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 PowerShell, run e.g. .\Build\Build.ps1 full 1.2.3.4 to build all components with the version 1.2.3.4.

Run Get-Help .\Build\Build.ps1 -Detailed to see the available parameters.