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! 🚀