# Hydra (open-source gaming app)

> Hydra is a free, open-source gaming app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Hydra Launcher is an open-source gaming platform created to be the single tool that you need. It has 17,168 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license.

Hydra Launcher is an open-source gaming platform created to be the single tool that you need in order to manage your gaming library. Hydra is written in Node.js (Electron, React, Typescript) and Rust, with libtorrent providing the torrent engine.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 17,168 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Website | https://hydralauncher.gg |
| Official | no |
| Category | Gaming & emulation |
| Latest release | v4.1.6 (Oct 2, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 3, 2026 |

## Install

### Chocolatey (Windows)

```sh
choco install hydralauncher
```

Package page: https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/hydralauncher

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