Recent news:
4.5.2013: Version 13.05 is released! This release contains a huge number of improvements, the main ones including realistic 3D rendering with decals, flight configurations, lower stage descent simulation, boosted dart support and new translations for Portuguese and Japanese. These are thanks to many contributors.
Version 13.05 also changes the file format to be ZIP-based. Versions earlier than 12.03 will not be able to read files saved by this version.
28.9.2012: Version 12.09.1 is released! This is a bug-fix release, fixing numerous bugs introduced in 12.09. The only new feature is the option to automatically open the latest design file on startup (in Edit → Preferences → Options).
23.9.2012: Version 12.09 for Android is released! The major improvement is the possibility to edit simulation parameters, thanks to work by Kevin Ruland.
Ready packages
These are packages ready for use and are the recommended download for normal users. They are pre-packaged with motor thrust curves from thrustcurve.org.
OpenRocket requires Java version 6 or later. The Sun Java Runtime is recommended.
Desktop version
This is the latest version of the desktop version of OpenRocket. It contains the latest and greatest features, and runs on any system supporting Java.
OpenRocket can be started in most graphical environments (including Windows) by double-clicking the package icon. No installation is required.
From the command line OpenRocket can be started by java -jar OpenRocket-13.05.jar
Android version
The Android version allows opening OpenRocket files, viewing simulations and motors. Later versions will allow running simulations as well.
The Android version is thanks to the fantastic work by Kevin Ruland.
Installation:
- Go to Settings → Applications and check Unknown sources.
- Download OpenRocket-Android-12.09.apk on your device and accept installation.
Source code and older versions
Source packages and older versions of OpenRocket are available in the SourceForge repository.
Alternatively, the most recent development version can be obtained from the SVN repository. It can be retrieved simply using the command
$ svn co https://openrocket.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/openrocket/trunk OpenRocket
The above URL may be used to connect to the repository with other Subversion clients as well.
