Installing on Windows · The itch.io app book - itch.io Skip to main content itch.io Browse Games Game Jams Upload Game Developer Logs Community Log in Register Indie game store Free games Fun games Horror games Game development Assets Comics Sales Bundles Jobs Tags Game Engines itch app Return to app * Introduction * User guide * Installing * Installing on Windows * Installing on macOS * Installing on Linux * Logging in * Using the app offline * Preferences * The sandbox * Windows sandboxing * macOS sandboxing * Linux sandboxing * Using a proxy * Downloading games * Install locations * Scanning for games * Linking an existing folder * Collections * Bundles * Launch settings * Steam shortcuts * Game developer guide * Quick start * Windows builds * macOS builds * Linux builds * Web builds * How updates work * App manifests * Manifest actions * Prerequisites * Visual C++ Runtime * .NET * XNA Framework * DirectX * Validating builds and manifests * API integration * Protocol URLs and automation * Compatibility policy * Troubleshooting * Contributor guide * How you can help * Getting started with the codebase * Integration Tests * Environment variables * Performance hacking * Continuous deployment * Butler TypeScript typings * Syncing translations * Dependencies (broth) * Appendix * Acknowledgements * Building Linux software into a prefix * * Published with HonKit Installing on Windows Installing itch on Windows * Download the latest version from https://itch.io/app * Double-click the installer executable If you encounter any problems installing the app, get in touch with itch.io support . Verifying the installer All our installers, along with the application itself, are digitally signed with a certificate to the name of itch corp . Open this dialog by right-clicking the installer, and choosing 'Properties'. It's a good habit to verify the signatures of executables you download — if you encounter an installer that pretends to be the itch app, but doesn't have our digital signature on it, you should not use it. (Even the canary version is digitally signed with the same certificate.) Antivirus software We often release new version of the itch.io app or the components it depends on. You might encounter screens like these if you have a third-party antivirus installed: We're working with Antivirus vendors to suppress these, but in the meantime, if you trust us, you can add the following locations to your whitelist: * %LOCALAPPDATA%\itch * %APPDATA%\itch\broth * %APPDATA%\itch\prereqs "broth" contains components required for the itch app to run properly. Don't add the entire %APPDATA%\itch folder as it would prevent your Antivirus from scanning the games you're install. Updating When a new version of the app becomes available, "A new version is available" shows up in the top right corner. Clicking it allows you to restart into the new version. Uninstalling itch can be uninstalled from the Apps & Features section of the Windows settings: Note: uninstalling the itch.io app does not wipe the %APPDATA%\itch folder, which contains all your installed games, local database, web session data and cache, and so on. If you really want to delete it all, you'll need to take care of that folder too. results matching " " No results matching " "