The factories are also usable in Rare's code to create compatible functions for the callbacks. If they there is no callback they just log what is happening. It also removes the need for `typing-extentions` module.
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Rare
A frontend for legendary, the open source Epic Games Launcher alternative
Rare is a graphical interface for Legendary, a command line alternative to Epic Games launcher, based on PyQt5
Logo by @MultisampledNight available here, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Why Rare?
- Runs natively, and supports most of the major platforms
- Gets out of your way when you don't need it, allowing you to enjoy your games
- Tries to be as lightweight as we can make it while still offering a feature-full experience
- Integrates seamlessly with legendary as both projects are developed in Python
- Packages, packages everywhere
Issues
If you run into any issues, please report it by creating an issue on GitHub or on Discord: https://discord.gg/YvmABK9YSk
Installation
Linux
Flatpak
Rare is available as a flatpak. See rare.
Install it via:
flatpak install flathub io.github.dummerle.rare
Run it via:
flatpak run io.github.dummerle.rare
Arch based
There are some AUR packages available:
Debian based
- DUR package: rare
.deb
file in releases page
Note:
- pypresence is an optional package. You can install it from DUR or with pip.
- Some icons might look strange on Debian based distributions. The official python3-qtawesome package is too old.
macOS
There is a .dmg
file available in releases page.
Note: When you launch it, you will see an error, that the package is from an unknown source. You have to enable it manually in Settings -> Security and Privacy
. Otherwise, Gatekeeper will block Rare from running.
You can also use pip
.
Windows
There is an .msi
installer available in releases page.
There is also a semi-portable .zip
archive in releases page that lets you run Rare without installing it.
Important: On recent version of Windows you should have MSVC 2015 installed, you can get it from here
Packages
-
Rare is available as a Winget package You can install Rare with the following one-liner:
winget install rare
-
Rare is available as a Chocolatey package. You can install Rare with the following one-liner:
choco install rare
-
We also have a beta tool for Windows: Rare Updater, which installs and updates rare with a single click
Packages
In releases page, AppImages are available for Linux, a .msi file for windows and a .dmg file for macOS.
Latest packages
In the actions tab you can find packages for the latest commits.
Note: They might be unstable and likely broken.
Installation via pip (platform independent)
Execute pip install Rare
for all users, or pip install Rare --user
for the current user only.
Linux, Mac and FreeBSD: execute rare
in your terminal.
Windows: execute pythonw -m rare
in cmd
It is possible to create a desktop link, or a start menu link. Execute the command above with --desktop-shortcut
or --startmenu-shortcut
option, alternatively you can create them in the settings.
Note about $PATH:
- On Linux
/home/user/.local/bin
must be in your PATH. - On Windows
PythonInstallationDirectory\Scripts
must be in your PATH. - On Mac
/Users/user/Library/Python/3.x/bin
must be in your PATH.
Run from source
- Clone the repo: `git clone https://github.com/Dummerle/Rare
- Change your working directory to the project folder:
cd Rare
- Run
pip install -r requirements.txt
to install all required dependencies.- If you want to be able to use the automatic login and Discord pypresence, run
pip install -r requirements-full.txt
- If you are on Arch you can run
sudo pacman --needed -S python-wheel python-setuptools python-pyqt5 python-qtawesome python-requests python-orjson
andyay -S legendary
- If you are on FreeBSD you have to install py39-qt5 from the packages:
sudo pkg install py39-qt5
- If you want to be able to use the automatic login and Discord pypresence, run
- Run
python3 -m rare
Contributing
There are several options to contribute.
- If you know Python and PyQt, you can implement new features (Some ideas are in the projects tab).
- You can translate the application in your language: Check our transifex page for that.
More information is available in CONTRIBUTING.md.