Direct3D 9-to-11 (Series) Alternatives

Direct3D 9-to-11 is described as 'This project is an attempt to convert Direct3D 9 programs to Direct3D 11. It reimplements the d3d9.dll, which contains the core D3D9 interfaces' and is an app. There are five alternatives to Direct3D 9-to-11 for Windows, Linux and Mac. The best Direct3D 9-to-11 alternative is Mythic, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Direct3D 9-to-11 are D8VK, WineD3D, DDrawCompat and ForceD3D9On12.

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  1. Mythic icon
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    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.

    48 Mythic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Mythic is the most popular Mac alternative to Direct3D 9-to-11.

    • Mythic is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Direct3D 9-to-11.

    • Mythic is Free and Open SourceDirect3D 9-to-11 is also Free and Open Source
    • Mythic is Lightweight and Privacy focusedDirect3D 9-to-11 is not according to our users
  2. D8VK icon
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    A Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 8/9/10/11 which allows running 3D applications on Linux using Wine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • D8VK is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Direct3D 9-to-11.

    • D8VK is Free and Open SourceDirect3D 9-to-11 is also Free and Open Source
  3. WineD3D icon
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    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

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    DDrawCompat is a DLL wrapper aimed at fixing compatibility and performance issues for games based on DirectDraw and Direct3D 1-7. Partially supports GDI as well. There is no API conversion involved, most of the rendering is still done by the native DirectDraw/Direct3D 1-7 and...

    20 DDrawCompat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    This project provides DLL wrappers for the DirectX 1-9 graphics components. Its purpose is to disable the use of the Direct3D 9 user-mode display driver provided by GPU vendors. This forces the runtimes to use D3D9On12 instead.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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