# hydra

> Open-source desktop game launcher and library manager

Hydra is an open-source desktop gaming platform built with Electron, React, and Rust. It provides a unified game library manager featuring cloud saves, game discovery, achievements, and integrated torrent downloading via libtorrent. Users run it locally as an installable desktop application on Windows, Linux, or macOS.

- Source: https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra
- Homepage: https://hydralauncher.gg
- License: MIT
- Built with: TypeScript 85.5%, SCSS 8.0%, Rust 4.4%, JavaScript 1.5%, Other 0.6%
- Stars: 17524
- Forks: 4064
- Contributors: 141
- Last commit: 2026-10-28
- Latest release: v4.2.0 (2026-10-15)
- Purpose: Media & photos
- Type: Desktop
- For: Personal

## Worth score: 79/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 21/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 12/15
- Readiness: 11/15

## Downloads

Latest release: [v4.2.0](https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra/releases/tag/v4.2.0). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

Windows:

- [hydralauncher-4.2.0-portable.exe](https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra/releases/download/v4.2.0/hydralauncher-4.2.0-portable.exe) (202 MB, 5.6k downloads)
- [hydralauncher-4.2.0-setup.exe](https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra/releases/download/v4.2.0/hydralauncher-4.2.0-setup.exe) (202 MB, 230k downloads)

Linux:

- [latest-linux.yml](https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra/releases/download/v4.2.0/latest-linux.yml) (699 B, 200k downloads)
- [hydralauncher_4.2.0_amd64.deb](https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra/releases/download/v4.2.0/hydralauncher_4.2.0_amd64.deb) (172 MB, 7.4k downloads)
- [hydralauncher_4.2.0_amd64.snap](https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra/releases/download/v4.2.0/hydralauncher_4.2.0_amd64.snap) (227 MB, 281 downloads)
- [hydralauncher-4.2.0.x86_64.rpm](https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra/releases/download/v4.2.0/hydralauncher-4.2.0.x86_64.rpm) (170 MB, 1.6k downloads)
- [hydralauncher-4.2.0.AppImage](https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra/releases/download/v4.2.0/hydralauncher-4.2.0.AppImage) (265 MB, 5.4k downloads)

Other files:

- [latest.yml](https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra/releases/download/v4.2.0/latest.yml) (355 B, 1.1M downloads)
- [hydralauncher-4.2.0-setup.exe.blockmap](https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra/releases/download/v4.2.0/hydralauncher-4.2.0-setup.exe.blockmap) (217 KB, 210k downloads)
- [builder-debug.yml](https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra/releases/download/v4.2.0/builder-debug.yml) (7.1 KB, 392 downloads)

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/hydralauncher/hydra
Updated: 2026-10-29