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Now in beta

The Denpasoft app

A desktop app for your Denpasoft library. Download and install your visual novels on your PC, then reach them from your phone to start a download or stream a game while you're away. It's free, and it's built so you actually own what you buy.

Windows desktop · companion web app · free, forever

The Denpasoft desktop app's library: a grid of owned titles with cover art, category tabs, and search and sort controls.

What the app does

Download your games, keep your saves, and pick up where you left off. The everyday things, done properly.

  • Download & install in one place

    Your downloads resume if the connection drops, and every file is checked before it installs. Pause one, come back later, and the app keeps track of what you own.

  • Your whole library, organized

    Continue Playing puts your most recent game one click away. Playtime adds up across titles, and when a drive fills up you can install the next one to another drive.

  • Encrypted cloud saves

    Your saves sync between your devices. They're encrypted on your own machine with a recovery phrase only you hold, so we can't read them. Keep the phrase safe; it's the only key.

  • Sign in without a password

    Pair the app to your Denpasoft account from the web in one tap. You never type your password into the app, and you can unpair a device whenever you want.

  • Already downloaded? Import it

    Already have the files on your disk? Point the app at them and it checks them and adds them to your library. No downloading what you already have.

  • Optional Discord presence

    Let friends see what you're playing, if you want. It stays off until you turn it on, and you choose per title whether to show the real name or hide it.

Beta

Your PC, wherever you are

Install the web app on your phone and reach your PC from anywhere. Start a download while you're out, or stream a game that's installed at home straight to your screen. It all runs through your own PC, never a cloud server, so your machine needs to be on.

The app is free, forever. Streaming is free during the beta. If it gets expensive to run we may add a paid tier later, but the app itself stays free.

Where it runs

  • Windows desktop app
  • Remote install from the web
  • Mobile web app (PWA)
  • Free, forever

How we keep things safe

Your account key stays on your machine. It lives in your operating system's secure store, not in a file the web layer can read.

Only you can read your saves. They're unlocked by your recovery phrase. Not us, not anyone who gets hold of the files.

Every download is checked. Files are verified before they install, so what you run is exactly what we shipped.

Under the hood

The app is a small native core written in Rust (Tauri), with the same Astro and Cloudflare stack as the storefront for the interface. Here's what's inside, and why it matters for your library and your privacy.

  • Tauri + Rust core

    A small, native core — not a heavy Electron shell. The sensitive work happens in Rust, not the web layer.

  • AES-256-GCM encryption

    Your cloud saves are encrypted on your own machine before they ever leave it.

  • A recovery phrase only you hold

    Your save key is derived from a recovery phrase that lives only with you — write it down once, and you're the only one who can unlock your saves. Your key, not ours.

  • OS-backed credential vault

    Your login lives in the operating system's secure store, never in a plain file on disk.

  • SHA-256 verified downloads

    Every file is checksum-verified before it installs, so what you run is exactly what we shipped.

  • WebRTC streaming

    Your PC streams straight to your device — through your own machine, not a middleman.

On the roadmap

Your library shouldn't be locked in. We're building on open metadata, so your Denpasoft titles can show up and launch inside other launchers you already use. Here's what we're working toward.

  • Researching

    Playnite

    List and launch your Denpasoft titles inside Playnite, next to your Steam, GOG, and Epic games.

  • Researching

    Steam shortcuts

    Add titles to your Steam library and Big Picture so they launch from the same place as everything else.

  • Researching

    Lutris (Linux)

    One-click install scripts so Linux players can grab a title straight from Lutris.

  • Researching

    Linux app

    A native Linux build, with compatibility layers (Proton-GE) for Windows-only titles.

  • Researching

    macOS app

    Mac support, with a compatibility layer for Windows titles where it's needed.

  • Researching

    Open launcher metadata

    Documented deep links and per-title manifests so any launcher — not just these — can list and launch your library.

Everything here is exploratory. It's all still TBD — early research, not built, committed, or scheduled, and each would need real research and implementation before it's real. What ships, and when, may change. Want to nudge something up the list? Tell us in the Discord.

Frequently asked questions

Is the app free?

Yes — the app is free, forever. Streaming is free during the beta; as it grows we may add a paid tier to keep it sustainable, but the app itself stays free.

Which platforms does it run on?

A Windows desktop app today, plus a companion web app (PWA) you can use from your phone or tablet to install to your PC and stream from it.

Is there a Mac or Linux version?

Not yet — the app is Windows-first right now. We're listening to what the community wants, so the Discord is the best place to tell us.

Do I need to be online to play?

Right now, yes — launching a game needs you signed in. Fully offline play, where an installed title runs with no connection at all, is something we're building. It's coming soon.

Do I have to re-download games I already own?

No. Your whole Denpasoft library is right there, and if you already have the files on your disk you can import them instead of downloading again.

Can you read my cloud saves?

No — your saves are end-to-end encrypted with a recovery phrase only you hold. Keep that phrase somewhere safe: if you lose it, the saves can't be recovered (that's the trade-off for us never being able to read them).

Is the streaming like cloud gaming?

No — it streams from your own PC, not our servers. Your machine runs the game and sends the video to your phone or browser, so you'll want your PC on and a solid connection.

How do I sign in?

You pair the app to your Denpasoft account from the web in one tap — your password is never typed into the app, and you can unpair a device anytime.

Is it safe to install during the beta?

The Windows installer isn't code-signed yet, so SmartScreen may warn you the first time — that's normal for a brand-new app, and signing is on the way. Hit a bug? The Discord is the place to flag it.

Still have a question? Ask in the Discord; we're around.

Get in early

The app is in open beta. Join our Discord to grab a build, report bugs, and help shape where it goes next.

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