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 "generated": "2026-10-30",
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 "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
 "notice": "Data from Open Source Everything (https://opensourceeverything.org), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0: use it freely, credit the site, link to the page, and share changes under the same license. Listings were drafted with AI assistance and are managed by the r/TrueOpenSource moderators; check a project's own page before relying on a fact.",
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   "id": "bottles",
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   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/bottles/",
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   "summary": "Waydroid runs the Android system inside a container on a regular Linux computer, so Android apps and games can be used there. It is for Linux users who want to run phone apps on their desktop.",
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   "note": "Runs Android apps only; does not run Windows apps, and it is Linux-only.",
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   "id": "lutris",
   "name": "Lutris",
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   "summary": "Lutris puts the games you own from different places in one library on Linux, and sets up what each needs to run, including many Windows games. It does not sell games.",
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   "note": "Runs games via emulators and compatibility layers; not stated for Android apps.",
   "why": "Does part of the job · Easy setup",
   "score": 41
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  {
   "id": "heroic-games-launcher",
   "name": "Heroic Games Launcher",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/heroic-games-launcher/",
   "summary": "Heroic lets you sign in to your Epic, GOG and Amazon Games accounts and install and play the games you already own, on Windows, Mac and Linux. It also opens those stores inside the app; the games are sold by the stores, not by Heroic.",
   "kind": "app",
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    "mac",
    "linux"
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   "note": "Windows games only, not general apps; no Android support mentioned",
   "why": "Does part of the job · Easy setup",
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