ProtonPlus Alternatives

ProtonPlus is described as 'A simple Wine and Proton-based compatibility tools manager' and is a compatibility layer tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ProtonPlus for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Wine, Windows and Flathub apps. The best ProtonPlus alternative is Wine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ProtonPlus are WinBoat, Proton, PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac and ReactOS.

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ProtonPlus alternatives page was last updated Sep 16, 2025

Darling
15 likes
Run macOS applications on Linux.
28 Darling alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Compatibility Layer Tool
Platforms
Linux
Is Darling a good alternative to ProtonPlus?
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 (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Compatibility Layer Tool
Origin
Norway
Platforms
Linux
AppImageHub
Arch Linux
Flathub
Flatpak
Is ProtonUp-Qt a good alternative to ProtonPlus?
WinApps
7 likes
Run Windows apps such as Microsoft Office/Adobe in Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora) and GNOME/KDE as if they were a part of the native OS, including Nautilus integration.
38 WinApps alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Compatibility Layer Tool
Platforms
Linux
Is WinApps a good alternative to ProtonPlus?
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Protontricks
4 likes
A wrapper that does winetricks things for Proton enabled games, requires Winetricks.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Compatibility Layer Tool
Platforms
Linux
Flathub
Python
Flatpak
Is Protontricks a good alternative to ProtonPlus?
WineBottler
29 likes
WineBottler 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.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Compatibility Layer Tool
Origin
Germany
EU
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Wine
+1
Is WineBottler a good alternative to ProtonPlus?
DXVK
7 likes
A Vulkan-based translation layer for D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11, which can be used on Linux with Wine.
14 DXVK alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (Zlib)
Application type
Compatibility Layer Tool
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Linux
Wine
Is DXVK a good alternative to ProtonPlus?
Goldberg Emulator
7 likes
Steam emulator that emulates steam online features. Lets you play games that use the steam multiplayer APIs on a LAN without steam or an internet connection.
33 Goldberg Emulator alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Compatibility Layer Tool
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Steam
Is Goldberg Emulator a good alternative to ProtonPlus?
Q4wine
20 likes
Q4Wine is a qt4 GUI for wine that will help you manage wine prefixes and installed applications
38 Q4wine alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Compatibility Layer Tool
Platforms
Mac
Linux
BSD
Wine
+1
Is Q4wine a good alternative to ProtonPlus?
Phoenicis
3 likes
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.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (LGPL-3.0)
Application type
Compatibility Layer Tool
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Linux
Flathub
Is Phoenicis a good alternative to ProtonPlus?
GreenteaOS
2 likes
A warm and cozy, open-source operating system compatible with existing apps, games and drivers. The main idea is to efficiently create a compatible environment for existing software and provide the best user experience on a personal computer.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (LGPL-3.0)
Application type
Operating System
Origin
Latvia
EU
Platforms
Self-Hosted
Is GreenteaOS a good alternative to ProtonPlus?
GreenteaOS is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to ProtonPlus.
GreenteaOS is Free and Open SourceProtonPlus is also Free and Open Source
GreenteaOS is Lightweight and Privacy focusedProtonPlus is not according to our users
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
Is Proton GE a good alternative to ProtonPlus?
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 (MIT)
Application type
Compatibility Layer Tool
Origin
Netherlands
EU
Platforms
Android
Android Tablet
Is MiceWine a good alternative to ProtonPlus?