Building

Building Rainmeter

Get the source code

Use <a href="http://git-scm.com">Git</a> to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/rainmeter/rainmeter.git

Alternatively, download the repository contents as a ZIP archive.

Building with Visual Studio

Install the required tools:

• Visual Studio Community 2026 (select "Desktop development with C++" in the installer)
• .NET Framework 4.7.1 Developer Pack
• NSIS 3

Then open Rainmeter.sln to build and run Rainmeter.

Building the installer

In the Build directory, run e.g. Build.bat full 1.2.3.4 to build all components with the version 1.2.3.4.

If you see any "not found" errors, check that the paths in the set commands at the top of the file match your environment.