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  "slug": "battle-net",
  "name": "Battle.net Setup",
  "publisher": "Blizzard Entertainment",
  "author": "Blizzard Entertainment",
  "ids": {
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    "moniker": "battle.net",
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    "macos"
  ],
  "summary": "Launcher client for Blizzard games.",
  "description": "Battle.net is an Internet-based online game, social networking service, digital distribution, and digital rights management platform developed by Blizzard Entertainment.",
  "tags": [
    "games",
    "gaming",
    "purchase",
    "gamestore",
    "store",
    "platform",
    "battle.net",
    "battledotnet",
    "blizzardentertainment",
    "activisionblizzard"
  ],
  "locale": "en-US",
  "urls": {
    "homepage": "https://download.battle.net/en-us/desktop",
    "publisher": "https://www.blizzard.com",
    "support": "https://us.battle.net/support",
    "privacy": "https://www.blizzard.com/legal/8c41e7e6-0b61-42c4-a674-c91d8e8d68d3/blizzard-entertainment-privacy-policy"
  },
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    "name": "Proprietary",
    "url": "https://www.blizzard.com/legal/fba4d00f-c7e4-4883-b8b9-1b4500a402ea/blizzard-end-user-license-agreement",
    "copyright": "© 2005-2023 Blizzard Entertainment Inc.",
    "copyright_url": "https://www.blizzard.com/legal"
  },
  "pricing": {
    "status": "free-to-download",
    "source": "curated"
  },
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    "macos": "2.0.0.4232"
  },
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    "macos": 1
  },
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      "version": "2.0.0.4232",
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      "manifest_dir": "manifests/b/Blizzard/BattleNet/2.0.0.4232",
      "installers": [
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          "architecture": "x86",
          "type": "exe",
          "scope": "machine",
          "locale": "en-US",
          "url": "https://downloader.battle.net/download/getInstaller?os=win&installer=Battle.net-Setup.exe",
          "host": "downloader.battle.net",
          "filename": "getInstaller",
          "sha256": "f4643a2086c0cecb1ab68cc601bf38c1a0a6f7ef5914ad03375cc9449385bec6",
          "product_code": "Battle.net",
          "switches": {
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            "custom": "--lang=enUS"
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              "product_code": "Battle.net"
            }
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    {
      "platform": "macos",
      "version": "2.0.0.4232",
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          "architecture": "universal",
          "type": "unknown",
          "url": "https://www.battle.net/download/getInstallerForGame?os=mac&locale=enUS&version=LIVE&gameProgram=BATTLENET_APP",
          "host": "www.battle.net",
          "filename": "getInstallerForGame",
          "no_checksum": true
        }
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        "auto_updates": true,
        "caveats": "If your installation directory is not /Applications, you will need to\nuninstall this cask manually.",
        "cleanup": {
          "remove": [
            "/Applications/Battle.net.app"
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            "/Users/Shared/Blizzard",
            "~/Library/Application Support/Battle.net",
            "~/Library/Caches/net.battle.bootstrapper",
            "~/Library/Preferences/net.battle.app.helper.plist",
            "~/Library/Preferences/net.battle.Authenticator.prefs",
            "~/Library/Preferences/net.battle.Identity.prefs",
            "~/Library/Preferences/net.battle.net.app.plist",
            "~/Library/Preferences/net.battle.plist",
            "~/Library/Preferences/net.battnet.battle.plist",
            "~/Library/Saved Application State/net.battle.app.savedState",
            "~/Blizzard"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "verification": {
    "level": 0,
    "label": "Hashes copied from upstream package manifests (winget-pkgs, Homebrew cask). Not independently re-computed; signatures not checked.",
    "checks": {
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      "hash_recomputed": false,
      "signature_checked": false
    }
  },
  "provenance": [
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      "source": "winget-pkgs",
      "platform": "windows",
      "repo": "https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs",
      "commit": "21e6be824c55b3c6f476664adc0b93087cd16c82",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-11-04T01:08:06.172Z",
      "path": "manifests/b/Blizzard/BattleNet"
    },
    {
      "source": "homebrew-cask",
      "platform": "macos",
      "repo": "https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask",
      "commit": "1f44ba636b3c070723431b7ab5848c15eb34396a",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-11-04T01:08:06.172Z",
      "path": "Casks/b/battle-net.rb",
      "api_url": "https://formulae.brew.sh/api/cask/battle-net.json"
    }
  ],
  "derived": {
    "canonical_url": "https://everyversion.net/battle-net/",
    "title": "Download Battle.net Setup",
    "h1": "Download Battle.net Setup",
    "installer_summary": {
      "windows": [
        "Delivered as a standalone setup program (.exe) for x86.",
        "Installs for all users on the PC, which normally requires administrator rights.",
        "No silent-install switch is declared in the manifest."
      ],
      "macos": [
        "Delivered as a download whose format the URL does not state for Apple silicon and Intel.",
        "Includes an installer step that the cask hands over to the vendor’s own setup program.",
        "The app updates itself, so it may be newer than the version Homebrew lists.",
        "On uninstall, Homebrew deletes 1 extra file.",
        "A full “zap” removal also deletes up to 12 support, cache and preference locations in your home folder.",
        "The cask does not pin a checksum for this download (an unversioned URL), so the file can change without notice."
      ]
    }
  }
}