Windows OS
Download the Windows installer below for the NEW OpenRocket beta release, saying yes to whatever security prompts your browser presents. Then, double-click on or open the file to run the installer, much like other Windows installers.
2022 Beta Release
OpenRocket 22.02.beta.01 Installer for Windows
After the OpenRocket installer is downloaded, OpenRocket may be installed by doing the following:
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Double-left-click on or open the installation file to run the installer to start the instal4j installation wizard, displaying the progress of the file transfer. |
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After the file transfer is complete, a warning screen will appear asking for your permission to allow this application to make changes to your device. To continue with the installation, left-click on the "Yes" button. |
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The Welcome screen for the OpenRocket installation will then appear, giving you the option of choosing a different directory in which to save the OpenRocket files. Unless you are familiar with directory structures, you should leave "Yes..." selected and left-click the "Next" button. |
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The next step is to set the file extension associations. The "OpenRocket Rocket Files (*ork)" box should already be checked, so, unless you want to change the file associations, you can just left-click the "Next" box. |
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As the OpenRocket application is installed, the installation progress is displayed. |
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After the installation has finished, the final prompt appears, stating that OpenRocket can be launched by selecting the installed icons. Left-click the "Finish" button to return to the Desktop |
* Screenshots may vary with the Windows operating system version installed on your device; the screenshots shown are from Windows 11.
Special notice: At the present time, this installer does not create a shortcut on the desktop or the start menu. After installing, the executable file for the application (OpenRocket.exe) is located in the "C:\ProgramFiles\OpenRocket” folder. For easy access to OpenRocket in the future, you can open that folder in Windows Explorer, right click the "OpenRocket.exe" file (NOT the “OpenRocket.jar” file), and create a shortcut, pin it to the taskbar, and/or pin it to the start menu, as you wish.
2015 Version 15.03
OpenRocket 15.03 Installer for Windows
Please note: This installer does not provide a shortcut on the desktop or the start menu. After installing, the actual executable file for the application is installed into your user/AppData/Local/OpenRocket folder. Open that folder in Windows Explorer, right click the "OpenRocket.exe" file (NOT the “OpenRocket.jar” file), and create a shortcut, pin it to the taskbar and/or pin it in the start menu, as you desire, for easy access to it in the future.