Installing WYSICRAFT

Installing Wysicraft

Choose a download

Download	Use it when
Wysicraft-1.2.0-Setup.exe	You want a normal Windows install with a Start-menu shortcut and .wysicraftproj files that open on double-click.
Wysicraft-1.2.0-win-x64.zip	You want a portable copy you can run from any folder, with no installation.

Both contain the same editor. The editor bundles its own .NET runtime, so you don't need to install .NET.

Installer

1. Run Wysicraft-1.2.0-Setup.exe. It installs for your Windows user only and doesn't need administrator rights.
2. Choose your options: Create a desktop shortcut (off by default) and Register Wysicraft project files with this app (on by default, so .wysicraftproj files open in Wysicraft).
3. Launch Wysicraft from the Start menu.

To upgrade, run a newer installer over the old one. Uninstalling removes the application but keeps your projects, recovery drafts, workspace layout, keyboard shortcuts and downloaded Minecraft test files. Keep your projects outside the installation folder.

Portable ZIP

1. Extract the ZIP anywhere, for example C:\Tools\Wysicraft.
2. Run Designer\Wysicraft.Designer.exe.
3. Keep the folders together: Designer, Runtime, TestEnvironment and Docs. The Minecraft test uses TestEnvironment, and exports use the runtime in Runtime.

Optional: Java 21 for Minecraft testing

The editor itself doesn't need Java. The Minecraft test launches a real Minecraft instance, which needs Java 21. Any Java 21 distribution works (for example Microsoft Build of OpenJDK, Eclipse Temurin or JetBrains Runtime). Wysicraft checks the Java version itself, so a wrong JAVA_HOME doesn't matter; you can also pick the folder in the test window.

First launch

• The window opens with an empty project called Untitled and a screen called main.
• Panels are arranged in the default layout. You can move them; see The workspace.
• If Wysicraft closed unexpectedly last time, the Output panel tells you a recovery draft is available. See Projects and screens.

Next: Quick start tutorial.