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== After-Installation Checks ==
 
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<p>A few users have complained about new installations of OpenRocket not running correctly, only to find out that the wrong version was installed. After your installation is complete, and before doing anything else, verify that you actually installed OpenRocket.22.02.beta.01 taking the following steps:
 
<p>A few users have complained about new installations of OpenRocket not running correctly, only to find out that the wrong version was installed. After your installation is complete, and before doing anything else, verify that you actually installed OpenRocket.22.02.beta.01 taking the following steps:
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Revision as of 20:10, 26 February 2022

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Overview

OpenRocket is available for Windows, macOS and Linux. The easiest way to get OpenRocket up and running is to download and install one of the packaged installers. The Packaged Installers for OpenRocket come with everything needed. You don't need to install, update or downgrade Java on your machine to run them.

Downloadable File Type OpenRocket 22.02.beta.01
(2022 BETA RELEASE -- ACTIVE)
OpenRocket 15.03
(2015 VERSION)

Windows packaged installer OpenRocket-22.02.beta.01-Windows.exe OpenRocket-15.03-installer.exe
macOS packaged installer OpenRocket-22.02.beta.01-macOS.dmg OpenRocket-15.03.dmg
Linux packaged installer OpenRocket-22.02.beta.01-Linux.sh OpenRocket-15.03.AppImage
.jar OpenRocket-22.02.beta.01.jar OpenRocket-15.03.jar
Source code (.zip) release-22.02.beta.01.zip OpenRocket-15.03.zip
Source code (.tar.gz) release-22.02.beta.01.tar.gz OpenRocket-15.03.tar.gz

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After-Installation Checks

Verify the Version Installed

A few users have complained about new installations of OpenRocket not running correctly, only to find out that the wrong version was installed. After your installation is complete, and before doing anything else, verify that you actually installed OpenRocket.22.02.beta.01 taking the following steps:

Step What You Should See
1

If the version number shown in both images below is not OpenRocket.22.02.beta.01, then you have installed the wrong version of OpenRocket. Uninstall that version, download the new version, and try again.

Splash Screen
OR.Version Verify.01.Splash Screen.02.png
Help → About
OR.Version Verify.02.Help-About Screen.02.png
2

If the circled icons shown in the image below are different that yours, then you have installed the wrong version of OpenRocket. Uninstall that version, download the new version, and try again.

Component Icons
OR.Version Verify.03.Component Icons.02.png

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