Bottles AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Game Library Managers

The best Game Library Manager alternative to Bottles is Lutris, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Bottles and four of them are Game Library Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Game Library Manager alternatives to Bottles are Faugus Launcher, Pegasus and Open Gamepad UI .

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Lutris
252 likes
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.
72 Lutris alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Game Library Manager
Compatibility Layer
Origin
France
EU
Platforms
Linux
Online
Flathub
France
EU
Good alternative?Is Lutris a good alternative to Bottles?

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Lutris vs Bottles Comments
Positive comment by miyako kanaguri · Jan 6, 2025
Lutris provides similar configuration features and automatic installers like Bottles, and because it runs in a non-Flatpak environment, there’s no hassle with file handling. For me, it works more reliably than Bottles.
Comment by sbeiermann · May 29, 2022
lutris has quite a bit more in common with bottles than retroarch does, for instance lutris can manage wine prefixes.
Negative comment by donateto_opensource · May 22, 2022
They have nothing in common, it's not an alternative
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Lutris is Free and Open SourceBottles is also Free and Open Source
Lutris is a Game Library Manager Bottles is a Compatibility Layer Tool
Faugus Launcher
6 likes
A simple and lightweight app for running Windows games using UMU-Launcher.
56 Faugus Launcher alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Game Library Manager
Compatibility Layer
Platforms
Linux
Flathub
Flatpak
+1
Good alternative?Is Faugus Launcher a good alternative to Bottles?
Pegasus
29 likes
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.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Game Library Manager
Origin
Hungary
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
Raspberry Pi
Hungary
EU
Good alternative?Is Pegasus a good alternative to Bottles?
Open Gamepad UI
2 likes
Open source game launcher and overlay designed for controller-native navigation, featuring input remapping to keyboard and mouse, user-driven customization, Godot 4 engine foundation, game library management, and open extendable platform suitable for all users.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Game Library Manager
Origin
United States
Platforms
Linux
United States
+1
Good alternative?Is Open Gamepad UI a good alternative to Bottles?