THE INDEX

Ascendara, and the pieces around it.

Most of my time goes into Ascendara and the tools that support it. Everything here is open source.

Ascendara

Game launcher and download manager · Windows + Linux

Downloads: 56,114
Stars: 305
Latest: v11.4.1

Case study

THE REPOSITORIES

Six repositories, all open.

github.com/Ascendara

01The app

Ascendara/ascendara

The desktop app itself. A React interface, an Electron main process, and the Python binaries that download, launch, and watch your games. Runs on Windows and Linux.

JavaScriptMIT License305

02Getting in

Ascendara/installer

The graphical installer. It always pulls the latest build, so a fresh install is never out of date.

PythonMIT License3

03From the browser

Ascendara/extension

A browser companion that sends supported download links straight into the app. No copying, no pasting.

JavaScriptMIT License0

04From anywhere

Ascendara/companion

A web app for checking and managing downloads from your phone or another computer, over encrypted communication.

TypeScriptMIT License1

05The manual

Ascendara/docs

Documentation for everything Ascendara, from first launch to building the app from source.

MarkdownCustom license0

06The docs engine

t-a-g-o/docsendara

The Next.js engine that renders ascendara.app/docs. It turns GitHub-hosted markdown into a full docs site, and you can drop it into your own project.

JavaScriptMIT License1

ALSO OPEN SOURCE

Website templates.

All templates

Fluorescent

Landing page

An expressive landing page with fluid motion and a colorful visual language.

Nightpanel

Dashboard & interface

A dark interface with a quiet layout and room for your content to breathe.

Lumina

Portfolio

A flexible starting point for a personal portfolio or your next landing page.

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