Rare VS libx52

Compare Rare vs libx52 and see what are their differences.

Rare

GUI for legendary. An Epic Games Launcher open source alternative (by RareDevs)

libx52

Saitek X52/X52pro drivers & controller mapping software for Linux (by nirenjan)
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Rare libx52
62 8
591 109
3.0% -
9.7 2.9
23 days ago 6 months ago
Python C
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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Rare

Posts with mentions or reviews of Rare. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-04.
  • Bug price for Warhammer 3 only in Indonesia
    3 projects | /r/indonesia | 4 Apr 2023
  • Warhammer 40k: Gladius - Turn based 4X, free on Epic games right now!
    3 projects | /r/4Xgaming | 22 Mar 2023
    Note there is an open source alternative to the epic launcher in case you don't trust it : Legendary (command line based) https://github.com/derrod/legendary Rare (standalone user friendly frontend for Legendary) https://github.com/Dummerle/Rare Heroic (another user friendly standalone frontend for legendary) https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher
  • [Epic Games] Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (Free/100%)
    3 projects | /r/GameDeals | 22 Dec 2022
    Personally I use legendary which is basically just a super-lightweight commandline launcher that also handles stuff like setting up wine if running on linux. But if you don't want quite that bare-bones, there's also a couple of GUI wrappers: rare is a fairly lightweight native app that feels pretty snappy, though it can be a bit unpolished in places, and heroic, which is an electron app and so a bit more heavyweight. but more of a direct drop-in replacement.
  • Mullvad in GTA Online
    3 projects | /r/mullvadvpn | 8 Nov 2022
    There's also a 3rd-party Epic client Legendary which has a couple of GUIs like Rare and Heroic, which may work differently with mullvad's split-tunnel.
  • Is there a current list somewhere listing current game launchers & which stores they support ?
    5 projects | /r/linux_gaming | 4 Aug 2022
    Flathub — Central Flatpak repository, has small but growing game section. https://flathub.org/apps/category/Game || flatpak, discover, gnome-software GOG.com — DRM-free game store. https://www.gog.com || lgogdownloaderAUR, wyvernAUR, minigalaxyAUR itch.io — Indie game store. https://itch.io || itch-setup-binAUR Legendary — A free and open-source replacement for the Epic Games Launcher. https://github.com/derrod/legendary || legendaryAUR Heroic Games Launcher — A GUI for legendary, an open-source alternative for the Epic Games Launcher. https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher || heroic-games-launcher-binAUR Rare — Another GUI for legendary, based on PyQt5. https://github.com/Dummerle/Rare || rareAUR Lutris — Open gaming platform for Linux. Gets games from GOG, Steam, Battle.net, Origin, Uplay and many other sources. Lutris utilizes various runners to launch the games with fully customizable configuration options. https://lutris.net || lutris Steam — Digital distribution and communications platform developed by Valve. https://store.steampowered.com || steam Athenaeum — A libre replacement to Steam. https://gitlab.com/librebob/athenaeum || athenaeum-gitAUR Play.it — Automates the build of native packages. Also supports Wine, DOSBox and ScummVM games. https://www.dotslashplay.it/ || play.itAUR Bottles — Open-Source wine and proton prefix manager. Run windows software and games. https://usebottles.com/ || bottlesAUR
  • An Epic Failure (Epic Games Launcher issues from my perspective)
    2 projects | /r/pcgaming | 10 Apr 2022
    Legendary, Rare and Heroic are good alternatives.
  • Just gonna leave this here
    2 projects | /r/pcmasterrace | 12 Feb 2022
    Also if you don't want to use cmd commands you can find some tools that give you a simple interface, I made one for windows and there is another one called rare that supports windows and linux.
  • An actual fix for the insanely slow download/update speeds of Epic Games Launcher (Re-uploaded)
    3 projects | /r/EpicGamesPC | 5 Feb 2022
    Alternatively, you can use another launcher. This is what I do and have zero download issues. https://github.com/derrod/legendary https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher https://github.com/Dummerle/Rare
  • How to run the Epic version of "Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition"?
    5 projects | /r/linux_gaming | 17 Jan 2022
    - "Rare" - native Python+QT5 based (pyqt) https://github.com/Dummerle/Rare
  • Easy Anti-Cheat not as simple as expected for Proton and Steam Deck
    2 projects | /r/linux_gaming | 9 Jan 2022
    Ah, yeah the software and software support is miles better. Epic Games Store is frankly poorly made software. I thus recommend everyone who wishes to run it to instead run Heroic or Rare instead, regardless of OS.

libx52

Posts with mentions or reviews of libx52. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-22.
  • Current state of Flight Sim Hardware on Linux?
    2 projects | /r/linux_gaming | 22 Oct 2022
    I have been doing a bit of research and found a github page with an open source driver for the Logitech x52 hotas https://github.com/nirenjan/libx52 I also found that CH Products offer gear that requires no drivers, just straight plug 'n play, and their stuff is priced decently, though it does look very plastic / cheap.
  • Linux Twitch tag is now "under consideration"
    4 projects | /r/linux_gaming | 2 Jul 2021
    OBS is natively available for Linux iirc so that won't be much of an issue. I can't really speak on your external hardware like the Saitek or Elgato stuff but if they are for whatever reason not part of the 'linux-firmware' then this might be of interest for you. As you might have noticed on Linux github/gitlab will quickly become your friend so it might be wise to learn a few git commands.
  • I created a Python module to configure Logitech X52 HOTAS controllers
    3 projects | /r/Python | 28 Apr 2021
    Since I play mostly in Linux, I needed something to set up the device, I found a C library (https://github.com/nirenjan/x52pro-linux) and a GUI app (https://github.com/leinardi/gx52) that could do the job, but the only python module was Windows only (it used a Windows DirectOutput DLL).
  • The X52 by Logitech can be configured under Linux, too :)
    2 projects | /r/EliteDangerous | 24 Apr 2021
    There's a X52 tool for the CLI too, if you want to script in Bash. It's on https://github.com/nirenjan/x52pro-linux

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Rare and libx52 you can also consider the following projects:

HeroicGamesLauncher - A games launcher for GOG, Amazon and Epic Games for Linux, Windows and macOS.

legendary - Legendary - A free and open-source replacement for the Epic Games Launcher

minigalaxy - A simple GOG client for Linux

gx52 - WARNING: This is a mirror of the GitLab repository. Please go there to open new issues or Pull Requests.

awesome-gog-galaxy - A list of GOG Galaxy 2.0 integrations and upcoming features

GameHub - All your games in one place

surface-aggregator-module - Linux ACPI and Platform Drivers for Surface Devices using the Surface Aggregator Module over Surface Serial Hub (Surface Book 2, Surface Pro 2017, Surface Laptop, and Newer)

easy-legendary - An easy-to-use tool to replace Epic Games Launcher.

ScreamAPI - Legit DLC Unlocker for Epic Online Services

wine-ge-custom - My custom build of wine, made to use with lutris. Built with lutris's buildbot.

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