# itch.io app

Application: itch corp

Dem still dey call am itch app, itchio, itch.io client

itch corp, Games

The indie store client. The process na itch.exe. The site dey work without am. E no be Steam.

## Wetin you need know

itch.exe na optional. The itch.io site already dey sell the games.

The desktop app na library helper. Steam na different store. Most itch purchases still dey downloadable inside browser.

- **Wetin e be?**: Optional itch.io desktop library

  **You need am?**: No. The site already dey download games

  **Same tin as Steam?**: No. Different store and usually DRM-free zips

Feex tok say

If the game dey on itch.io, I go use the site or the official app. I no go look for am inside Steam first, and I no go need EpicGamesLauncher.exe.

## Wetin be itch.io app?

The itch.io app na itch corp open-source Windows client. itch.exe dey install and update games wey you buy for itch.io. The website fit do the same work.

## If you never use am before

If you dey buy strange indie games for itch.io, the desktop app na optional. Download am from itch.io/app if you want library window. Browse and download from itch.io inside browser if you no want am. E no be Steam. Valve overlay tax no dey and Epic weekly claim no dey. Developers dey set their own prices and DRM-free zips.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**Optional library window**

Install itch titles without searching zip folders. Steam na different account. You no need dis app to use the site.

**Pay-what-you-want and DRM-free zips**

Developers dey choose the deal. Epic launcher na curated store with different checkout.

**Dev builds and jams**

Game jam pages and builds wey still dey under work dey live for itch.io first. The app only dey mirror wetin the site already sell you.

## Na who e dey for?

- People wey already get itch.io collection
- Developers wey dey ship jam builds
- Anybody wey no suppose treat itch.exe like Steam

## Current status

itch.io app (2015) na current indie store client from itch corp. The vendor still dey direct Windows users go https://itch.io/app.

## How old e be?

itch.io the site dey before the 2015 desktop app come out. The client na convenience wrapper around website store. E new pass Steam and e small on purpose. Dat 2012 memory wey say "itch na only browser" still be half true.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

itch desktop

Website only

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to itch app docs |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| RAM              | Di client light. Na games dey set di real standard                             |

## Resource profile

- **Disk demand**: Dey follow the indie titles wey you install

  **Network demand**: Updates and browse

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| itch.exe | Main Windows executable |
| -------- | ----------------------- |

## Startup components

itch fit start with Windows from im settings. Turn am off if na only after jam you dey open am.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Users\\\<you>\AppData\Local\itch\\ |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------- |

## File formats

itch manifests, developer zips

## Common wahala dem

### App no see purchase wey the site show

Refresh or sign in with the same itch account. The site na the real source of truth.

### People dey find Steam key

Plenty itch games never appear for Steam. Na the developer store choice be dat.

## How to get unstuck

### Install from itch.io/app

The project get documentation for the Windows build. Random itch.exe na the wrong file.

### Download from your itch library inside browser if the app hang

Dat kind fallback na normal tin. Steam no dey work like dat for normal Valve title.

### Check the developer itch page for the real folder

Some titles na just zip. The app only dey unpack wetin the page send come.

## Alternatives

The itch.io website without the app. Steam or GOG if the developer still sell am there. Playnite if you want one single list.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [itch.io/app ](https://itch.io/app)Official installer or vendor page          |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Help          | [itch.io/docs/itch/ ](https://itch.io/docs/itch/)Vendor support               |
| Official site | [itch.io/app ](https://itch.io/app)Start here, no be random exe host          |
| itch.io site  | [itch.io/ ](https://itch.io/)Most people dey browse here even without the app |

## Related hardware

The client light well-well. Every indie game dey set im own standard.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[GOG GALAXY: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/gog-galaxy/)[Steam: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/steam/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [itch.io app official site ](https://itch.io/app)· Vendor product page
- [itch.io app help ](https://itch.io/docs/itch/)· Vendor support
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

## Dis article make sense to you?

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Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: itch corp

  **Category**: Indie store client

  **Process**: itch.exe

  **License**: Free open-source client. Each developer get license for their games

  **First released**: 2015

  **Official site**: [itch.io/app](https://itch.io/app)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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