Starward

Game Launcher for miHoYo - 米家游戏启动器

by ScighostScighost/Starward
Free · Open sourceLatest versionWindows
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About Starward

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Starward comes from the slogan of Star Rail: May This Journey Lead Us Starward, which is very suitable to be used as an app name.

Starward is an open-source third-party launcher developed to address the shortcomings of HoYoPlay (miHoYo Launcher). It supports all PC games on of HoYoverse and aims to completely replace the official launcher. In addition to the basic functions of a launcher, I will also incorporate some additional features based on individual needs, such as:

  • Record game time
  • Switch game accounts
  • View game screenshots
  • Save gacha records

More features are left for you to explore...

Description adapted from the project README.

Version
0.18.2
Updated
Aug 30, 2026
Size
72 MB to 77 MB

Open source details

Source code
Exact source for 0.18.2
Released
Aug 30, 2026
GitHub stars
4.6K
Website
starward.scighost.com

Community project. Help and bug reports go to the maintainers on GitHub; AppsXi does not provide support for this app.

License

Permissive

MIT License

Use, change and share it freely, including in closed source apps, as long as the copyright notice stays.

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How this app was checked

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  • Signed by SignPath Foundation

    Certificate from GlobalSign GCC R45 CodeSigning CA 2020,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE

  • Signature stays valid after its certificate expires

  • File matches the fingerprint GitHub published

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    ddcecbf9e6f0191aa193485d63b4b6ca5c5e7dfa104d8398c4f9f1497ba522b6

  • No malware found

    ClamAV 1.5.4 on Oct 21, 2026

Not included yet: installing and watching the app run in a virtual machine.

What these checks do and don't cover

Versions

0.18.2

Checked Oct 21, 2026 · Windows

EXE · 72 MB, EXE · 77 MB

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Is Starward free?

Yes. Starward is free and open source under the MIT License. AppsXi lists the maintainers' official release and does not charge for it.

Is Starward safe to download?

AppsXi downloads every version of Starward from the maintainers' official GitHub release and checks it before it is listed. For version 0.18.2 (checked Oct 21, 2026), the Windows download is Authenticode signed, each file matches the checksum GitHub publishes for the release, byte for byte and a malware scan found nothing.

Who makes Starward?

Starward is an open source project by Scighost on GitHub (Scighost/Starward). Help and bug reports go to its maintainers there.

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