protontricks
Run Winetricks for Proton Steam games
TLDR
Run GUI
$ protontricks --gui
Run Winetricks for specific game$ protontricks [appid] [winetricks_args]
Run command in game directory$ protontricks -c "[command]" [appid]
List installed games$ protontricks -l
Search for game by name$ protontricks -s [game_name]
Launch executable in Proton environment$ protontricks-launch --appid [appid] [path/to/file.exe]
SYNOPSIS
protontricks [--gui] [-l|--list] [-s name] [-c cmd] [appid] [args...]
DESCRIPTION
protontricks runs Winetricks commands for Proton-enabled Steam games. It allows installing Windows components, fonts, and libraries into game prefixes to fix compatibility issues.The tool locates game prefixes automatically and sets up the correct Proton environment. It works with games installed through Steam using Proton compatibility layer.
PARAMETERS
--gui
Launch graphical interface-l, --list
List installed Steam games-s, --search _name_
Search for game App ID by name-c, --command _cmd_
Run command in game's Wine prefix--no-bwrap
Disable bubblewrap sandboxing-h, --help
Display help information
INSTALL
sudo dnf install protontricks
sudo pacman -S protontricks
sudo zypper install protontricks
nix profile install nixpkgs#protontricks
CAVEATS
Requires Steam and Proton. Game must have been run at least once to create prefix. Some winetricks verbs may not work with all Proton versions.
HISTORY
protontricks was created by Matoking to bridge Winetricks and Proton, addressing the common need to install Windows dependencies in Proton game prefixes.
SEE ALSO
winetricks(1), wine(1), steam(1)
