton, Luxtorpeda & more for Steam and Wine-GE & more for Lutris with this graphical user interface.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Compatibility Layer Tool

   Origin

   • Norway

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • AppImageHub
   • Arch Linux
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak

   

   

   

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   Protontricks

    4 likes

   A wrapper that does winetricks things for Proton enabled games, requires Winetricks.

   41 Protontricks alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Compatibility Layer Tool

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • Python
   • Flatpak

   

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7. DXVK

    7 likes

   A Vulkan-based translation layer for D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11, which can be used on Linux with Wine.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Wine

   

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9. Proton GE

    3 likes

   This is my build of Proton with the most recent bleeding-edge Proton Experimental WINE.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Compatibility Layer Tool

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Wine

   

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10. 

    

    MiceWine

     3 likes

    MiceWine is a project that aims to run Windows applications and games on Android smartphones.

    46 MiceWine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Compatibility Layer Tool

    Origin

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    

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11. 

    

    Winetricks

     2 likes

    Winetricks is an easy way to work around problems in Wine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Compatibility Layer Tool

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Fedora
    • Wine
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
    • Slackware

    

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12. 

    

    dgVoodoo

     6 likes

    dgVoodoo 2 is a wrapper for old graphics API's for Windows Vista/7/8/10. This wrapper uses Direct3D 11 at GPU feature level 10.1 as wrapping output.

    5 dgVoodoo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

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    • dgVoodoo is the most popular Windows alternative to D8VK.

    • dgVoodoo is Free and ProprietaryD8VK is Free and Open Source
13. Direct3D 9-to-11

     2 likes

    This project is an attempt to convert Direct3D 9 programs to Direct3D 11. It reimplements the d3d9.dll, which contains the core D3D9 interfaces.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

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    WineD3D

     1 like

    Even if Windows supports DirectX natively, using WineD3D can enhance backwards compatiblity with older games, especially on Windows 8 and newer that don't support 16 bit screen modes. Another possible use is to emulate unsupported versions of DirectX, or porting DirectX...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Compatibility Layer Tool

    Origin

    • Italy
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

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