A gui for Legendary
Project description
Rare
A frontend for legendary, the open source Epic Games Launcher alternative
Rare is a graphical interface for Legendary, a command line alternative to Epic Games launcher, based on PyQt5
Installation
Installation via pip (recommend)
Execute pip install Rare
for all users Or pip install Rare --user
for only one user.
To install latest git version use pip install --upgrade https://github.com/Dummerle/Rare/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Linux and Mac: execute rare
in your terminal.
Windows: execute pythonw -m rare
in cmd
It is possible to create a desktop link, or a start menu link. Execute the command above with --desktop-shortcut
or --startmenu-shortcut
option
Note: On Linux must be /home/user/.local/bin
in PATH and on Windows must be PythonInstallationDirectory\Scripts
in PATH. On Mac is the Path /Users/user/Library/Python/3.x/bin
Linux
Arch based
There are some AUR packages available:
Debian based
- DUR package: rare
- .deb file in releases page
Other
Install via pip
or use the AppImage
macOS
There is a .dmg file available in releases page.
Note: You have to enable it manually in settings. Otherwise, Gatekeeper will block Rare
You can also use pip
Packages
In releases page are AppImages for Linux, an msi file for windows and a dmg file for macOS available
Latest packages
In actions you find packages for the latest commits.
Note: they might be unstable
Run from source
- Clone the repo with Submodule:
git clone https://github.com/Dummerle/Rare --recurse-submodules
. - Run
pip install -r requirements.txt
to get dependencies. If you are on Arch you can runsudo pacman --needed -S python-wheel python-setuptools python-pyqt5 python-qtawesome python-requests python-pillow
- Run
python3 rare
Why Rare?
- Rare only uses ~50MB of RAM which is much less than the electron based HeroicGamesLauncher uses.
- Rare supports all major platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac) unlike the alternatives.
Issues
If you run into an issue, please report it by creating an issue on GitHub or on Discord: https://discord.gg/YvmABK9YSk
Contributing
There are more options to contribute.
- If you can Python and PyQt you can implement new Features (Some ideas are in Projects).
- If you are a designer, you can add Stylesheets or create a logo or a banner
- You can translate the application in your language: Check our transifex page to translate Rare in your language
More Information is in CONTRIBUTING.md
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