Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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- Linux
- Arch Linux
- Flathub
- Fedora
- Nix Package Manager
- Wine
- Flatpak
- Vala
- Proton
Proton Alternatives
Proton is described as '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' and is a very popular compatibility layer tool in the gaming software category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Proton for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Wine, Flathub and Windows apps. The best Proton alternative is Wine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Proton are WinBoat, ReactOS, Bottles and PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac.
Alternatives list
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.
41 Protontricks alternativesA wrapper that does winetricks things for Proton enabled games, requires Winetricks.
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 (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- AppImageHub
- Arch Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- 14 DXVK alternatives
A Vulkan-based translation layer for D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11, which can be used on Linux with Wine.
35 WineBottler alternativesWineBottler is an App to manage and wrap your Windows apps into convenient OS X apps. WineBottler helps you with running Windows programs on OS X.
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46 MiceWine alternativesMiceWine is a project that aims to run Windows applications and games on Android smartphones.
Phoenicis is a graphical front-end for Wine, a tool to help Linux and Mac users run games and programs for Windows. The future of PlayOnLinux and PlayOnMac.
Project designed to make it easy and convenient to run Windows games on Linux for both beginners and advanced users. The project strives to make launching games (and other software) as simple as possible, but at the same time provides flexible settings for advanced users.
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38 Q4wine alternativesQ4Wine is a qt4 GUI for wine that will help you manage wine prefixes and installed applications
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spark store customized wine, modify deepin-wine to make it perform better. A user-friendly Wine frontend optimized for Chinese Linux users to run Windows applications and games seamlessly. It's part of the Spark Project.
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