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Game managers[edit]
Game managers aid you organize your collection of libre games; the majority of them install and execute games for you.
Note that some game managers are compatible with proprietary services - for example, web sites that deliver game banners, or even entire distribution services like itch.io, GOG, Steam, etc.
Lutris[edit]
Lutris is the most popular game manager that is libre - it is licensed under the GNU GPL version 3. It is however focused on proprietary games; there are approximately 100 fully libre games out of the 67000+ compatible ones listed.
It uses Python and is available in approximately all formats minus the AppImage format.[1]
Heroic Games Launcher[edit]
Heroic Games Launcher is the second most popular game manager that is libre - it is licensed under the GNU GPL version 3. However, like Lutris, it is focused on proprietary games; HGS is compatible with numerous proprietary services. For example, it uses the proprietary service steamgriddb.com to populate the collection with game banners - this anti-feature cannot be disabled, but it is possible to select local game banners.
It is a relatively resource-intensive Electron software, it uses approximately 500+ MB of RAM once idle. There is an option to change the appearance of HGS via CSS. HGS is available in the following formats: AppImage, Flatpak, deb/rpm/pacman packages, and binary release - a tar.xz archive.[2]