--- title: "TexturePacker Documentation: Installation" description: "Documentation: How to install TexturePacker on your Windows, Mac or Linux machine." canonical: "https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/documentation/installation-and-licensing" product: "texturepacker" source: "html" --- # Installation TexturePacker is a GUI and command line tool to create sprite sheets or sprite atlases. Without specifying any additional options, TexturePacker already creates very good results, but you also have many options available to adjust things to your needs. ## Supported operating systems * **Windows 10 and 11** * **macOS 13** and newer (Intel and Apple Silicon) * **Linux** (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS, Arch, Mint, etc.) as Flatpak * **Ubuntu 22.04** and newer as .deb package Using an older operating system? See [which TexturePacker version runs on it](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/knowledgebase/older-versions.md). ## Download & install ### Windows Download the installer [TexturePacker-8.3.0.msi](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/download/8.3.0/win) file and double-click it for installation. ### macOS Download the [TexturePacker-8.3.0.dmg](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/download/8.3.0/mac) file and open it from your Downloads folder. Drag and drop TexturePacker.app into your Applications folder. ### Linux #### Debian/Ubuntu This installation works for distros using the _apt_ package manager. Start by downloading [TexturePacker-8.3.0.deb](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/download/8.3.0/linux-deb). Open the downloads folder and click the _TexturePacker-8.3.0.deb_ to install it using the software installer. You can also use the command line: ``` sudo apt install ./TexturePacker-8.3.0.deb ``` #### All distros using Flatpak We support other distros using the [Flatpak](https://flatpak.org/) package manager. Download [TexturePacker-8.3.0.flatpak](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/download/8.3.0/linux-flatpak) ``` flatpak install TexturePacker-8.3.0.flatpak ``` If it didn't work... You might see the following error during installation: ``` The application com.codeandweb.texturepacker/x86_64/master requires the runtime org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/ which was not found ``` If this is the case, the Flathub repository was not added to your system. It contains the base runtime that TexturePacker needs to run. Open a command line and run: ``` flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo ``` Now try again to install TexturePacker. To run TexturePacker, you can double-click its icon or use the command line: ``` flatpak run com.codeandweb.texturepacker ``` ### Docker You can also use TexturePacker inside a [Docker container](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/documentation/docker-ci.md), but this requires a special type of license, and you won't have access to the UI. ## Licenses You can test all features of TexturePacker for 7 days. This trial mode is available for new installations. If your trial period is over, you can still use TexturePacker in **Essential** mode or buy a license for the full version. Please have a look at the [TexturePacker licenses comparison page](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/licenses-comparison.md) for a detailed overview of all features available in the Essential vs. full version. ### TexturePacker Essential TexturePacker has a free mode called TexturePacker Essential. In this mode, only basic sprite sheet functions are available. If you use advanced features in this mode, you will get a warning before publishing and some of your sprites will turn red in the output. Essential is free for non-commercial projects only; commercial use requires a license. See the [EULA](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/documentation/eula) for details. ### TexturePacker full version Advanced features of TexturePacker require a license. You can purchase licenses directly from our [Store](https://www.codeandweb.com/store.md). With a license, you can use the latest TexturePacker release, and you can also download and use any future version released within a specific timeframe (1 year or lifetime, depending on the license type). ## Additional tools ### Installation of the command line tool TexturePacker can also be used as a command line client. This allows you to perform powerful batch operations and even integrate TexturePacker into your build pipeline. On Windows and macOS, use the menu entry **Install Command Line Tool**: on macOS, it links TexturePacker's command line executable into your search path; on Windows, it shows the folder to add to your `PATH`. On Linux, the menu entry does not exist: the .deb package already puts `TexturePacker` on your `PATH`. For the Flatpak, see the alias in [Command line](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/documentation/commandline.md#linux). See [Command line](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/documentation/commandline.md) for how to use it. ### TexturePacker FlashUnpacker TexturePacker's FlashUnpacker was an add-on for TexturePacker to extract animation sequences as sprites and pack them into a sprite sheet. As Adobe ended support for Flash Player in 2020 we've removed this feature from TexturePacker in 2021. If you still need to import sprites from Adobe Flash files (.swf), please use TexturePacker 5.5.0 or older. ## In this section - [Quickstart](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/documentation.md) - [Docker & CI](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/documentation/docker-ci.md) - [Graphical User Interface](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/documentation/user-interface-overview.md) - [Command line client](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/documentation/commandline.md) - [Command line parameters](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/documentation/commandline/parameters.md) - [Texture Settings](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/documentation/texture-settings.md) - [Texture Compression](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/documentation/texture-compression.md) - [Sprite Sheet Cutter](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/documentation/sprite-sheet-cutter.md) - [Image Conversion](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/documentation/image-conversion.md) - [Custom Exporters](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/documentation/custom-exporter.md) - [Hidden features](https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/documentation/hidden-features.md)