# Librelancer

> Librelancer is an open-source reimplementation of Microsoft's Freelancer for Windows and Linux, with its own multiplayer server and tools for modders.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/microsoft/windows/games/freelancer/ports/librelancer/
Page updated: 2026-10-26

- Developer: Callum McGing and contributors
- Port type: Reimplementation (The game was rebuilt in new code that plays like the original and loads its data from your own copy.)
- Game: [Freelancer](https://emulationking.com/microsoft/windows/games/freelancer/index.md)
- AI use: Not stated
- Source code: https://codeberg.org/librelancer/librelancer
- Runs on: Windows, Linux

What you need: An installed copy of Freelancer (its install folder, with `DATA` and `EXE`).

Librelancer is an open-source reimplementation of Freelancer, Digital Anvil's 2003 space trading and combat game, written in C#. It reads the original game's data from the player's install and runs it on modern Windows and Linux.

Besides the game itself, it includes a multiplayer server and tools for modding Freelancer's data. The project moved its code from GitHub to Codeberg in October 2026.

## How to set it up

1. Download the Windows zip or the Linux archive and unpack it. The Linux build is made on Ubuntu 24.04; older systems may need to build from source.
2. Start the Librelancer launcher and pick your Freelancer install folder.
3. Launch the game from the launcher.

## Latest builds

Download these from the web page: https://emulationking.com/microsoft/windows/games/freelancer/ports/librelancer/#download

- for Windows (x64): 2025.11 (2025-11-07)
- for Linux (x64): 2025.11 (2025-11-07)