# ProtonUp Qt (open-source gaming app)

> ProtonUp Qt is a free, open-source gaming app for Linux. Install and manage GE-Proton, Luxtorpeda & more for Steam and Wine-GE & more for Lutris with this graphical user interface. It has 2,044 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license.

The official development takes place on GitHub at DavidoTek/ProtonUp-Qt, and the official website is We distribute ProtonUp-Qt as a Flatpak on Flathub and as an AppImage in the releases section of the GitHub repository. Additionally, we check the integrity of the AUR (protonup-qt and protonup-qt-bin) and Pacstall distribution on an irregular basis.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/DavidoTek/ProtonUp-Qt |
| Platforms | Linux |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 2,044 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Python |
| Website | https://davidotek.github.io/protonup-qt |
| Official | no |
| Category | Gaming & emulation |
| Latest release | v2.15.1 (Jun 24, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 3, 2026 |

## Install

### Flathub (Linux)

```sh
flatpak install flathub net.davidotek.pupgui2
```

Package page: https://flathub.org/apps/net.davidotek.pupgui2

### AUR (Arch Linux)

Package page: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/protonup-qt

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