Does Ubisoft Connect run on Linux?

Verdict: Not directly

Not directly. Ubisoft make no Linux version, but Ubisoft Connect installs on Linux through Lutris, which has a ready-made setup for it, and Ubisoft games bought on Steam usually pull it in by themselves.

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Ubisoft Connect is a Windows program. There is no Linux download from Ubisoft.

The easiest route is Steam. Ubisoft games sold there install Ubisoft Connect in the background through Steam's compatibility feature, and for many titles that is all it takes. If you buy from Ubisoft directly, Lutris will install the app for you. Lutris is a free launcher that runs Windows programs on Linux using Wine, a layer that translates Windows instructions as they go, and it carries a community-written setup for Ubisoft Connect that also turns off the in-game overlay, which causes trouble.

Nothing happens to your account. Purchases, cloud saves and Ubisoft points live on Ubisoft's servers and come back when you sign in.

Expect some games to resist. Titles using strict anti-cheat can refuse to run on Linux even when the launcher itself is working, so look up the individual game before you rely on it.

What to use instead of Ubisoft Connect

Steam

Different way of workingFree

The path of least resistance for Ubisoft games. Steam's compatibility feature usually sets up Ubisoft Connect without you doing anything.

Your files: Separate purchases. Games bought from Ubisoft directly do not appear in Steam.

Lutris

Close matchFree

Installs the real Ubisoft Connect on Linux from a prepared setup, with the troublesome overlay switched off.

Your files: Account, purchases and cloud saves are unaffected. Games download again.

Bottles

Close matchFree

Same idea, with each Windows program kept in its own container.

Your files: Same as above.

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