# Lutris (open-source gaming app)

> Lutris is a free, open-source gaming app for Linux. Lutris helps you install and play video games from all eras and from most gaming systems. It has 10,300 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at lutris/lutris.

Lutris helps you install and play video games from all eras and from most gaming systems. By leveraging and combining existing emulators, engine re-implementations and compatibility layers, it gives you a central interface to launch all your games.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/lutris/lutris |
| Platforms | Linux |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 10,300 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Python |
| Website | https://lutris.net |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Gaming & emulation |
| Latest release | v0.5.22 (Feb 25, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/lutris/lutris/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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