# Itch (open-source gaming app)

> Itch is a free, open-source gaming app for Windows, macOS and Linux. The best way to play your itch.io games. It has 2,846 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at itchio/itch.

The goal of this project is to give you a desktop application that you can download and run games from itch.io with. Additionally you should be able to update games and get notified when games are updated. The goal is not to replace the itch.io website.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/itchio/itch |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 2,846 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Website | https://itch.io/app |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Gaming & emulation |
| Latest release | v26.22.0 (Oct 6, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/itchio/itch/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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