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Bottles vs Faugus Launcher: catalog facts
BottlesFaugus Launcher
Free

Free and open source under GPLv3, funded by donations.

Free

Free to download and use.

Linux Linux
  • Creates and manages Wine prefixes from templates instead of shell commands
  • Manages runner and DXVK versions, and installs dependencies from a catalogue
  • Simple interface for launching Windows games on Linux
  • Uses UMU-Launcher to run games
  • Linux only, and primarily distributed as a Flatpak
  • Wine compatibility is still Wine compatibility; Bottles cannot make a program work that Wine cannot run
  • Linux only
  • Relies on UMU-Launcher and Proton for compatibility, so some games may not run
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-3.0 License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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