# Download Heroic > Heroic is an Open Source Game Launcher for Linux, Windows and MacOS. - Canonical page: https://everyversion.net/heroic/ - Publisher: Heroic Games Launcher - Latest: Windows 2.22.4, macOS 2.22.4 (Windows build released 2026-10-15) - Platforms: Windows, macOS - License: GPL-3.0 (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/main/COPYING) - Price: Free and open source - Website: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher - Support: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/issues - Bug tracker: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/issues - winget ID: HeroicGamesLauncher.HeroicGamesLauncher - Homebrew cask: heroic - Verification: level 1 — Hashes re-computed from the publisher’s download: 6 of 6 installers match the upstream manifest. Checked by Cristian Gonzalez Guasch. - Source (Windows): winget-pkgs @ 7a9b34a267ed1ac18e4d30d41bd8308c72ad8e9e — https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/7a9b34a267ed1ac18e4d30d41bd8308c72ad8e9e/manifests/h/HeroicGamesLauncher/HeroicGamesLauncher - Source (macOS): Homebrew cask @ a77de142f12aa96546949db1c269401e81d34e4a — https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/a77de142f12aa96546949db1c269401e81d34e4a/Casks/h/heroic.rb ## Overview Heroic is an Open Source Game Launcher for Linux, Windows (Beta) and MacOS (Limited to Windows games using Wine/Crossover). Right now it supports launching games from the Epic Games Store using Legendary, a CLI alternative to the Epic Games Launcher. Heroic is built with Web Technologies like: TypeScript, React, NodeJS and Electron. ## Windows ### What the installer does - Delivered as an NSIS (Nullsoft) setup program (.exe) for x64 and ARM64 and a portable program that runs without being installed for x64 and ARM64. - Offers both a per-user and an all-users installer. - Declared install modes: silent. - Upgrades install over the existing version. ### Versions (newest first) #### 2.22.4 — 2026-10-15 - x64 nullsoft (machine): Heroic-2.22.4-Setup-x64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.4/Heroic-2.22.4-Setup-x64.exe - sha256: a0e26e782cb0d7afa7be6469c1d2d5502fc3b559a82f84a7e7dde934879a6810 - x64 nullsoft (user): Heroic-2.22.4-Setup-x64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.4/Heroic-2.22.4-Setup-x64.exe - sha256: a0e26e782cb0d7afa7be6469c1d2d5502fc3b559a82f84a7e7dde934879a6810 - x64 portable: Heroic-2.22.4-Portable-x64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.4/Heroic-2.22.4-Portable-x64.exe - sha256: 8ee32f595545bd12b02aa1f84da75c0cc87208d93a47a0887a7eeb1165076bca - arm64 nullsoft (machine): Heroic-2.22.4-Setup-arm64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.4/Heroic-2.22.4-Setup-arm64.exe - sha256: 7104c3c4c3e2fa7c9ff7726d039851214833e99fe8a522cbb18712ff33c4dbc5 - arm64 nullsoft (user): Heroic-2.22.4-Setup-arm64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.4/Heroic-2.22.4-Setup-arm64.exe - sha256: 7104c3c4c3e2fa7c9ff7726d039851214833e99fe8a522cbb18712ff33c4dbc5 - arm64 portable: Heroic-2.22.4-Portable-arm64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.4/Heroic-2.22.4-Portable-arm64.exe - sha256: acc3dbcef489dc7d93459a35f7122148f96bd56c7dc69d5927cd77f74939ddd3 Release notes: Small hotfix to fix the GOG Login and UMU issue. What's Changed - fix: Don't try to chmod native Linux/macOS binaries on exit by @CommandMC in #5918 - Add support for building ARM64 flatpak by @matte-schwartz in #5891 - [FIX] Unset custom user agent to fix GOG login cloudflare check by @arielj in #5979 - fix: Don't trust isUmuSupported's return value if we're running a native game by @CommandMC in #5915 - [i18n] Updated Translations by @weblate in #5960 New Contributors - @wehrwolfmann made their first contribution in #5793 Pin: `winget install --id HeroicGamesLauncher.HeroicGamesLauncher --version 2.22.4 --exact` #### 2.22.3 — 2026-09-16 - x64 nullsoft (user): Heroic-2.22.3-Setup-x64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.3/Heroic-2.22.3-Setup-x64.exe - sha256: 3c74b3f1727a005d9d578880a97e0b94c8ce04c94c6e08f99e644b072878360b - x64 portable: Heroic-2.22.3-Portable-x64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.3/Heroic-2.22.3-Portable-x64.exe - sha256: 9425ff65c16aa67338248bdad29342f766c216b95e12e762483d53f521698ea5 - arm64 nullsoft (user): Heroic-2.22.3-Setup-arm64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.3/Heroic-2.22.3-Setup-arm64.exe - sha256: 022395c016147689edb32c6307a4ef322a245ebcec4ea29acde0da215994ff5f - arm64 portable: Heroic-2.22.3-Portable-arm64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.3/Heroic-2.22.3-Portable-arm64.exe - sha256: d25dde10b0d830d6b5c928d2134998e28a9368527754f11c1b5f79104906bca2 Release notes: Hi! The last release broke UMU for a lot of people and this new Hotfix should fix it. Hopefully our last hotfix before the next Major release. What's Changed - fix: Don't nest umu if steamRuntime ends up enabled on a non-native game by @CommandMC in #5894 Pin: `winget install --id HeroicGamesLauncher.HeroicGamesLauncher --version 2.22.3 --exact` #### 2.22.2 — 2026-09-15 - x64 nullsoft (user): Heroic-2.22.2-Setup-x64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.2/Heroic-2.22.2-Setup-x64.exe - sha256: 99a7b294ad448877893886dfe7906ad16b3d491b961fab39e5eddd13e4f90c65 - x64 portable: Heroic-2.22.2-Portable-x64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.2/Heroic-2.22.2-Portable-x64.exe - sha256: fb05873336db90867206a5da40967b1ad49c024fd1a38011eb5f5b583cc91540 - arm64 nullsoft (user): Heroic-2.22.2-Setup-arm64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.2/Heroic-2.22.2-Setup-arm64.exe - sha256: 3a9f0a54926bddc254acdb04b047939298803f055129b9e5c98d1c080d74c663 - arm64 portable: Heroic-2.22.2-Portable-arm64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.2/Heroic-2.22.2-Portable-arm64.exe - sha256: b03b9a66f4a6895bd5f376bc7154ca6890b903a5ea00bcbebe32009198e21d3b Release notes: Hi! After the last hotfix we identified some new issues especially with Rockstar and Ubisoft games and this new release focus on fixing them but also fixes other stuff as you can see bellow! Thanks! What's Changed - fix: Search for a heroic executable on PATH if our executable is not called "heroic" by @CommandMC in #5818 - chore: Remove remnants of our Snap support by @CommandMC in #5814 - chore: Use CODEOWNERS to automatically request reviews on PRs by @CommandMC in #5815 - feat: Use umu to provide the Steam Runtime, and automatically enable it for native GOG games by @CommandMC in #5832 - fix: Set LEGENDARY_CONFIG_PATH again by @CommandMC in #5867 - fix: add default path for crossover on macOS by @WangEdward in #3728 - fix(macOS): quote generated shortcut launch URL by @marcodallagatta in #5811 - Fix #4699: Read no more than the last 1 MB of log files to be shown by @thatguywiththekids in #5457 - feat: Update Legendary to 0.21.1 by @CommandMC in #5877 - [UX] Do not allow moving a game inside itself by @arielj in #5871 - Fix sideload installer overwriting Wine prefix by @ocean-sudo in #5868 - fix: Make sure to set Wine-related options when adding a sideloaded game by @CommandMC in #5827 - fix: Stop calling updateStatus if there are no more gamepads by @CommandMC in #5879 - FIX: Sign Windows binaries during build via SignPath by @flavioislima in #5841 - [UI] fix: prevent play with logs popup from closing when moving mouse to it by @Vidi0 in #5589 - [Fix] Wishlist filter on Deals screen leaves no way out (#5588) by @flavioislima in #5602 - [Feat] Manage Steam shortcuts via SteamClient API when Steam is running by @flavioislima in #5804 - [UX] Fix pausing/canceling a download from game details page by @arielj in #5858 - [UX] Print wiki links in logs by @arielj in #5883 - [FIX] Do not watch legendary file to refresh the lilbrary by @arielj in #5470 - [UX] Download known fixes even before downloading a game by @arielj in #5409 - fix: Use the current known-fixes helper during launch by @matte-schwartz in #5886 - [UX] Don't show Wine Manager settings on Mac by @arielj in #5857 - [i18n] Updated Translations by @weblate in #5817 - fix(gog): fix steam wrapper crash by add galaxy registry key by @imLinguin in #5887 - [UI/UX] Improve Environmental Table settings and a few others by @flavioislima in #5304 - fix: use env to lookup the path variable by @imLinguin in #5479 - fix(gog): keep library entries when GamesDB is unavailable by @xianjianlf2 in #5798 - feat: Various changes to improve the final build size by @CommandMC in #5884 New Contributors - @marcodallagatta made their first contribution in #5811 - @thatguywiththekids made their first contribution in #5457 - @ocean-sudo made their first contribution in #5868 - @matte-schwartz made their first contribution in #5886 - @xianjianlf2 made their first contribution in #5798 Pin: `winget install --id HeroicGamesLauncher.HeroicGamesLauncher --version 2.22.2 --exact` #### 2.22.1 — 2026-08-09 - x64 nullsoft (user): Heroic-2.22.1-Setup-x64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.1/Heroic-2.22.1-Setup-x64.exe - sha256: 67d0693e113dde712a2fe1e0449b27e59c260bbc8554f30941b492b0362ca6d2 - x64 portable: Heroic-2.22.1-Portable-x64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.1/Heroic-2.22.1-Portable-x64.exe - sha256: 0e9393cffcab0de08b70256d6d710570ce6945eaa5238b182d8b0256c204bdf3 - arm64 nullsoft (user): Heroic-2.22.1-Setup-arm64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.1/Heroic-2.22.1-Setup-arm64.exe - sha256: cc544578b680cdf4b10a1c70bae120e06ea3c10b67de9d0a500d1f1f696bf50c - arm64 portable: Heroic-2.22.1-Portable-arm64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.1/Heroic-2.22.1-Portable-arm64.exe - sha256: 3a577bc6a4b52a451f18a84aea896fe45e36375b8c4054b7a3cf2e09190f5d41 Release notes: Hi! This version gives several improvements and fixes for Heroic overall while we work on some other big features that are already in testing/review like the itch.io, humble bundle and Steam integration, besides a new "plugin" system that will make it easier for people to add new integrations like Emulators support and many more in the future. Even though this is mostly a Hotfix, this bring some new nice features like the possibility of installing Proton-CachyOS, navigating the Epic and GOG store with the controller, new Discounts tabs for our new affiliates for Humble Bundle and Green Man Gaming and we also moved the Plausible Analytics to our own Self-Hosted intance to maintain 100% control of our data. What's Changed - [Fix] "Add Game" dialog resetting the Wineprefix if SteamGridDB API is used by @CommandMC in #5599 - [Tech] Make LibraryManagers and GameManagers actual classes by @CommandMC in #4889 - [Tech] No longer use GameManagers as singletons by @CommandMC in #4894 - [i18n] Updated Translations by @weblate in #5583 - Re-add rehype-raw dependency by @CommandMC in #5688 - [UX] Add proton-cachyos to the wine manager by @arielj in #5463 - Update Flatpak manifest to fix build by @CommandMC in #5697 - Add missing encodeURIComponent in log uploader by @CommandMC in #5701 - Create compatibilitytools.d if it does not exist by @CommandMC in #5699 - Make Proton-CachyOS the default Proton version by @CommandMC in #5705 - Move "Disable umu" into the "Legacy" section by @CommandMC in #5689 - Switch GOG user APIs by @CommandMC in #5718 - [TECH] Remove Wine-GE from the wine manager options by @arielj in #5251 - Update to latest v41 of Electron by @CommandMC in #5716 - [Tech] Point Plausible analytics to the self-hosted instance by @flavioislima in #5736 - Add Green Man Gaming deals to the Discounts screen by @flavioislima in #5740 - update Spanish language code to es-ES for Epic API requests by @mglourido in #5717 - tech: update nile to 1.2.0 by @imLinguin in #5645 - Update to Electron 43 and re-add React Dev Tools extension by @CommandMC in #5755 - Fix various typos by @upriver4 in #5761 - [Feat] Add Humble Bundle deals to the Discounts screen by @flavioislima in #5748 - [Tech] Don't minify main, and add source maps by @CommandMC in #5766 - Make GE-Proton downloads deterministic by @CommandMC in #5708 - Hide ProgressDialog's indeterminate progress bar if it does not make sense by @CommandMC in #5743 - fix: unify webview session partitions so login credentials carry over to stores by @kairosci in #5752 - Added new currencies from GOG. by @Moon-yungg in #5779 - [Feat] Resolve GOG Deals region from the user's GOG account by @flavioislima in #5790 - [Feat] Make the Store Pages controllable with Joystick by @flavioislima in #5707 - [Tech] Add Zoom runner to Plausible analytics by @flavioislima in #5799 - Fix: show Rosetta warning when Rosetta is not installed by @flavioislima in #5772 - [Fix] Respect hidden games in Console mode by @adamcolwell in #5788 - [Feat] Update legendary and gogdl by @CommandMC in #5809 - [Fix] Description of "Game Arguments" option by @CommandMC in #5810 - [Fix] Correct reversed A/B and X/Y buttons on Nintendo controllers by @flavioislima in #5747 - [Input] Improved gamepad key repeat to make navigation snappier by @veryprofessionaldodo in #5059 - [i18n] Updated Translations by @weblate in #5806 New Contributors - @mglourido made their first contribution in #5717 - @upriver4 made their first contribution in #5761 - @kairosci made their first contribution in #5752 - @Moon-yungg made their first contribution in #5779 - @adamcolwell made their first contribution in #5788 Pin: `winget install --id HeroicGamesLauncher.HeroicGamesLauncher --version 2.22.1 --exact` #### 2.22.0 — 2026-05-16 - x64 nullsoft (user): Heroic-2.22.0-Setup-x64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.0/Heroic-2.22.0-Setup-x64.exe - sha256: 9e5d3b01e04016bee7993cfb670a16ec72cdea85db2c68c2ac09efd1af7e35ad - x64 portable: Heroic-2.22.0-Portable-x64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.0/Heroic-2.22.0-Portable-x64.exe - sha256: 186784051e7a0405f68c55cbed1ddc89668a51f504eb9cfa347192942aa7f47d - arm64 nullsoft (user): Heroic-2.22.0-Setup-arm64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.0/Heroic-2.22.0-Setup-arm64.exe - sha256: f9f42dc5bb700e95bdbf923d88a1760a74ad0459781f6e0d06e61fe6c81a408e - arm64 portable: Heroic-2.22.0-Portable-arm64.exe - url: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v2.22.0/Heroic-2.22.0-Portable-arm64.exe - sha256: e50bad853786979e429e652b0b794de1d909b296f8a231b36c5290adef2d2694 Release notes: Hi! This new release of Heroic comes again with pretty exciting features like the ability to edit basically any game in your library, you can edit the game name, the Card and Cover images. As a bonus, now Sideloaded games also supports Cover images. Besides that, the new Console mode now supports some requested features like the ability to install and update or skip update for games and more. The new Deals screen also has some improvements like hiding the owned games and show wishlisted games. There are also several fixes, especially for Ubisoft titles from Epic games and more And some small but nice improvements to the Changelog modal: now it supports Videos! Check it out: Editing a Game drag.mp4 New features in console mode Screencast_20260516_001503.mp4 What's Changed - Feat: add owned game filter on GOG Deals screen by @Ishidawg in #5521 - Feat: tray icon acts as toggle by @Ishidawg in #5536 - [Fix] "Copy to clipboard" button in system info page by @CommandMC in #5529 - Feat: add wishlist only filter on GOG Deals screen by @Ishidawg in #5528 - Bump system requirements by @CommandMC in #5557 - Fix: stop button on game page by @Ishidawg in #5537 - feat: support ubisoftconnect managed titles by @imLinguin in #5510 - [FIX] GOG Links from Deals screen by @flavioislima in #5573 - [UX] Add back prime check with more information by @arielj in #5411 - feat: separate ps5 and