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WINDOWS INSTALLER WITH JAVA INCLUDED freecol-1.2.0-with-java.exe Windows Installer with Java included
MACOSX freecol-1.2.0.dmg ⚠️ Package for macOs M1/M2 with Java included
MACOSX freecol-intel-1.2.0.dmg ⚠️ Package for macOs Intel with Java included
JAVA INSTALLER freecol-1.2.0-installer.jar Platform independent installer
.ZIP freecol-1.2.0.zip Precompiled .zip
SOURCE .ZIP freecol-1.2.0-src.zip Precompiled .zip with source code included

Minimum System Requirements:

  • A minimum screen resolution of 800x600
  • 2 GB RAM (512MB for FreeCol)
  • 0,5 GB disk space
  • When choosing a package without bundled java:
    Java Virtual Machine version 11 or above

Recommended System Requirements:

  • 4K resolution on a high-DPI screen
  • 16GB RAM (4GB for FreeCol)
  • 2 GB VRAM
  • A CPU with at least 4 cores
  • 0,5 GB disk space
  • When choosing a package without bundled java:
    Java Virtual Machine version 21 or above

Instructions for Windows:

Windows users should download freecol-1.2.0-with-java.exe. You can run the file directly or save it to disk. If you choose the latter then just double-click the file once it's downloaded.

There are two shortcuts generated by the installer: "FreeCol" and "FreeCol (2GB)". The former uses 25% of the available RAM on the system while the latter always uses 2GB. Use "FreeCol (2GB)" if you have less than 8GB RAM.


Instructions for macOs:

macOs users should download either freecol-1.2.0.dmg (M1/M2) or freecol-intel-1.2.0.dmg (Intel). The latter is for older macs. FreeCol has some problems running on macOs, so you should keep the autosave feature on.

There are issues when having the screen use a non-native resolution. If possible, please do try changing the resolution of the screen to native before running FreeCol.

You might also need to get the file out of quarantine after downloading it since we have not signed the application. Commands for the M1/M2 package:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine FreeCol-1.2.0.dmg
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine FreeCol.app

...and for the Intel package:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine FreeCol-intel-1.2.0.dmg
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine FreeCol.app


Instructions for Linux/other:

FreeCol is included as a package in several BSD and Linux distributions, so you could try installing FreeCol in the normal manner for your system (package manager).

You need to install Java (minimum 11, preferably 21) in order to run FreeCol. You should use the latest Java that is available through the package manager on your system. Alternatively, you could download Java and manually install it.

Users that know how to start a java program can download freecol-1.2.0-installer.jar. Start the installation program by running the command: "java -jar freecol-1.2.0-installer.jar". This installer is recommended for Linux users.

If you don't need a desktop icon and you know how to start a java program then you can download freecol-1.2.0.zip.


Help, Feedback & Bugs:

Help requests and feedback can be posted on one of our forums or by using the FreeCol channel on this Discord server.

Please submit bugs through the SourceForge bug tracker and request new features by using the feature request tracker. Please also check out our roadmap.


The Latest Development Version of FreeCol:

You can download the latest development build if you would like to test the game or try changes before they are included in an official version. The development build includes platform independent installers and source files, but you will manually have to install Java. If you want to contribute you can: