# Playnite (open-source gaming app)

> Playnite is a free, open-source gaming app for Windows. Video game library manager with support for wide range of 3rd party libraries and game emulation support, providing one unified interface for your games. It has 14,147 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and people use it instead of GOG Galaxy.

Screenshots are available at the Homepage If you find Playnite useful please consider supporting the lead developer Josef Nemec on Patreon.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/JosefNemec/Playnite |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 14,147 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | GOG Galaxy |
| Language | C# |
| Website | https://playnite.link |
| Official | no |
| Category | Gaming & emulation |
| Latest release | 10.62 (Sep 29, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 29, 2026 |

## Install

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

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