Acron

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Install with pip. No account, no launcher, no installer wizard. Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Terminal pip install acron

Latest stable: v0.9.1 — Python 3.11 – 3.14 — Changelog →

Quickstart Guide Read the Docs

Platform Guides

Step-by-Step Setup

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Python 3.11+

Acron requires Python 3.11 or newer. Check your version:

python3 --version
2

Install Acron

Install into a virtualenv (recommended) or system Python:

python3 -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate

pip install acron
3

Create your first project

acron new my_game && cd my_game && python main.py

A window should open with the default scene.

4

Optional: Install Studio IDE

Download the Studio AppImage for Linux. No system install needed — just make it executable and run.

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Python 3.11+ via Homebrew

brew install python@3.12
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Install Acron

python3.12 -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate

pip install acron
3

First project

acron new my_game && cd my_game && python main.py
4

Studio IDE (macOS)

Download the Studio .dmg. Apple Silicon and Intel builds both available.

1

Python 3.11+ from python.org

Download and install from python.org. Check "Add Python to PATH" during installation.

2

Install Acron

Open PowerShell or Command Prompt:

python -m venv .venv && .venv\Scripts\activate

pip install acron
3

First project

acron new my_game && cd my_game && python main.py
4

Studio IDE (Windows)

Download the Studio installer (.exe). Studio manages your project venvs automatically.

Windows Studio is in active development — check GitHub for the latest nightly.

System Requirements

What You Need

Minimum

  • Python 3.11+
  • OpenGL 3.3 / Metal / Vulkan
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 2 GB disk
  • Windows 10 / macOS 12 / Ubuntu 22+

Recommended

  • Python 3.12 – 3.14
  • Dedicated GPU (NVIDIA / AMD / Apple Silicon)
  • 16 GB RAM
  • SSD with 5 GB free
  • Windows 11 / macOS 14 / Ubuntu 24+

Studio IDE

  • Python 3.11+
  • 8 GB RAM (16 GB for AI features)
  • 10 GB disk (AI model cache)
  • Linux (stable), macOS (stable), Windows (beta)

CI / Headless

  • Works without a display
  • Mesa / llvmpipe for software rendering
  • Docker image: astracron/acron
  • GitHub Actions example in docs

Dev Builds

Nightly & Beta Releases

Bleeding-edge builds from the main branch. Not for production use.

Stableacron-0.9.12026-05-28Release notes →
Betaacron-0.10.0b22026-06-07Download →
Nightlyacron-nightly (main branch)Updated dailyarchive.acronengine.com/nightly →

Beta/nightly: pip install acron --pre