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Winetricks vs Protontricks: catalog facts
Winetricks	Protontricks
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.
Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Automatic workarounds for a menu of supported applications Installs missing DLLs and runtime libraries into a prefix	Finds Proton prefixes for Steam games automatically Brings the full Winetricks toolset to Proton games
Only useful alongside Wine Workarounds cover the listed applications, not every program	Requires Winetricks to be installed Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-2.1-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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