LaunchBox Alternatives for Linux

LaunchBox is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to LaunchBox and 12 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to LaunchBox are Lutris, GameHub, Pegasus and Lakka.

LaunchBox alternatives are mainly Game Emulators but may also be Game Library Managers or DOS Emulators. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of LaunchBox.

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Game Library Manager

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RetroArch
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
iPhone
Blackberry
iPad
OpenPandora
Steam
Raspberry Pi
Playstation
Xbox
143 RetroArch alternatives
RetroArch is a graphical frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players.
- - RetroArch is the most popular Web-based, Android, Mac, iPhone, Linux & iPad alternative to LaunchBox.
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RetroArch Features
1. Controller SupportRetroArch supports the use of a controller (XBOX, PlayStation, etc.).
2. Dark ModeRetroArch supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Multi System Emulator
Multiplatform
Emulation
FOSS
Modular System
Gameboy emulation
Variety
Rewind button
Lutris
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Free • Open Source
Game Library Manager
Game Store
Compatibility Layer Tool
Linux
Online
Flathub
46 Lutris alternatives
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.
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Lutris Features
Game Launcher
Custom Scripts
Multi System Emulator
Comments about Lutris as a Alternative to LaunchBox
Most users think Lutris is a great LaunchBox alternative.
Guest
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.
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Launchbox is internally capable of batch imports for supported platforms. Lutris can only batch import from a few sources.
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Lets you collect and run all your games, no matter how you are running them, from one place.
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GameHub
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Free • Open Source
Game Library Manager
Compatibility Layer Tool
Linux
AppImageHub
Flatpak
28 GameHub alternatives
Games library manager. Supports: Steam, GOG, Humble Bundle, Humble Trove, Wine and RetroArch.
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GameHub Features
1. Dark ModeGameHub supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
2. Controller SupportGameHub supports the use of a controller (XBOX, PlayStation, etc.).
Import from Steam
Import from GoG
Multi System Emulator
Proton support for linux
Gameboy emulation
Flatpak
Comments about GameHub as a Alternative to LaunchBox
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It's focus is on launching native linux games. Doesn't support adding a complete no-intro romset, and it's wine/proton support is dismal
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Pegasus
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Free • Open Source
Game Library Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
Raspberry Pi
26 Pegasus alternatives
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.
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Pegasus Features
1. PortablePegasus can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Game Launcher
Lakka
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Linux Distro
Operating System
Mac
Windows
Linux
Cubieboard
HummingBoard
Raspberry Pi
Nintendo Switch
Odroid
22 Lakka alternatives
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.
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Lakka Features
Emulation
Linux-based
Gaming-focused
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Linux-OS not meant to be used as game library organizer.
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BizHawk
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Windows
Linux
15 BizHawk alternatives
BizHawk is a multi-system emulator designed predominantly around the production of Tool Assisted Speedruns (TAS). BizHawk focuses on core accuracy and power user tools while still being an easy-to-use emulator for casual gaming.
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BizHawk Features
Multi System Emulator
Hex Editor
Lua scripting
Comments about BizHawk as a Alternative to LaunchBox
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Guest
Excellent emulation in most of the systems I have run, simple/classic GUI, and it is updated regularly. It combines the ease and functionality of some of the classic standalone emulators into a multi emulator. LaunchBox is great, but for those looking for less frills, BizHawk is very good.
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Nostlan
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Free • Open Source
Game Library Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
115 Nostlan alternatives
A front-end or user interface (UI) is the presentation and interaction layer of an app or website. Most modern emulator apps have basic game list UIs that you can interact with using a mouse/keyboard but not a game controller.
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Nostlan Features
1. Controller SupportNostlan supports the use of a controller (XBOX, PlayStation, etc.).
Game Launcher
Emulation
Xbox
DBGL
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
DOSBox
15 DBGL alternatives
DBGL is a Java frontend for DOSBox, based largely upon the proven interface of D-Fend.
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DBGL Features
1. PortableDBGL can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Batch processing
Multiple languages
Game Launcher
D-Box
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
AmigaOS
13 D-Box alternatives
D-Box is an easy to use front-end for DOSBox which enables you to run old MS-DOS games and other applications on a modern computer.
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Gelide
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Linux
11 Gelide alternatives
Gelide is a configurable frontend which let you manage any kind of emulated system (PC, console, arcade, etc) letting you to catalog and launch any game from any existing emulator under GNU/Linux.
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Gelide Features
Emulation
Multi System Emulator
Discontinued
Last update 2013-05-27. See http://gelide.sourceforge.net/index.php?sect=downloads