WineD3D Alternatives

WineD3D is described as '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' and is a compatibility layer tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to WineD3D for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Wine, Flathub and Mac apps. The best WineD3D alternative is Wine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WineD3D are Proton, ProtonPlus, DXVK and Protontricks.

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WineD3D alternatives page was last updated May 10, 2024
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  1. DXUP

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    A D3D10 -> D3D11 Translation Layer, which can be serve to convert D3D10 -> Vulkan via DXVK.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Crysis Warhead on Linux

    DXUP VS WineD3D

     

  2. protonup

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wine

    protonup VS WineD3D

     

  3. DDrawCompat

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    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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    DDrawCompat VS WineD3D

     

  4. VK9

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    VK9 (Formerly SchaeferGL). Runs Direct3D 9 applications on Windows or Linux (/w Wine) over Vulkan.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    VK9 VS WineD3D

     

  5. ForceD3D9On12

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ForceD3D9On12 VS WineD3D

     
  6. D9VK icon

    D9VK

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    A d3d9 to vk layer based off DXVK's codebase. Contribute to Joshua-Ashton/d9vk development by creating an account on GitHub.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Linux

    D9VK VS WineD3D

     
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