Installation

Windows

Prerequisites

1. Download and install the latest .NET 10 SDK
2. Download and install Git for Windows
3. Install Visual C++ Redistributable (v14 or later)

tip

Use Windows Terminal as your command prompt.

Recommended IDEs: Visual Studio 2026+, JetBrains Rider 2025.3+, or VS Code

Install ModernUO

1. Navigate to the folder where you want to install ModernUO.
2. Using Windows Terminal, run:

git clone https://github.com/modernuo/modernuo
cd modernuo

macOS

Prerequisites

1. Download and install the latest .NET 10 SDK
2. Using terminal, install Homebrew and dependencies:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
brew install git icu4c libdeflate zstd argon2

Recommended IDEs: JetBrains Rider 2025.3+ or VS Code

Install ModernUO

1. Using terminal, navigate to the folder where you want to install ModernUO and run:

git clone https://github.com/modernuo/modernuo
cd modernuo

Linux

Prerequisites

1. Download and install the latest .NET 10 SDK
2. Using bash, install git and dependencies:

Debian / Ubuntu:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install git libicu-dev libdeflate-dev zstd libargon2-dev

Fedora:

sudo dnf install git libicu-devel libdeflate-devel zstd libargon2-devel

note

The exact package names may vary by distribution. Consult your distribution's package manager documentation.

Recommended IDEs: JetBrains Rider 2025.3+ or VS Code

Install ModernUO

1. Using bash, navigate to the folder where you want to install ModernUO and run:

git clone https://github.com/modernuo/modernuo
cd modernuo