Lutris AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Compatibility Layer Tools

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   Heroic Games Launcher

    104 likes

   Heroic is an Open Source Game Launcher for Linux, Windows and macOS (10.15+, won't work properly on High sierra and older versions). Right now it supports launching games from the .

   42 Heroic Games Launcher alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Game Library Manager
   • Game Store

   Origin

   • Brazil

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • AppImageHub
   • Flathub

   • Brazil

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by Guest · Aug 26, 2025

   It's less buggy and is very intuitive in how to install your games and view the Stores from Epic and GOG. Your game library is clean and and easy to view, install and play. There's no configuration, or very little, needed in order to play your games. Lutris is very clunky compared. So much so, that I installed Ubi Connection as a non-steam game, installed it through Steam and now launch Ubi-Connect through Steam and don't use Lutris at all. It's that bad.

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   • Heroic Games Launcher is Free and Open SourceLutris is also Free and Open Source
   • Heroic Games Launcher is Privacy focusedLutris is not according to our users
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   PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac

    248 likes

   PlayOnLinux is a graphical frontend for the Wine software compatibility layer which allows Linux and Mac users to install Windows-based video games, Microsoft Office (2000 to 2010), Microsoft Internet Explorer, as well as many other applications.

   45 PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Compatibility Layer

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Wine
   • FreeBSD

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Negative comment by Guest · Jun 3, 2018

   Only runs games for windows.

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   • PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac is Free and Open SourceLutris is also Free and Open Source
   • PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac is a Compatibility Layer Lutris is a Game Library Manager
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   Bottles

    52 likes

   Easily manage wineprefix on Linux.

   42 Bottles alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Compatibility Layer

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Flathub

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Negative comment by Guest · Mar 19, 2026

   Bottles is for Windows software only. Lutris is a ui for managing games across everywhere.

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   • Bottles is Free and Open SourceLutris is also Free and Open Source
   • Bottles is a Compatibility Layer Lutris is a Game Library Manager
   • Bottles is Customizable, Minimalistic and Privacy focusedLutris is not according to our users
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   CrossOver

    78 likes

   Cross-platform utility enables seamless installation and execution of Windows applications on macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS. No Windows license required—facilitates easy app management with a few clicks, eliminates the need for virtual machines and reboots, delivering efficient compatibility layer operation.

   47 CrossOver alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Compatibility Layer

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux
   • Android
   • Chrome OS

   • United States

   

   

   

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   CrossOver vs Lutris Comments

   Negative comment by Guest · Jun 3, 2018

   Used to run windows applications, and windows applications only.

   Negative comment by Guest · Jul 9, 2018

   Only supports Wine games and even then, for a commercial system, support is little better than the Open Source WINE.

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   • CrossOver is Paid and ProprietaryLutris is Free and Open Source
   • CrossOver is a Compatibility Layer Lutris is a Game Library Manager
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   Vermouth

    7 likes

   A game and app launcher for Linux - native, Windows, and retro. KDE-first, lightweight, no frills.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Compatibility Layer

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

   

   

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   Winlator

    19 likes

   Windows x86/x64 apps and PC games run on Android devices with support for DirectX, OpenGL, Vulkan, and various hardware builds using Wine and Box86/Box64. Features setup guides, secure performance, APK downloads, and options for beginners or advanced users.

   17 Winlator alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (LGPL-2.1)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Compatibility Layer
   • Game Emulator

   Origin

   • Brazil

   Platforms

   • Android
   • Android Tablet
   • OpenAPK

   • Brazil

   

   

   

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    Mythic

     11 likes

    An open-source Epic Games Launcher alternative and normal game launcher for macOS written in Swift. We started this project to create a GUI frontend for Legendary and to play Windows games using game porting toolkit by Apple.

    48 Mythic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Compatibility Layer

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    • United States

    

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    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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    

    

    

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    WineGUI

     11 likes

    At last, a user-friendly WINE graphical interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Compatibility Layer

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wine

    

    

    

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    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

    

    

    

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    PortProton

     2 likes

    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.

    33 PortProton alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Compatibility Layer

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub

    

    

    

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    Q4wine

     20 likes

    Q4Wine is a qt4 GUI for wine that will help you manage wine prefixes and installed applications

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Compatibility Layer

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Wine

    

    

    

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    Negative comment by Guest · Jun 3, 2018

    Only runs windows applications.

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    • Q4wine is Free and Open SourceLutris is also Free and Open Source
    • Q4wine is a Compatibility Layer Lutris is a Game Library Manager