Alternatives to Faugus Launcher

A lightweight Linux launcher for running Windows games and applications through UMU-Launcher. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • Faugus Launcher

    A lightweight Linux launcher for running Windows games and applications through UMU-Launcher.

    FreeProprietaryLinux

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Faugus Launcher.

  • Lutris

    A Linux gaming platform that installs the right emulator, Wine build or engine for each game and launches them from one place.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Lutris is open source under GPL-3.0 and adds community installer scripts, emulators and Steam, Epic, GOG and Humble libraries, with more configuration than a lightweight launcher.

  • Heroic Games Launcher

    An open-source launcher for Epic, GOG and Amazon Prime games, on Linux, Windows, macOS and the Steam Deck.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Heroic Games Launcher is open source and focuses on Epic, GOG and Amazon libraries, with a Wine Manager for Proton-GE and builds for Windows and macOS too.

  • Bottles

    A friendly manager for Wine prefixes on Linux, so running a Windows program means picking an environment rather than editing config files.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Bottles manages Wine prefixes from templates with runner versions, dependencies and backups, aimed at Windows applications generally and mainly distributed as a Flatpak.

  • umu-launcher

    A unified launcher that runs Windows games on Linux with Proton outside of Steam.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    umu-launcher is the open-source backend Faugus Launcher builds on, running Proton outside Steam from the command line with no graphical interface.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.