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itch vs Heroic Games Launcher: catalog facts
itch	Heroic Games Launcher
Free The app is free and open source under the MIT licence. Games on itch.io range from free to…	Free Free and open source under GPLv3, funded by donations.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Installs, updates and launches itch.io games in one place Notifies you when a developer pushes a new build	Epic, GOG and Amazon Prime libraries in one launcher Wine Manager downloads and manages Proton-GE, Wine-GE and the macOS equivalents
Only covers itch.io; it is not a general game library manager Browsing and purchasing still happen on the website	You still need accounts with Epic, GOG or Amazon to use their libraries It does not handle Steam; that is Steam’s own client
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
Account needed	Account needed
Works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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