System Requirements

FreeCol is written in Java. In order to run, it requires a Java Virtual Machine. In theory, FreeCol should run on any platform on which a Java Virtual Machine compatible with Sun Java 5 or higher is available. In practice, however, things are less clear cut.

FreeCol is known to work with Sun's Java 5 and 6 (which you can get here. FreeCol also works with OpenJDK, although some problems and graphics glitches remain. FreeCol is known to run on recent versions of Windows and Linux, and on MacOSX to some extent. If you are using Linux, using Java 6 is recommended, as its font rendering is much better. If you are using FreeCol on a different platform, we would like to hear about it.

FreeCol requires at least 128 MB memory and works best with a screen resolution of at least 1024x768 pixels. You can still use the game with a smaller screen, but some dialogs will not be completely displayed.