ProtonPlus Alternatives

Apps similar to ProtonPlus include Wine, which is free and open source. Other options are WinBoat, Proton, ReactOS and PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac. Compatibility Layer Tools like ProtonPlus are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and Chrome OS.

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  1. 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...

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    • Windows
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  2. Turbo.net for Mac runs PC apps on your Mac without having to install a Virtual Machine.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  3. 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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  4.  Like

    CLI program and API to automate the installation and update of GloriousEggroll's Proton-GE

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wine
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  5. WinPodX icon
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    Native Linux windows for every Windows app — real icons, real WM_CLASS, pin-to-taskbar. FreeRDP RemoteApp + dockur/windows. Zero config.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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  6. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. exeCute icon
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    Using bare Wine and DOSBox usually gives problems when launching a mixture of Windows and MS-DOS applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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