umu(1)
umu-run - Unified Launcher for Windows Games on Linux
umu-run [FILE]
umu-run [FILE [ARG...]]
umu-run [winetricks [ARG...]]
umu-run --config [FILE]
umu-run --help
winetricks Run winetricks[1] verbs (Requires GE-Proton or UMU-Proton).
See *winetricks*(1) for more info or below for an example.-h, --help Show this help message.
--config Path to TOML configuration file (Requires Python 3.11+).
See *umu*(5) for more info and examples.The Unified Launcher for Windows Games on Linux (umu) was created to make Valve's Proton[2] and the protonfixes[3] project accessible outside the Steam client, providing a standardized way for other clients (e.g., Lutris, Heroic Games Launcher, Bottles, or Rare) to run games via Proton and configure WINE prefixes.
As a result, clients:
- No longer require Steam or Steam binaries to be installed
- Can contribute and automatically benefit from protonfixes
- Can run games through Proton as it were a native Steam game
- Can reference a unified online database of game fixes (protonfixes)
You can run umu directly from a terminal emulator, or through your launcher of choice if supported.
Example 1. Run a game
$ WINEPREFIX=~/.wine PROTONPATH=~/GE-Proton9-4 umu-run foo.exeExample 2. Run a game and apply a specific protonfix
# Applies the Star Citizen fix to the current WINE prefix
$ WINEPREFIX=~/.wine GAMEID=umu-starcitizen PROTONPATH=~/GE-Proton9-4 umu-run foo.exeExample 3. Run a game via a configuration file
# config.toml
[umu]
prefix = "~/.wine"
proton = "~/GE-Proton30"
game_id = "0"
exe = "~/foo.exe"
launch_args = ["-opengl", "-SkipBuildPatchPrereq"]
store = "gog"
$ umu-run --config config.tomlExample 4. Create a umu WINE prefix
$ WINEPREFIX=~/foo PROTONPATH=~/GE-Proton9-4 umu-run ""Example 5. Run a game and automatically set Proton
# Uses the latest UMU-Proton and automatically removes old UMU-Proton builds
$ WINEPREFIX=~/.wine umu-run foo.exeExample 6. Run a game, automatically set Proton, and create a WINE prefix
# Creates the prefix as $HOME/Games/umu/umu-default and uses the latest UMU-Proton
$ umu-run foo.exeExample 7. Run a game and explicitly set a valid Proton verb
$ WINEPREFIX=~/.wine GAMEID=0 PROTONPATH=~/GE-Proton9-4 PROTON_VERB=waitforexitandrun umu-run foo.exeExample 8. Run a game and enable debug logs
$ UMU_LOG=debug WINEPREFIX=~/.wine PROTONPATH=~/GE-Proton9-4 umu-run foo.exeExample 9. Run a game and set a Proton by its version name
# Checks for GE-Proton9-1 at $HOME/.local/share/Steam/compatibilitytools.d
$ WINEPREFIX=~/.wine PROTONPATH=GE-Proton9-1 umu-run foo.exeExample 10. Run a game and automatically use the latest GE-Proton
$ WINEPREFIX=~/.wine PROTONPATH=GE-Proton umu-run foo.exeExample 11. Run winetricks verbs
$ PROTONPATH=GE-Proton umu-run winetricks quartz wmp11 qasfExample 12. Run a game, but do not apply protonfixes
$ GAMEID=umu-genshin PROTONPATH=GE-Proton PROTONFIXES_DISABLE=1 umu-run foo.exeGAMEID Optional. Can be an arbitrary value or a valid id in the umu-database[4]. If unset, defaults to umu-default (does not apply any fixes automatically).
PROTONPATH Optional. Path to a Proton directory, version name (e.g., GE-Proton9-5) or codename (e.g., GE-Proton).
Otherwise, defaults to using UMU-Proton.
Valid codenames include: _GE-Proton_WINEPREFIX Optional. Path to a WINE prefix directory. Otherwise, defaults to $HOME/Games/umu/$GAMEID. If no GAMEID is set, defaults to $HOME/Games/umu/umu-default.
UMU_LOG Optional. Enables debug logs for the launcher.
Set _1_ to enable all logs.STORE Optional. Can be an arbitrary value or a valid store id in the umu-database.
PROTON_VERB Optional. Must be a valid Proton verb. Otherwise, defaults to waitforexitandrun.
UMU_RUNTIME_UPDATE Optional. Disables automatic updates to the Steam Linux Runtime[5].
Set _0_ to disable updates.UMU_NO_PROTON Optional. Runs the executable natively within the Steam Linux Runtime. Intended for native Linux games.
Set _1_ to run the executable natively within the SLR.UMU_HTTP_TIMEOUT Optional. Sets the timeout, in seconds, for each HTTP request. Otherwise, defaults to 5.
Set _0_ to disable timeouts for HTTP requests. Set a positive integer to override the default.UMU_HTTP_RETRIES Optional. Number of times to retry possibly spurious network errors. Otherwise, defaults to 3.
Set _0_ to disable retries for HTTP requests. Set a positive integer to override the default.umu(5), winetricks(1)
. https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks . https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton . https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes . https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database . https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/steamrt/steam-runtime-tools/-/blob/main/docs/container-runtime.md
Maintained by Open Wine Components members, and assisted by other open source contributors. For more information about umu development, see https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-launcher.