ProtonPlus v0.6.0 launched on August 10, 2026, bringing a comprehensive set of improvements and advanced features to the manager used for handling community builds of Proton. The latest update introduces official compatibility for the Faugus Launcher alongside significant interface and reliability upgrades for Linux and SteamOS users.

Quick Facts

  • Release Date: August 10, 2026
  • New Launcher Support: Faugus Launcher integration added
  • UI & Navigation: Added controller navigation with contextual hints, optional haptic feedback, and a first-run guide
  • New Themes: Breeze Light, Breeze Dark, SteamOS, and OLED themes
  • Key Tools: Built-in MangoHud editor, proxy settings, and scheduled background updates with notifications

Launcher Compatibility and Controller Upgrades

For users relying on alternative tools, the addition of Faugus Launcher support allows direct management of Proton versions within the application. Alongside this integration, the developers built in full controller navigation equipped with contextual hints, optional haptic feedback, and an onboarding first-run guide tailored for handhelds and controller setups.

Visual customization has also expanded with four new built-in themes: Breeze Light, Breeze Dark, SteamOS, and OLED. Under the hood, the update introduces scheduled background updates with system notifications, a built-in MangoHud editor, proxy settings, and CPU-aware x86-64 and ARM64 tool variant selection alongside ARM64 Flatpak support.

Steam and Tool Reliability Improvements

Steam-related workflows receive heavy attention in v0.6.0. The launch-options editor is fully reworked with hardware-aware options and exact command previews, while safe custom and unknown launch options now persist through single-game and mass edits. Additionally, the tool adds Steam shortcut creation, guided Steam restarts (including SteamOS Gaming Mode), and migration support for Steam's default compatibility prefix.

Reliability fixes address installation and release issues for Proton-TKG, Proton-CachyOS, DXVK, VKD3D, Lutris, and Steam Tinker Launch. Timed-out downloads now automatically retry, downloaded archives undergo validation before caching, and tool updates preserve custom user settings more reliably. Following the initial rollout, subsequent bug fix patches culminated in version 0.6.2.