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Faugus Launcher vs Bottles: catalog facts
Faugus Launcher	Bottles
Free Free to download and use.	Free Free and open source under GPLv3, funded by donations.
Linux	Linux
Simple interface for launching Windows games on Linux Uses UMU-Launcher to run games	Creates and manages Wine prefixes from templates instead of shell commands Manages runner and DXVK versions, and installs dependencies from a catalogue
Linux only Relies on UMU-Launcher and Proton for compatibility, so some games may not run	Linux only, and primarily distributed as a Flatpak Wine compatibility is still Wine compatibility; Bottles cannot make a program work that Wine cannot run
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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