Note: You need a copy of Doom (or Heretic, Hexen, or Strife) to play Zandronum. If you don't have the game, Steam sells it for about $5 - $15. Once you install it, Zandronum will find it automatically. Zandronum requires the latest version of the supported games. If you have an older version you can patch to the latest version.

Downloads

The latest version is 3.1, released on December 2021.

Development Builds

The latest testing build for 3.2 is 241030-1744. (Older builds.)

Other Downloads

Older versions

For the sake of completion, older versions can be found here: http://zandronum.com/downloads/

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How to Install

On Windows - Installer

1. Download and run the installer.
2. Locate your IWADs. Note that if you have the steam version of any of the games, skip this step.
3. Run Zandronum and play the game, or run Doomseeker and jump in a server! No additional program configuration required.
   • If you are playing online, it is recommened to configure your player settings in OPTIONS -> PLAYER SETUP, and your key configuration in OPTIONS -> CUSTOMIZE CONTROLS / MOUSE OPTIONS.

On Windows - Archive

1. Extract Zandronum from the archive, either through Windows Explorer or with your extraction tool of choice to any folder.
2. Locate your IWADs. Note that if you have the steam version of any of the games, skip this step.
3. Run Zandronum and play the game:
   • If you are playing online, it is recommened to configure your player settings in OPTIONS -> PLAYER SETUP, and your key configuration in OPTIONS -> CUSTOMIZE CONTROLS / MOUSE OPTIONS.
   • For an enhanced server browsing experience, Doomseeker is the recommened server browser for Zandronum and comes with the installer version. Internet Doom Explorer is also compatible with Zandronum.

On Debian, Ubuntu or Mint based OS

1. Open a terminal and run the following command sequence:

   $ wget -O - http://debian.drdteam.org/drdteam.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
   $ sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://debian.drdteam.org/ stable multiverse'
   $ sudo apt-get update
   $ sudo apt-get install zandronum doomseeker-zandronum

2. Install IWADs to ~/.zandronum/
3. Run Zandronum/Doomseeker from games menu.

On Generic Linux based OS

1. Extract the tarball to the location of your choice.
2. Install IWADs to ~/.zandronum/ or other location if you modify the ini.
3. Run the included binary.

On Mac OS X

1. Open the dmg image and copy Zandronum.app and Doomseeker.app to your Applications folder. (If you wish to install to a different location make sure Zandronum runs from here first!)
2. Locate and install IWADs to ~/Library/Application Support/Zandronum/
3. Run Doomseeker to play offline or online.