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The best alternative to LaunchBox is Playnite, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to LaunchBox and 14 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to LaunchBox are Lutris, RetroArch, Lemuroid and Lakka.

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LaunchBox alternatives are mainly Game Emulators, but if you're looking for Game Library Managers or Game Stores you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Android and Windows. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to LaunchBox.
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  1. Playnite icon
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    Video game library manager and launcher with support for 3rd party libraries like Steam, GOG, Origin and Uplay, providing one unified interface for your games.

    45 Playnite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Does the same job for free (completely) and uses the Internet Games Datab which I find better

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    • Almost everyone thinks Playnite is a great LaunchBox alternative.

    • Playnite is the most popular Windows alternative to LaunchBox.

    • Playnite is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to LaunchBox.

    • Playnite is Free and Open SourceLaunchBox is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Playnite is CustomizableLaunchBox is not according to our users
  2. Lutris icon
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    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.

    62 Lutris alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
     
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    Comments about Lutris as an Alternative to LaunchBox
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    Launchbox is internally capable of batch imports for supported platforms. Lutris can only batch import from a few sources.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Launchbox is primarily designed for importing libraries of retro game roms and then setting up as a frontend to launch external emulators.

    Lutris is primarily a community driven frontend for managing wine and proton emulation configs for modern windows games.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Lets you collect and run all your games, no matter how you are running them, from one place.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Lutris is a great LaunchBox alternative.

    • Lutris is the most popular Web-based & Linux alternative to LaunchBox.

    • Lutris is Free and Open SourceLaunchBox is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Lutris is LightweightLaunchBox is not according to our users
  3. RetroArch icon
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    A fast, modular emulator frontend offering portability and extensive support for systems from arcade consoles to mobile platforms, featuring game engines like Doom and Quake, and capabilities for real-time rewinding and shader support on a variety of devices.

    154 RetroArch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • Steam
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
     
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    • Almost everyone thinks RetroArch is a great LaunchBox alternative.

    • RetroArch is the most popular Android, Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to LaunchBox.

    • RetroArch is Free and Open SourceLaunchBox is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Lemuroid icon
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    Lemuroid is an open-source emulation project based on Libretro. It's completely free, without ads and focused on ease of use and good user experience.

    31 Lemuroid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  5. Lakka icon
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    Lakka is the official Linux distribution of RetroArch and the libretro ecosystem. Each game system is implemented as a libretro core, while the frontend RetroArch takes care of inputs and display.

    37 Lakka alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Cubieboard
    • HummingBoard
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Odroid
     
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    Linux-OS not meant to be used as game library organizer.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Lakka is Free and Open SourceLaunchBox is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. RetroDECK icon
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    RetroDECK is a powerful all-in-one retro gaming platform designed for handheld gaming PCs like the Steam Deck, full Linux desktops, Linux HTPC setups, and Linux-based PC consoles such as the Steam Machine.

    11 RetroDECK alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • SteamOS
     
  7. Pegasus icon
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    Pegasus is a graphical frontend for browsing your game library (especially retro games) and launching them from one place. It's focusing on customizability, cross platform support (including embedded devices) and high performance.

    49 Pegasus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  8. Gavilya icon
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    Gavilya is a user-friendly game launcher built using C# .NET 6 and WPF, designed to streamline the gaming experience by consolidating games from various sources into a single, accessible platform. With its intuitive interface and diverse set of features, Gavilya offers gamers a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. KRetro icon
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    KRetro is a Libretro frontend written in Qt/Kirigami, designed for Plasma Desktop, Mobile, and Bigscreen.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Linux Mobile
    • Plasma Mobile
     
  10. kolektor icon
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    kolektor is a Video Game Collection manager for Windows, for organizing user's game library.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Metropolis Launcher is a game launcher, emulation front-end and an extensive offline database of video game metadata thanks to MobyGames.

    Metropolis Launcher is based on the .NET 4.0 Framework and runs on Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. D-Fend Reloaded icon
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    D-Fend Reloaded is a graphical environment for DOSBox . DOSBox emulates a complete computer including the DOS commandline and allows to run nearly all old DOS based games on modern hardware with any of the newer Windows versions.

    18 D-Fend Reloaded alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • DOSBox
     
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