Releases: N3oRay/proton-autogen
Release list
v3.2.4
🚀 Proton-Autogen v3.2.4 is out!
A new update is here! 🎉
Version 3.2.4 focuses on better compatibility, performance, stability, and overall UX.
✨ What's new?
🎮 Better game support
- Updated game detection and Steam AppID mappings.
- Improved profile and Proton/Wine environment handling.
- Better compatibility with specific and legacy games.
⚡ Improvements
- Faster runtime and environment detection.
- More reliable process and application management.
- Improved Gamescope, MangoHud and GameMode handling.
- Various performance, stability and error-handling improvements.
🌍 UX & translations
- Updated and expanded translations.
- Improved UI feedback and usability.
- General cleanup and optimizations.
🎮 Get started
proton-autogen --ux❤️ Thanks to everyone testing, reporting bugs and sharing feedback!
Have fun with Proton-Autogen v3.2.4! 🚀🎮
v3.2.3
🚀 Proton-Autogen v3.2.3 is out!
Another update is here! 🎉
Version 3.2.3 brings ReShade support for dx9_Opengl profiles, a brand-new Process Manager, and several improvements to make launching and stopping your games smoother.
✨ What's new?
🎨 ReShade support
- Added ReShade shader & texture support for
dx9_Openglprofiles. - Better integration and management of ReShade environments.
👉 Shaders: https://github.com/crosire/reshade-shaders
🔄 New Process Manager
- Track applications and their processes directly from Proton-Autogen.
- Stop running applications more reliably.
- Improved process cleanup and shutdown handling.
⚡ More improvements
- Faster environment and runtime detection.
- Improved application lifecycle management.
- Better launch, error and completion feedback.
- Improved Proton/Wine environment handling.
- More translations and UX improvements.
- General performance improvements and cleanup.
🎮 Get started
proton-autogen --ux❤️ Thanks to everyone testing, reporting bugs and sharing feedback!
Have fun with Proton-Autogen v3.2.3! 🚀🎮
v3.2.2
🚀 Proton-Autogen v3.2.2 is out!
Proton-Autogen continues to make running Windows games and applications on Linux with Proton as simple as possible, whether your games come from Steam, backups, or standalone installations.
Version 3.2.2 focuses on a better multilingual user experience, faster environment loading, and faster system and runtime detection, making Proton-Autogen more responsive and easier to use.
✨ What's new
🌍 Expanded multilingual user experience
- Expanded UX internationalization with additional translations for German, Spanish, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Hindi, and Chinese.
- Improved consistency of user-facing messages.
⚡ Faster startup and environment detection
- Improved environment loading performance, reducing startup overhead.
- Faster system and environment detection for a more responsive application startup.
- Reduced unnecessary detection and initialization work.
- Smoother environment initialization when launching games.
🎮 Improved game launch experience
- Improved launch status feedback with clearer states while a game is starting and running.
- Added more explicit feedback when a game finishes or when launching fails.
- Improved loading and execution feedback to make the launch process easier to follow.
⚙️ Under the hood
- Improved internal detection and initialization workflows.
- Reduced unnecessary processing during environment discovery.
- Continued cleanup and optimization of the internal architecture.
- General performance improvements and code cleanup.
🎮 Getting started
Launch Proton-Autogen with the interactive interface:
proton-autogen --ux❤️ Thank you
A huge thank you to everyone using Proton-Autogen, reporting issues, sharing feedback, testing new releases, and helping improve the project.
Your feedback continues to help make Proton-Autogen faster, more accessible, and more compatible across Linux gaming environments.
Enjoy Proton-Autogen v3.2.2! 🚀
v3.2.1
🚀 Proton-Autogen v3.2.1 is out!
Proton-Autogen continues to make running Windows games and applications on Linux with Proton as simple as possible, whether your games come from Steam, backups, or standalone installations.
Version 3.2.1 focuses on delivering a more polished user experience, better performance, and improved compatibility for an even smoother gaming experience.
✨ What's new
🎨 A better user experience
- Improved user interface responsiveness and overall application performance.
- Refined icons throughout the application for a cleaner and more consistent look.
- Various UX improvements to make navigation and everyday use more intuitive.
- Faster startup and smoother overall behavior.
🎮 Smarter game detection
- Added automatic Steam AppID fallback detection using an internal executable database.
- Improved compatibility for standalone, backup, and non-Steam game installations.
- Better Steam integration with automatic SteamOverlayGameId export, allowing the Steam Overlay to work in more launch scenarios.
🕹️ Improved compatibility
- Better support for GoldSrc, Source, and other legacy OpenGL engines.
- Smarter renderer detection automatically applies the most appropriate compatibility settings.
- Improved detection of legacy DirectX/OpenGL applications while avoiding unnecessary workarounds for modern OpenGL games.
- Enhanced compatibility profiles for Valve engine games, including improved DXVK HUD support.
⚙️ Under the hood
- Introduced a structured logging system for cleaner debugging and diagnostics.
- Added more detailed Steam environment and Wine debugging information.
- Reorganized compatibility profiles and simplified the internal architecture.
- Updated the documentation, roadmap, and built-in environment variable reference.
🎮 Getting started
Launch a game with the interactive interface:
proton-autogen --ux❤️ Thank you
A huge thank you to everyone using Proton-Autogen, reporting issues, sharing feedback, and testing new releases.
Your support continues to improve compatibility across more games and helps make Proton-Autogen an even better tool for the Linux gaming community.
Enjoy Proton-Autogen v3.2.1! 🚀
v3.2.0
🚀 Proton-Autogen v3.2.0 is out!
Proton-Autogen keeps making it easier to run Windows games and applications on Linux using Proton, with simple automatic configuration and no need for Steam or complicated manual setup.
This release brings better game compatibility, improved support for older titles, and a smoother overall experience.
✨ What's new
🎮 Better compatibility for more games
- Improved support for older Windows games
- Better handling of classic titles using older graphics technologies
- Improved compatibility profiles for a wider range of games
- Added improved game recognition
- Better support for games installed outside Steam
- More reliable automatic configuration
⚙️ A more polished experience
- Cleaner and more consistent application messages
- Improved stability and reliability
- Internal improvements for easier future updates
🎮 Examples
Launch a game:
proton-autogen --ux❤️ Thank you
A big thank you to everyone using Proton-Autogen, sharing feedback, reporting issues, and helping improve compatibility.
Every test and suggestion helps make Proton-Autogen a better tool for the Linux gaming community.
Enjoy Proton-Autogen v3.2.0! 🚀
v3.1.9
🚀 Proton-Autogen v3.1.9 is out!
Proton-Autogen continues to simplify running Windows applications and games on Linux with Proton, without requiring Steam or complex manual Wine configuration.
This release focuses on better documentation, improved internationalization, Gamescope stability, automated testing, and overall code quality improvements.
✨ What's new
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📚 Added complete documentation support
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Added a new manual page:
man proton-autogen -
Improved command-line documentation
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Added automatic man page generation using
help2man -
Improved project documentation consistency
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🌍 Improved translations and internationalization
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Moved user-facing documentation and translations to external files
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Added and updated multiple language files:
- 🇬🇧 English
- 🇫🇷 French
- 🇩🇪 German
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 🇺🇦 Ukrainian
- 🇮🇳 Hindi
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Improved translation maintenance and future localization support
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🖥️ Improved Gamescope integration
- Improved Gamescope argument handling
- Improved runtime detection and stability
- Better handling of scaling and display configurations
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🧪 Added automated testing
- Added new CLI path handling tests
- Added Gamescope integration tests
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⚙️ Code quality improvements
- Cleaned internal modules
- Improved Proton-Call stability
- Improved backend filtering and runtime handling
🎮 Examples
Display the manual:
man proton-autogenLaunch a game normally:
proton-autogen game.exeLaunch with Gamescope:
proton-autogen game.exe --gamescope❤️ Thank you
A big thank you to everyone using Proton-Autogen, reporting issues, suggesting improvements, translating the application, and contributing to the project.
Your feedback helps make Proton-Autogen more reliable, easier to maintain, and more accessible for the Linux gaming community.
Enjoy Proton-Autogen v3.1.9! 🚀
v3.1.8
🚀 Proton-Autogen v3.1.8 is out!
Proton-Autogen continues to make it easier to run Windows applications and games on Linux with Proton, without requiring Steam or complex manual Wine configuration.
This release focuses on Gamescope integration, improved legacy OpenGL compatibility, better Proton runtime handling, and a smoother overall user experience.
✨ What's new
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🖥️ Added Gamescope support
- Added optional Gamescope integration for improved fullscreen compatibility
- Added the new
--gamescopecommand-line option to force launching applications through Gamescope - Improved runtime detection and Gamescope handling
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🎮 Improved legacy game compatibility
- Enhanced the DX9/OpenGL compatibility profile
- Improved stability for older OpenGL-based Windows games
- Better handling of legacy rendering configurations
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⚙️ Added Proton-specific environment variables
- Improved compatibility with supported Proton versions
- Better runtime behavior for specific game configurations
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🎮 New command option
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You can now force Gamescope when launching an application:
proton-autogen game.exe --gamescopeThis can help with:
- fullscreen compatibility
- resolution handling
- older games using unusual display modes
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❤️ Thank you
A big thank you to everyone using Proton-Autogen, reporting issues, suggesting improvements, translating the application, and contributing to the project.
Your feedback continues to help make Proton-Autogen more reliable, faster, and easier to use for the Linux gaming community.
Enjoy Proton-Autogen v3.1.8! 🚀
v3.1.7
🚀 Proton-Autogen v3.1.7 is out!
Proton-Autogen continues to make it easier to run Windows applications and games on Linux with Proton, without requiring Steam or complex manual Wine configuration.
This release focuses on improved compatibility, better runtime detection, legacy DirectX support, and a smoother overall user experience.
✨ What's new
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🖥️ Added automatic .NET runtime detection
- Improved detection of .NET applications
- Better runtime configuration for supported software
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🎮 Added a dedicated DirectX 8 compatibility profile
- Optimized launch settings for legacy DirectX 8 games
- Improved compatibility for older Windows titles
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🎨 Added CSS compatibility fixes
- Improved interface rendering in affected applications
- Better visual consistency across environments
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✨ Improved overall user experience
- Various UX enhancements throughout the application
- Smoother interaction and more consistent behavior
❤️ Thank you
A big thank you to everyone using Proton-Autogen, reporting issues, suggesting improvements, translating the application, and contributing to the project.
Your feedback continues to help make Proton-Autogen more reliable, faster, and easier to use for the Linux gaming community.
Enjoy Proton-Autogen v3.1.7! 🚀
v3.1.6
🚀 Proton-Autogen v3.1.6 is out!
Proton-Autogen continues to make it easier to run Windows applications and games on Linux with Proton, without requiring Steam or complex manual Wine configuration.
This release focuses on stability, smarter game detection, better runtime handling, and a smoother overall experience.
✨ What's new
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🎯 Added intelligent Steam AppID detection
- Automatic detection from environment variables, Steam manifests, local AppID files, and known game executables
- Improved compatibility with launchers, overlays, and shader caches
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🔄 Improved progress system and spinner handling
- More reliable automatic spinner stopping
- Better handling of long Proton launch phases
- Improved feedback during game startup
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🎮 Improved GameMode integration
- Better detection and environment handling
- Improved stability during game launches
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⚙️ Improved Proton runtime management
- More robust launch environment generation
- Better compatibility handling across different game types
🐞 Fixes
- Fixed spinner processes that could remain active after launch completion
- Fixed GameMode environment issues
- Improved Steam compatibility variables handling
- Fixed several runtime detection edge cases
- Improved logging and diagnostics
- Various code cleanup
❤️ Thank you
A big thank you to everyone using Proton-Autogen, reporting issues, suggesting improvements, translating the application, and contributing to the project.
Your feedback continues to help make Proton-Autogen more reliable, faster, and easier to use for the Linux gaming community.
Enjoy Proton-Autogen v3.1.6! 🚀
v3.1.5
🚀 Proton-Autogen v3.1.5 is out!
Proton-Autogen keeps making it easier to run Windows applications on Linux with Proton, without requiring Steam or manual Wine configuration.
This release focuses on performance, stability, GPU optimizations, and a smoother user experience.
✨ What's new
- ⚡ Faster GTK4 loading with multithreading
- 🎮 New Balanced, Performance, and Extreme GPU profiles
- 🚀 Improved AMD and NVIDIA GPU optimizations
- 🌍 More translations across the application
- 🎨 Better UI responsiveness and overall user experience
- 📋 Copy button for application paths
- 🔧 Many performance and stability improvements
🐞 Fixes
- Fixed several UI refresh issues
- Improved game list performance
- Better clipboard handling
- Improved launcher stability
- Various bug fixes and code cleanup
❤️ Thank you
A big thank you to everyone who uses Proton-Autogen, reports bugs, suggests new ideas, translates the application, or contributes to the project.
Your support and feedback help make Proton-Autogen better with every release.
Enjoy Proton-Autogen v3.1.5! 🚀