Alternatives to umu-launcher

A unified launcher that runs Windows games on Linux with Proton outside of Steam. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as umu-launcher.

  • Faugus Launcher

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

    FreeProprietaryLinux

    Faugus Launcher adds a simple graphical interface on top of UMU-Launcher for running Windows games on Linux, though it is not open source.

  • 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 a graphical Linux game platform with community installer scripts that manages Wine builds and emulators and shows Steam, Epic, GOG and Humble libraries together.

  • 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 gives a graphical launcher for Epic, GOG and Amazon Prime games, with a Wine Manager for Proton-GE, and also runs on Windows and macOS.

  • 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 on Linux through a graphical interface with runner and DXVK versions, backups and dependency installs, instead of running Proton from the command line.

  • Wine

    An open-source compatibility layer that runs Windows applications and games on Linux, macOS and BSD.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSLinux

    Wine is the base compatibility layer itself, running Windows programs on Linux, macOS and BSD without Steam's Proton runtime, and configuration can be fiddly.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.