Installing and running Robocode

This page is the entry point for installation and first-run setup.

Use the task-specific guides below:

Requirements

For Java requirements, recommended distributions, and verifying your installation, see Installing Robocode.

For native installers on Windows, macOS, and Linux, including checksum verification and platform-specific warnings, see Installing Robocode.

For portable JAR usage, see Running the GUI.

For downloading and configuring the sample bot packages, see Installing sample bots.

For optional sound files and custom WAV replacements, see Installing sounds.