Installing

Getting to the hosted editor, downloading and installing the desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux, the container, and getting the game's graphics.

scmJS runs in a web browser, as a desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux, or from a container on your own server. Whichever you choose, the editor asks once for StarCraft's graphics, which are not shipped with it. This page covers each way of running it and that first question. The user guide starts once the editor is open.

• In the browsereditor.scmjs.dev is the newest numbered release.
• The desktop appThe releases page has the installers.
• In a containerThe editor can also run from a container, for a server on your own network or to run it locally:
• The graphicsThe editor draws terrain and units with graphics out of StarCraft's own archives.
• From sourceBuilding the editor yourself needs Node.js 22.18 or newer and git: