Open-Source Compatibility Platform

Proton Pulse

100% open-source compatibility data for Steam on Linux. Real hardware reports, voted configs, and a fully transparent data pipeline. Every line of code, every report, every dataset is public. Built by the community, free forever.

— Steam games tracked

— With ProtonDB data

— Indexed locally

— Pulse Reports

What you get

Real hardware reports

Every Pulse Report carries the actual hardware, Proton version, launch options, and outcome from a real session. No guesswork.

Reports

Open data pipeline

Every report ships as static JSON under /data/{appId}/. Scriptable, scrapeable, forkable. No API key required.

JSON API

Steam Deck native

The Decky Loader plugin reads + writes Pulse Reports right from Gaming Mode. Submit configs without leaving the game.

Decky

Your data, your control

Edit and delete your own reports -- something ProtonDB still can't do

ProtonDB reports are permanent. Wrong version, wrong GPU, bad flags -- doesn't matter, you need an admin to pull it. On Proton Pulse, you edit or delete your own submissions. Stale configs, wrong hardware, outdated flags -- fix them yourself without waiting on anyone.

Proton Pulse vs ProtonDB -- website comparison

Feature	Proton Pulse	ProtonDB
Edit your own reports	Yes	No
Delete your own reports	Yes	No -- admin only
Hardware context per report (GPU, driver, Proton version)	Yes -- full spec capture	Partial -- self-reported text
Filter reports by your GPU / driver	Yes	No
Hardware-aware compatibility scoring	Yes -- weighted algorithm	No -- flat tier only
Vote on configs (upvote / downvote)	Yes	No
Open data / JSON API (no key required)	Yes -- all data public	No -- closed
Source code	GPL-3.0 open source	Closed source
Direct apply configs to Steam (no copy/paste)	Yes -- via Decky plugin	No
Submit reports without leaving game	Yes -- via Decky plugin	No
Playtime tracking per config	Yes	No
Non-Steam game support (Heroic, GOG)	Yes	No
Report confidence score	Yes -- documented	Yes
Browse without an account	Yes	Yes

Fully open source

Proton Pulse is an open-source, community-owned compatibility platform for Steam on Linux, licensed under GPL-3.0. Everything lives on GitHub: the data pipeline, hardware reports, voting system, scoring algorithm, and this site. Fork it. Self-host it. Audit it. Contribute.

There is no private API, no proprietary backend, no data you can't see. Every Pulse Report ships as static JSON under /data/{appId}/. The scoring algorithm is fully documented and runs client-side so you can verify it yourself. Upvotes and downvotes surface the most helpful configs.

Pulse Reports come from the Decky Loader plugin and capture real hardware specs, Proton versions, launch options, and outcomes from actual gameplay sessions. Reports merge with other open compatibility datasets so the picture keeps getting sharper.

Repositories:
proton-pulse-data - data pipeline, static site, and JSON API
decky-proton-pulse - Decky Loader plugin for Steam Deck