https://github.com/EndlessSkyCommunity/ESLauncher2

The next generation Endless Sky Launcher.
https://github.com/EndlessSkyCommunity/ESLauncher2

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The next generation Endless Sky Launcher.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/EndlessSkyCommunity/ESLauncher2
• Owner: EndlessSkyCommunity
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2020-04-09T13:02:29.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-07-18T18:16:24.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-07-18T22:15:37.208Z (8 months ago)
• Topics: endless-sky
• Language: Rust
• Homepage:
• Size: 7.43 MB
• Stars: 62
• Watchers: 8
• Forks: 22
• Open Issues: 36
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
# ESLauncher2

A program for organizing Endless Sky installations.

### Currently supported features:

- Install [Continuous Builds](https://github.com/endless-sky/endless-sky/releases/tag/continuous)

- Install Development build of PRs

- Install specific versions

- Update instances

- Play instances

- Install & manage plug-ins

### Installation

[![Download for Windows](https://badgen.net/badge/Windows/Download/green?icon=windows)](https://github.com/EndlessSkyCommunity/ESLauncher2/releases/latest/download/eslauncher2-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe)

[![Download for Linux](https://badgen.net/badge/Linux/Download/green?icon=terminal)](https://github.com/EndlessSkyCommunity/ESLauncher2/releases/latest/download/eslauncher2-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu)

[![Download for Linux](https://badgen.net/badge/DEB/Download/green?icon=terminal)](https://github.com/EndlessSkyCommunity/ESLauncher2/releases/latest/download/eslauncher2.deb)

[![Download for Linux](https://badgen.net/badge/RPM/Download/green?icon=terminal)](https://github.com/EndlessSkyCommunity/ESLauncher2/releases/latest/download/eslauncher2.rpm)

[![Download for Linux](https://badgen.net/badge/OSX/Download/green?icon=apple)](https://github.com/EndlessSkyCommunity/ESLauncher2/releases/latest/download/ESLauncher2.app.zip)

- Download the latest version for your OS from these^ icons, or [the release page](https://github.com/EndlessSkyCommunity/ESLauncher2/releases).

- For Arch Linux, there's also an AUR package [`eslauncher2`](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/eslauncher2) maintained by @DisableGraphics.

### Additional instructions for Mac

**Important**: the security mechanisms of newer MacOS systems do not allow running

unsigned applications. Therefore, please follow the steps below the first time

you run the launcher on MacOS.

#### Instructions ####

- Download the release to a location of your choice

- Open Finder and navigate to that location

- Unzip the file (usually double clicking on it is enough)

- Right click on the extracted ESLauncher2.app and select "Open"

![Screenshot 1](doc/mac_screenshot_0.png?raw=true)

- If you get presented with a dialogue with 2 options, click cancel and repeat

above step

![Screenshot 2](doc/mac_screenshot_1.png?raw=true)

- Once you see the dialogue with 3 options, select "Open"

![Screenshot 3](doc/mac_screenshot_2.png?raw=true)

- The Launcher should open and from now on you can run it by just double-clicking

on it.

Please note: sometimes the launcher may open in the background. If you hear the music playing, check in the Dock, you should find it running there.