How to Get PCGen

PCGen is open-source software available for free under the LGPL License. There are a couple of ways you can get it:

Option 1. Download Latest Stable Release of PCGen

Click on the link suited to your computer below. You can also look at the Full Package for further files such as PDF documentation and alpha dataasets.

This is the most recent stable or production PCGen Release. If you are using PCGen data sets from Code Monkey Publishing, you should be using a production release of PCGen. [View Older Production Releases]




Option 2. Download Alpha Releases

These are development milestone releases designed to display the work in progress on PCGen and for use in testing new features. Use at own risk. Basic functionality is tested before each alpha and beta build though.

[View Older Alpha and Beta Releases]

Pcgen Unstable 5.16.0 Rc3

Released: 2009-04-16

Released at Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:46:50 GMT by jdempsey
Includes files:
pcgen5160RC3_partial.zip (21387480 bytes, 3 downloads to date),
pcgen5160RC3_win_install.exe (29447566 bytes, 112 downloads to date),
pcgen5160RC3_full.zip (31347984 bytes, 118 downloads to date),
pcgen-5.16.0RC3-sources.jar (6486242 bytes, 10 downloads to date),
pcgen5160RC3_mac_build.dmg (32086515 bytes, 19 downloads to date)
[Download] [Release Notes]

Pcgen Unstable 5.16.0 Rc2

Released: 2009-04-04

Released at Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:55:06 GMT by jdempsey
Includes files:
pcgen5160RC2_mac_build.dmg (32319299 bytes, 18 downloads to date),
pcgen5160RC2_win_install.exe (29442858 bytes, 143 downloads to date),
pcgen-5.16.0RC2-sources.jar (6486197 bytes, 15 downloads to date),
pcgen5160RC2_partial.zip (21382060 bytes, 3 downloads to date),
pcgen5160RC2_full.zip (31342540 bytes, 133 downloads to date)
[Download] [Release Notes]

Pcgen Unstable 5.16.0 Rc1

Released: 2009-03-10

Released at Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:46:38 GMT by jdempsey
Includes files:
pcgen5160RC1_win_install.exe (29434886 bytes, 281 downloads to date),
pcgen-5.16.0RC1-sources.jar (6484438 bytes, 16 downloads to date),
pcgen5160RC1_full.zip (31334879 bytes, 338 downloads to date),
pcgen5160RC1_mac_build.dmg (31800588 bytes, 584 downloads to date),
pcgen5160RC1_partial.zip (19758699 bytes, 6 downloads to date)
[Download] [Release Notes]

Pcgen Unstable Pcgen 5.15.14 Beta

Released: 2009-03-03

Released at Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:17:33 GMT by jdempsey
Includes files:
pcgen-5.15.14-sources.jar (6482914 bytes, 23 downloads to date),
pcgen51514_full.zip (31021838 bytes, 119 downloads to date),
pcgen51514_mac_build.dmg (32108768 bytes, 164 downloads to date),
pcgen51514_win_install.exe (29155075 bytes, 125 downloads to date),
pcgen51514_partial.zip (19446253 bytes, 4 downloads to date)
[Download] [Release Notes]

Pcgen Unstable 5.15.13 Beta

Released: 2009-02-25

Released at Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:40:58 GMT by jdempsey
Includes files:
pcgen51513_partial.zip (19397668 bytes, 6 downloads to date),
pcgen51513_win_install.exe (29115357 bytes, 82 downloads to date),
pcgen51513_full.zip (30973044 bytes, 105 downloads to date),
pcgen51513_mac_build.dmg (31988381 bytes, 147 downloads to date),
pcgen-5.15.13-sources.jar (6482197 bytes, 13 downloads to date)
[Download] [Release Notes]

Option 3. Nightly Builds

Autobuilds are compilations of the PCGen program and data taken direct from our source at regular intervals. They are not manually tested at all prior to upload, but are instead an excellent tool to allow people to test what we are currently working on.

See the Autobuilds page for these downloads.

Option 4. Subversion Access

We use the Subversion service hosted by SourceForge for all our code and data. If you want direct access to the source, see the Subversion usage page

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What Is PCGen?

PCGen is a character generator for role-playing games. It currently is aimed at supporting as many RPGs as is humanly possible. The project's current focus is on OGL games (OGL is Wizards of the Coast's Open Gaming License). PCGen runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Unix/Linux using Java 1.4/1.5.

Statistics

Activity: 99.94%
Bugs: (57 open/3393 total)
Support Requests: (0 open/113 total)
Feature Requests: (496 open/2011 total)

Licensing

PCGen is free, open-source software, and is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). Its various data sources are licensed under individual agreements, see the Data License team on our wiki for details.

Associations

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Awards

2005 Gold ENnie winner for 'Best Electronic Product'.
2003 ENnie nominee for 'Best Resource Fan Site'.