


Proton is described as 'Tool for use with the Steam client which allows games which are exclusive to Windows to run on Linux kernel operating system. It uses Wine to facilitate this' and is a very popular compatibility layer tool in the gaming software category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Proton for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Wine, Flathub and Windows apps. The best Proton alternative is Wine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Proton are WinBoat, ReactOS, Bottles and PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac.



Allows use of Windows applications, such as Microsoft Office and Adobe software, directly within Linux desktops like GNOME or KDE, using background RDP virtualization and providing file right-click access, home directory mounting, and one-command setup.

A wrapper that does winetricks things for Proton enabled games, requires Winetricks.

A Vulkan-based translation layer for D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11, which can be used on Linux with Wine.
Install and manage GE-Proton, Luxtorpeda & more for Steam and Wine-GE & more for Lutris with this graphical user interface.



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.




MiceWine is a project that aims to run Windows applications and games on Android smartphones.
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.



Using Wineskin technology, Porting Kit is a PaulTheTall.com app that can install games and apps compiled for Microsoft Windows® in Mac OS X. It has access to a server where we store WSI files for more than 300 games, which can be installed by any Porting Kit user.


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.




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



