Download itch 26.22.0

What the installer does

Windows

• Delivered as a ZIP archive that is unpacked containing a standalone setup program (.exe) for x64.
• Installs for the current user only, so administrator rights are normally not needed.
• Supports unattended install with --silent.
• Declared install modes: interactive and silent.
• Registers the itch:// and itchio:// link protocol.
• Upgrades install over the existing version.

Mac

• Delivered as a compressed tar archive for Intel (x64) and Apple silicon (ARM64).
• Installs the app itch.app into the Applications folder.
• Requires macOS 13 or later.
• The app updates itself, so it may be newer than the version Homebrew lists.
• On uninstall, Homebrew asks the app to quit.
• A full “zap” removal also deletes up to 6 support, cache and preference locations in your home folder.

Linux

• Delivered as a "flatpak" installer for x64.
• The manifest does not state an install scope.
• No silent-install switch is declared in the manifest.

Description

The itch.io app, itch, lets you effortlessly download and run games and software from itch.io. All of your downloads are kept in a single place and are automatically updated. Access your collections and purchases, or browse for new games via the in-app browser.

itch at a glance

What’s new in itch 26.22.0 October 6, 2026

This release adds collection editing to the app, fixes a number of problems with the Steam shortcuts manager, adds Proton support for Windows games in Steam shortcuts on Linux, and updates butler to 15.32.0 and Electron to 44.5.1. Collections You can now manage your itch.io collections from the app. To choose which of your collections a game is in, right click its cover and pick "Add or edit collections...", or use the new collections button next to the install button on the game's page. You can insert a game into a many collections at once or easily create a new collection from the new collections dialog. From a collection's page you can edit its title and privacy, delete it, or use the new re-order dialog to bulk order or remove items from a collection. In the in-app browser, any "Add to collection" button you click will will trigger the action within the app, so it works regardless of if you are logged into the in-app browser or not. Steam shortcuts Thanks for all the feedback from testing the Steam Shortcuts feature we released in v26.0.0. We have a bunch of reliability fixes here to address issues where users couldn't set their shortcuts. - Fixed the Steam shortcuts dialog failing with "Could not determine which Steam user to add shortcuts for" when more than one Steam account had been used on the computer (#3504). When Steam doesn't record which account was used last, the most recently active one is picked, and account folders left over from logins that never finished…

Read the full release notes on the publisher’s site

Notes for older versions are inside each version below.

Is itch safe?

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Old versions

Windows versions

3 versions listed. Open a version for its installers, checksums and a command that pins it.

Mac versions

Homebrew casks list only the current release. Earlier builds appear in the cask’s history on GitHub, and Homebrew cannot install them directly.

Linux versions

Flathub lists only the current release, and Flatpak installs the newest build; earlier versions cannot be chosen from the listing.

Alternatives to itch

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itch FAQ

Is itch safe to download from here?

We host no installers. Every download button goes to the download location named in the package listing, and the checks below were run on those files.

On 2026-11-07 we downloaded the latest 3 installers from those sources and re-computed the SHA-256 of each: 3 of 3 match the package catalog’s value. Code signatures: 0 valid, 3 not applicable (archives and similar).

VirusTotal: none of its 51 security engines flagged any of the 2 scanned files.

Reports exist for 2 of 4 files, so the rating does not cover the rest.

Our rating: Safe so far. No check is a guarantee. See the security details above and our Security and Trust Center. Publisher’s website: itch’s official website.

Does itch update itself after I install an old version?

For Windows, we have no information on whether itch updates itself, and for Mac, the app is listed as updating itself, so an older build will likely offer, or simply install, the newest release when you open it. To keep an old version, look for an automatic-update setting in itch (see itch’s documentation) and turn it off before you rely on it.

Does itch cost anything?

No. itch is free and open source (license: MIT).

Which versions of itch are listed here, and how far back?

For Windows, we list 3 versions, from 26.1.9 (2024-06-18) up to 26.22.0, and for Mac, only the current release (26.22.0) is listed, because older Mac builds are not kept in the package listing, and for Linux, we list 1 version, from 26.22.0 (2026-10-06) up to 26.22.0. This page shows all of the Windows versions.

Where do the download links go?

They go straight to the source named in the package catalog, with nothing added by us: for Windows, to broth.itch.zone, and for Mac, to github.com, and for Linux, to dl.flathub.org. We host no files. Compare the SHA-256 shown next to each file with the one you compute after downloading. Publisher’s website: itch’s official website.