# Vassal download statistics

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**Created:** [January 25, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/vassal-download-statistics/89813 "2026-01-25T19:07:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/vassal-download-statistics/89813/1 "2026-01-25T19:07:21Z")

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Hi all,

Below is an analysis of downloads of Vassal over time. The data was collected via the GitHub REST API.

**Update** : Added plot of relative number of downloads, as well as line of total number of downloads.

## Operating systems

The analysis shows the number of downloads of Vassal by overall operating system (OS), and more specific OS.

- ![linux](https://forum.vassalengine.org/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d5872a3245eb562d6cb33880d5f4fdf3366107fc.png) Linux
  - ![linux](https://forum.vassalengine.org/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d5872a3245eb562d6cb33880d5f4fdf3366107fc.png) Generic Linux - tar-ball that is extracted to a location, with no desktop integration.
  - ![debian](https://forum.vassalengine.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/6a99d88a27284e1728eedc25c9de3fd8b00df8da.png) Debian GNU/Linux - distribution package installed like any other package and with full desktop integration.

- ![macosx](https://forum.vassalengine.org/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c24d21f1dbd9387b7973e19633ee3e5e1f63f213.png) MacOS
  - MacOS (M1) - newer Apple laptops and desktops installation packages with little desktop integration.
  - MacOS (Intel) - older Apple laptops and desktop installation packages with little desktop integration.
  - MacOS (universal) - installation package for both Intel and M1 (arm) machines with little desktop integration.

- ![windows](https://forum.vassalengine.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/6493154fc0bdf2bbf13fe4264cfbd26389f67e37.png) Windows
  - Windows (32bit) - installation application for older x86 32-bit machines with full desktop integration.
  - Windows (64bit) - installation application for x86 64-bit machines with full desktop integration.
  - Windows (ARM) - installation application for ARM machines with full desktop integration.

- ![other](https://forum.vassalengine.org/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5181e0520049e90c5ff79130660212769bae473c.png) Other
  - Any - Zip archive with the Java code and supporting materials, and no integrations.

## Number of downloads

The first plot, is the number of downloads over time (and release number) according to the overall OS (top) and more specific OS version (bottom).

 ![downloads_num](https://forum.vassalengine.org/uploads/default/original/2X/8/87fe55f384802d61917784ee53cc4e5bdfb05a9d.png)

Note that the ordinate (_y_-axis) is logarithmic.

The second plot is the same as the above, except relative to the total number of downloads.

 ![downloads_rel](https://forum.vassalengine.org/uploads/default/original/2X/e/eff289b536d6210b61bfa7d40593857383b0c0d5.png)

Below is a table of the data

| Date | Release | Linux | Linux (generic) | Debian GNU/Linux | MacOS | MacOS (universal) | MacOS (Intel) | MacOS (M1) | Other | Any | Windows | Windows (64bit) | Windows (32bit) | Windows (ARM) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-12-30 | 3.7.19 | 883 | 799 | 84 | 1436 | 1436 | - | - | 365 | 365 | 7736 | 6908 | 458 | 370 |
| 2025-09-23 | 3.7.18 | 2475 | 2475 | - | 4225 | 4225 | - | - | 1234 | 1234 | 25721 | 22107 | 1939 | 1675 |
| 2025-09-17 | 3.7.17 | 209 | 209 | - | 629 | 629 | - | - | 120 | 120 | 3647 | 2701 | 486 | 460 |
| 2025-04-05 | 3.7.16 | 2711 | 2711 | - | 5096 | 5096 | - | - | 1070 | 1070 | 34638 | 30879 | 2022 | 1737 |
| 2024-11-07 | 3.7.15 | 2640 | 2640 | - | 5956 | 5956 | - | - | 967 | 967 | 37090 | 32642 | 2346 | 2102 |
| 2024-08-18 | 3.7.14 | 1403 | 1403 | - | 3268 | 3268 | - | - | 490 | 490 | 21904 | 18908 | 1574 | 1422 |
| 2024-07-25 | 3.7.13 | 544 | 544 | - | 1486 | 1486 | - | - | 186 | 186 | 10505 | 8243 | 1148 | 1114 |
| 2024-05-04 | 3.7.12 | 1366 | 1366 | - | 3187 | 3187 | - | - | 570 | 570 | 22910 | 19351 | 1739 | 1820 |
| 2024-05-03 | 3.7.11 | 79 | 79 | - | 165 | 165 | - | - | 49 | 49 | 586 | 433 | 70 | 83 |
| 2024-04-14 | 3.7.10 | 450 | 450 | - | 1397 | 1397 | - | - | 206 | 206 | 10086 | 7225 | 1312 | 1549 |
| 2024-02-29 | 3.7.9 | 972 | 972 | - | 2557 | 2557 | - | - | 335 | 335 | 16047 | 13062 | 1543 | 1442 |
| 2024-02-01 | 3.7.8 | 851 | 851 | - | 1754 | 1754 | - | - | 250 | 250 | 9684 | 8965 | 401 | 318 |
| 2024-01-11 | 3.7.7 | 466 | 466 | - | 1437 | 1437 | - | - | 237 | 237 | 7802 | 7208 | 332 | 262 |
| 2023-12-15 | 3.7.6 | 535 | 535 | - | 1558 | 1558 | - | - | 301 | 301 | 13476 | 10420 | 1573 | 1483 |
| 2023-10-30 | 3.7.5 | 921 | 921 | - | 2087 | 2087 | - | - | 332 | 332 | 17923 | 14541 | 1761 | 1621 |
| 2023-10-20 | 3.7.4 | 285 | 285 | - | 668 | 668 | - | - | 123 | 123 | 3810 | 3436 | 191 | 183 |
| 2023-10-16 | 3.7.3 | 166 | 166 | - | 365 | 365 | - | - | 65 | 65 | 1710 | 1513 | 102 | 95 |
| 2023-10-08 | 3.7.2 | 414 | 414 | - | 598 | 598 | - | - | 130 | 130 | 3083 | 2766 | 172 | 145 |
| 2023-09-20 | 3.7.1 | 340 | 340 | - | 1179 | - | 661 | 518 | 552 | 552 | 11062 | 8007 | 1515 | 1540 |
| 2023-09-07 | 3.7.0 | 486 | 486 | - | 939 | - | 529 | 410 | 127 | 127 | 8482 | 5568 | 1464 | 1450 |
| 2023-05-18 | 3.6.19 | 1583 | 1583 | - | 4090 | - | 2557 | 1533 | 657 | 657 | 37245 | 32763 | 2347 | 2135 |
| 2023-05-18 | 3.6.18 | 76 | 76 | - | 178 | - | 96 | 82 | 55 | 55 | 376 | 220 | 76 | 80 |
| 2023-04-23 | 3.6.17 | 404 | 404 | - | 1333 | - | 841 | 492 | 217 | 217 | 16173 | 12928 | 1627 | 1618 |
| 2023-04-17 | 3.6.16 | 173 | 173 | - | 475 | - | 270 | 205 | 109 | 109 | 2193 | 1899 | 158 | 136 |
| 2023-03-28 | 3.6.15 | 538 | 538 | - | 1197 | - | 773 | 424 | 360 | 360 | 13635 | 10455 | 1606 | 1574 |
| 2023-03-01 | 3.6.14 | 510 | 510 | - | 1537 | - | 996 | 541 | 228 | 228 | 15211 | 11794 | 1724 | 1693 |
| 2023-02-24 | 3.6.13 | 174 | 174 | - | 598 | - | 357 | 241 | 155 | 155 | 6752 | 3642 | 1568 | 1542 |
| 2023-02-16 | 3.6.12 | 289 | 289 | - | 683 | - | 412 | 271 | 156 | 156 | 7528 | 4307 | 1627 | 1594 |
| 2023-02-03 | 3.6.11 | 422 | 422 | - | 1154 | - | 665 | 489 | 217 | 217 | 9518 | 6125 | 1712 | 1681 |
| 2023-01-11 | 3.6.10 | 843 | 843 | - | 1625 | - | 990 | 635 | 279 | 279 | 8834 | 7886 | 458 | 490 |
| 2022-12-14 | 3.6.9 | 843 | 843 | - | 1708 | - | 1082 | 626 | 265 | 265 | 13867 | 10142 | 1878 | 1847 |
| 2022-11-27 | 3.6.8 | 371 | 371 | - | 1096 | - | 667 | 429 | 191 | 191 | 11072 | 7623 | 1752 | 1697 |
| 2022-06-03 | 3.6.7 | 2603 | 2603 | - | 6440 | - | 4468 | 1972 | 1257 | 1257 | 45991 | 37579 | 3895 | 4517 |
| 2022-03-27 | 3.6.6 | 1171 | 1171 | - | 2849 | - | 2045 | 804 | 361 | 361 | 22642 | 16904 | 2793 | 2945 |
| 2022-02-10 | 3.6.5 | 1120 | 1120 | - | 2429 | - | 1763 | 666 | 328 | 328 | 19831 | 14045 | 2843 | 2943 |
| 2022-01-17 | 3.6.4 | 786 | 786 | - | 1753 | - | 1144 | 609 | 307 | 307 | 17445 | 10507 | 2869 | 4069 |
| 2021-12-29 | 3.6.3 | 599 | 599 | - | 1544 | - | 982 | 562 | 269 | 269 | 14382 | 8036 | 2932 | 3414 |
| 2021-12-09 | 3.6.2 | 615 | 615 | - | 1264 | - | 803 | 461 | 248 | 248 | 14633 | 8398 | 2950 | 3285 |
| 2021-12-03 | 3.6.1 | 341 | 341 | - | 603 | - | 380 | 223 | 106 | 106 | 9822 | 4344 | 2680 | 2798 |
| 2021-12-01 | 3.6.0 | 144 | 144 | - | 410 | - | 244 | 166 | 107 | 107 | 6323 | 3438 | 2688 | 197 |
| 2021-06-29 | 3.5.8 | 3682 | 3682 | - | 4676 | - | 4676 | - | 1203 | 1203 | 35257 | 30580 | 4677 | - |
| 2021-06-03 | 3.5.7 | 695 | 695 | - | 1261 | - | 1261 | - | 325 | 325 | 7330 | 6850 | 480 | - |
| 2021-05-25 | 3.5.6 | 401 | 401 | - | 641 | - | 641 | - | 183 | 183 | 3431 | 3127 | 304 | - |
| 2021-04-06 | 3.5.5 | 1152 | 1152 | - | 2372 | - | 2372 | - | 393 | 393 | 15988 | 15147 | 841 | - |
| 2021-03-28 | 3.5.4 | 478 | 478 | - | 730 | - | 730 | - | 241 | 241 | 5141 | 4783 | 358 | - |
| 2021-02-23 | 3.5.3 | 1007 | 1007 | - | 2044 | - | 2044 | - | 346 | 346 | 11750 | 11018 | 732 | - |
| 2021-02-23 | 3.5.2 | 196 | 196 | - | 284 | - | 284 | - | 98 | 98 | 965 | 709 | 256 | - |
| 2021-02-14 | 3.5.1 | 533 | 533 | - | 800 | - | 800 | - | 181 | 181 | 4105 | 3724 | 381 | - |
| 2021-01-31 | 3.5.0 | 679 | 679 | - | 1224 | - | 1224 | - | 254 | 254 | 5742 | 5249 | 493 | - |
| 2021-01-22 | 3.4.13 | 550 | 550 | - | 1134 | - | 1134 | - | 187 | 187 | 4556 | 4142 | 414 | - |
| 2020-12-27 | 3.4.12 | 965 | 965 | - | 1969 | - | 1969 | - | 348 | 348 | 9604 | 8935 | 669 | - |
| 2020-11-29 | 3.4.11 | 769 | 769 | - | 2049 | - | 2049 | - | 330 | 330 | 9701 | 9063 | 638 | - |
| 2020-11-23 | 3.4.10 | 503 | 503 | - | 714 | - | 714 | - | 163 | 163 | 2580 | 2320 | 260 | - |
| 2020-11-20 | 3.4.9 | 329 | 329 | - | 571 | - | 571 | - | 137 | 137 | 1945 | 1649 | 296 | - |
| 2020-11-08 | 3.4.8 | 663 | 663 | - | 1165 | - | 1165 | - | 234 | 234 | 5707 | 5205 | 502 | - |
| 2020-10-25 | 3.4.7 | 644 | 644 | - | 1253 | - | 1253 | - | 255 | 255 | 6035 | 5488 | 547 | - |
| 2020-10-12 | 3.4.6 | 667 | 667 | - | 1170 | - | 1170 | - | 245 | 245 | 5648 | 5096 | 552 | - |
| 2020-10-06 | 3.4.5 | 357 | 357 | - | 583 | - | 583 | - | 366 | 366 | 2692 | 2431 | 261 | - |
| 2020-10-05 | 3.4.4 | 267 | 267 | - | 295 | - | 295 | - | 113 | 113 | 861 | 605 | 256 | - |
| 2020-09-24 | 3.4.3 | 569 | 569 | - | 953 | - | 953 | - | 211 | 211 | 4416 | 3955 | 461 | - |
| 2020-09-16 | 3.4.2 | 453 | 453 | - | 739 | - | 739 | - | 167 | 167 | 3086 | 2678 | 408 | - |
| 2020-09-07 | 3.4.1 | 412 | 412 | - | 770 | - | 770 | - | 202 | 202 | 3030 | 2728 | 302 | - |
| 2020-09-04 | 3.4.0 | 308 | 308 | - | 457 | - | 457 | - | 146 | 146 | 1595 | 1381 | 214 | - |
| 2020-07-16 | 3.3.2 | 1180 | 1180 | - | 2260 | - | 2260 | - | 501 | 501 | 12852 | 11872 | 980 | - |
| 2020-06-22 | 3.3.1 | 994 | 994 | - | 1444 | - | 1444 | - | 415 | 415 | 6454 | - | 6454 | - |
| 2020-06-16 | 3.3.0 | 472 | 472 | - | 573 | - | 573 | - | 205 | 205 | 2628 | - | 2628 | - |
| 2020-04-26 | 3.2.17 | 244 | 244 | - | 415 | - | 415 | - | 207 | 207 | 3941 | - | 3941 | - |

### Observations

Clearly, Windows is the most popular OS amongst Vassal users, with more than 75% of all downloads are for that OS. Roughly 12.5% of downloads are for MacOS, and about 10% for Linux. These ratios seem rather stable over time.

## Download sizes

The next plot is the download size, over time (and release number), for the overall OS and the more specific OS version.

 ![downloads_size](https://forum.vassalengine.org/uploads/default/original/2X/0/002d68c6ad90cb00bcd783b698e0b52c71989ad2.png)

and a table of the data

| Date | Release | Linux | Linux (generic) | Debian GNU/Linux | MacOS | MacOS (universal) | MacOS (Intel) | MacOS (M1) | Other | Any | Windows | Windows (64bit) | Windows (32bit) | Windows (ARM) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-12-30 | 3.7.19 | 24.2 MB | 29.2 MB | 19.2 MB | 78.2 MB | 78.2 MB | - | - | 30.0 MB | 30.0 MB | 64.5 MB | 64.9 MB | 63.7 MB | 65.0 MB |
| 2025-09-23 | 3.7.18 | 29.2 MB | 29.2 MB | - | 78.0 MB | 78.0 MB | - | - | 30.0 MB | 30.0 MB | 64.2 MB | 64.5 MB | 63.6 MB | 64.6 MB |
| 2025-09-17 | 3.7.17 | 29.2 MB | 29.2 MB | - | 78.0 MB | 78.0 MB | - | - | 29.9 MB | 29.9 MB | 64.2 MB | 64.5 MB | 63.5 MB | 64.5 MB |
| 2025-04-05 | 3.7.16 | 29.0 MB | 29.0 MB | - | 77.4 MB | 77.4 MB | - | - | 29.8 MB | 29.8 MB | 63.9 MB | 64.4 MB | 62.9 MB | 64.2 MB |
| 2024-11-07 | 3.7.15 | 28.4 MB | 28.4 MB | - | 76.1 MB | 76.1 MB | - | - | 29.2 MB | 29.2 MB | 62.7 MB | 63.2 MB | 62.1 MB | 63.0 MB |
| 2024-08-18 | 3.7.14 | 28.3 MB | 28.3 MB | - | 75.9 MB | 75.9 MB | - | - | 29.1 MB | 29.1 MB | 62.4 MB | 62.8 MB | 61.5 MB | 62.8 MB |
| 2024-07-25 | 3.7.13 | 28.3 MB | 28.3 MB | - | 75.9 MB | 75.9 MB | - | - | 29.1 MB | 29.1 MB | 62.5 MB | 62.8 MB | 62.0 MB | 62.8 MB |
| 2024-05-04 | 3.7.12 | 31.7 MB | 31.7 MB | - | 79.4 MB | 79.4 MB | - | - | 32.5 MB | 32.5 MB | 65.9 MB | 66.2 MB | 65.4 MB | 66.2 MB |
| 2024-05-03 | 3.7.11 | 31.7 MB | 31.7 MB | - | 79.4 MB | 79.4 MB | - | - | 32.5 MB | 32.5 MB | 65.9 MB | 66.2 MB | 65.4 MB | 66.2 MB |
| 2024-04-14 | 3.7.10 | 31.7 MB | 31.7 MB | - | 79.3 MB | 79.3 MB | - | - | 32.5 MB | 32.5 MB | 65.9 MB | 66.2 MB | 65.4 MB | 66.2 MB |
| 2024-02-29 | 3.7.9 | 31.7 MB | 31.7 MB | - | 79.8 MB | 79.8 MB | - | - | 32.5 MB | 32.5 MB | 65.8 MB | 66.0 MB | 65.3 MB | 66.0 MB |
| 2024-02-01 | 3.7.8 | 31.7 MB | 31.7 MB | - | 79.8 MB | 79.8 MB | - | - | 32.4 MB | 32.4 MB | 65.8 MB | 66.0 MB | 65.3 MB | 66.0 MB |
| 2024-01-11 | 3.7.7 | 31.6 MB | 31.6 MB | - | 79.5 MB | 79.5 MB | - | - | 32.4 MB | 32.4 MB | 65.7 MB | 65.9 MB | 65.2 MB | 65.9 MB |
| 2023-12-15 | 3.7.6 | 31.6 MB | 31.6 MB | - | 79.5 MB | 79.5 MB | - | - | 32.4 MB | 32.4 MB | 65.7 MB | 65.9 MB | 65.2 MB | 65.9 MB |
| 2023-10-30 | 3.7.5 | 31.4 MB | 31.4 MB | - | 79.4 MB | 79.4 MB | - | - | 32.1 MB | 32.1 MB | 65.4 MB | 65.6 MB | 65.0 MB | 65.6 MB |
| 2023-10-20 | 3.7.4 | 31.3 MB | 31.3 MB | - | 79.3 MB | 79.3 MB | - | - | 32.1 MB | 32.1 MB | 65.4 MB | 65.6 MB | 65.0 MB | 65.6 MB |
| 2023-10-16 | 3.7.3 | 31.3 MB | 31.3 MB | - | 79.3 MB | 79.3 MB | - | - | 32.1 MB | 32.1 MB | 65.4 MB | 65.6 MB | 65.0 MB | 65.6 MB |
| 2023-10-08 | 3.7.2 | 31.3 MB | 31.3 MB | - | 77.6 MB | 77.6 MB | - | - | 32.1 MB | 32.1 MB | 64.2 MB | 64.4 MB | 63.9 MB | 64.4 MB |
| 2023-09-20 | 3.7.1 | 31.3 MB | 31.3 MB | - | 69.1 MB | - | 69.8 MB | 68.5 MB | 32.1 MB | 32.1 MB | 64.2 MB | 64.4 MB | 63.9 MB | 64.4 MB |
| 2023-09-07 | 3.7.0 | 31.3 MB | 31.3 MB | - | 69.1 MB | - | 69.8 MB | 68.5 MB | 32.1 MB | 32.1 MB | 64.2 MB | 64.3 MB | 63.8 MB | 64.4 MB |
| 2023-05-18 | 3.6.19 | 30.7 MB | 30.7 MB | - | 68.1 MB | - | 68.7 MB | 67.5 MB | 31.3 MB | 31.3 MB | 63.5 MB | 63.7 MB | 63.2 MB | 63.7 MB |
| 2023-05-18 | 3.6.18 | 30.7 MB | 30.7 MB | - | 68.1 MB | - | 68.7 MB | 67.5 MB | 31.3 MB | 31.3 MB | 63.5 MB | 63.7 MB | 63.2 MB | 63.7 MB |
| 2023-04-23 | 3.6.17 | 30.5 MB | 30.5 MB | - | 68.0 MB | - | 68.6 MB | 67.3 MB | 31.2 MB | 31.2 MB | 63.4 MB | 63.5 MB | 63.1 MB | 63.6 MB |
| 2023-04-17 | 3.6.16 | 30.5 MB | 30.5 MB | - | 67.8 MB | - | 68.3 MB | 67.3 MB | 31.2 MB | 31.2 MB | 63.3 MB | 63.4 MB | 62.9 MB | 63.5 MB |
| 2023-03-28 | 3.6.15 | 27.0 MB | 27.0 MB | - | 64.3 MB | - | 64.8 MB | 63.8 MB | 27.7 MB | 27.7 MB | 59.8 MB | 59.9 MB | 59.4 MB | 60.1 MB |
| 2023-03-01 | 3.6.14 | 27.0 MB | 27.0 MB | - | 64.3 MB | - | 64.8 MB | 63.8 MB | 27.7 MB | 27.7 MB | 59.8 MB | 59.9 MB | 59.4 MB | 60.1 MB |
| 2023-02-24 | 3.6.13 | 27.0 MB | 27.0 MB | - | 64.3 MB | - | 64.8 MB | 63.8 MB | 27.7 MB | 27.7 MB | 59.8 MB | 59.9 MB | 59.4 MB | 60.1 MB |
| 2023-02-16 | 3.6.12 | 27.0 MB | 27.0 MB | - | 64.3 MB | - | 64.8 MB | 63.8 MB | 27.7 MB | 27.7 MB | 59.8 MB | 59.9 MB | 59.4 MB | 60.1 MB |
| 2023-02-03 | 3.6.11 | 27.0 MB | 27.0 MB | - | 64.3 MB | - | 64.8 MB | 63.8 MB | 27.7 MB | 27.7 MB | 59.8 MB | 59.9 MB | 59.4 MB | 60.1 MB |
| 2023-01-11 | 3.6.10 | 27.0 MB | 27.0 MB | - | 64.3 MB | - | 64.8 MB | 63.8 MB | 27.7 MB | 27.7 MB | 59.8 MB | 59.9 MB | 59.4 MB | 60.1 MB |
| 2022-12-14 | 3.6.9 | 27.0 MB | 27.0 MB | - | 64.3 MB | - | 64.8 MB | 63.8 MB | 27.7 MB | 27.7 MB | 59.8 MB | 59.9 MB | 59.4 MB | 60.1 MB |
| 2022-11-27 | 3.6.8 | 27.0 MB | 27.0 MB | - | 64.3 MB | - | 64.8 MB | 63.8 MB | 27.7 MB | 27.7 MB | 59.8 MB | 59.9 MB | 59.4 MB | 60.1 MB |
| 2022-06-03 | 3.6.7 | 26.6 MB | 26.6 MB | - | 63.0 MB | - | 63.6 MB | 62.5 MB | 27.3 MB | 27.3 MB | 58.3 MB | 58.9 MB | 58.4 MB | 57.5 MB |
| 2022-03-27 | 3.6.6 | 26.6 MB | 26.6 MB | - | 63.0 MB | - | 63.6 MB | 62.4 MB | 27.2 MB | 27.2 MB | 58.2 MB | 58.8 MB | 58.4 MB | 57.3 MB |
| 2022-02-10 | 3.6.5 | 26.6 MB | 26.6 MB | - | 63.0 MB | - | 63.5 MB | 62.4 MB | 27.2 MB | 27.2 MB | 58.1 MB | 58.8 MB | 58.3 MB | 57.3 MB |
| 2022-01-17 | 3.6.4 | 26.5 MB | 26.5 MB | - | 62.9 MB | - | 63.5 MB | 62.3 MB | 27.2 MB | 27.2 MB | 58.1 MB | 58.7 MB | 58.3 MB | 57.3 MB |
| 2021-12-29 | 3.6.3 | 26.4 MB | 26.4 MB | - | 62.8 MB | - | 63.3 MB | 62.2 MB | 27.1 MB | 27.1 MB | 58.0 MB | 58.6 MB | 58.2 MB | 57.2 MB |
| 2021-12-09 | 3.6.2 | 26.5 MB | 26.5 MB | - | 62.9 MB | - | 63.4 MB | 62.3 MB | 27.1 MB | 27.1 MB | 58.0 MB | 58.6 MB | 58.2 MB | 57.3 MB |
| 2021-12-03 | 3.6.1 | 26.5 MB | 26.5 MB | - | 62.9 MB | - | 63.4 MB | 62.3 MB | 27.1 MB | 27.1 MB | 58.1 MB | 58.7 MB | 58.2 MB | 57.3 MB |
| 2021-12-01 | 3.6.0 | 26.5 MB | 26.5 MB | - | 62.9 MB | - | 63.4 MB | 62.3 MB | 27.1 MB | 27.1 MB | 58.0 MB | 58.6 MB | 58.2 MB | 57.3 MB |
| 2021-06-29 | 3.5.8 | 26.5 MB | 26.5 MB | - | 63.2 MB | - | 63.2 MB | - | 27.1 MB | 27.1 MB | 58.4 MB | 58.6 MB | 58.1 MB | - |
| 2021-06-03 | 3.5.7 | 24.8 MB | 24.8 MB | - | 60.9 MB | - | 60.9 MB | - | 25.4 MB | 25.4 MB | 56.2 MB | 56.4 MB | 56.0 MB | - |
| 2021-05-25 | 3.5.6 | 24.8 MB | 24.8 MB | - | 60.9 MB | - | 60.9 MB | - | 25.4 MB | 25.4 MB | 56.2 MB | 56.4 MB | 55.9 MB | - |
| 2021-04-06 | 3.5.5 | 23.3 MB | 23.3 MB | - | 59.4 MB | - | 59.4 MB | - | 23.9 MB | 23.9 MB | 54.8 MB | 55.0 MB | 54.5 MB | - |
| 2021-03-28 | 3.5.4 | 23.3 MB | 23.3 MB | - | 58.9 MB | - | 58.9 MB | - | 23.9 MB | 23.9 MB | 54.4 MB | 54.6 MB | 54.2 MB | - |
| 2021-02-23 | 3.5.3 | 23.2 MB | 23.2 MB | - | 58.8 MB | - | 58.8 MB | - | 23.8 MB | 23.8 MB | 54.3 MB | 54.5 MB | 54.1 MB | - |
| 2021-02-23 | 3.5.2 | 23.2 MB | 23.2 MB | - | 58.8 MB | - | 58.8 MB | - | 23.8 MB | 23.8 MB | 54.3 MB | 54.5 MB | 54.1 MB | - |
| 2021-02-14 | 3.5.1 | 23.2 MB | 23.2 MB | - | 58.8 MB | - | 58.8 MB | - | 23.8 MB | 23.8 MB | 54.3 MB | 54.5 MB | 54.1 MB | - |
| 2021-01-31 | 3.5.0 | 31.2 MB | 31.2 MB | - | 67.0 MB | - | 67.0 MB | - | 32.0 MB | 32.0 MB | 61.4 MB | 61.6 MB | 61.2 MB | - |
| 2021-01-22 | 3.4.13 | 29.8 MB | 29.8 MB | - | 65.1 MB | - | 65.1 MB | - | 30.1 MB | 30.1 MB | 60.2 MB | 60.4 MB | 60.0 MB | - |
| 2020-12-27 | 3.4.12 | 29.8 MB | 29.8 MB | - | 65.1 MB | - | 65.1 MB | - | 30.1 MB | 30.1 MB | 60.2 MB | 60.4 MB | 60.0 MB | - |
| 2020-11-29 | 3.4.11 | 29.8 MB | 29.8 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 30.1 MB | 30.1 MB | 60.2 MB | 60.4 MB | 60.0 MB | - |
| 2020-11-23 | 3.4.10 | 29.8 MB | 29.8 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 30.1 MB | 30.1 MB | 60.2 MB | 60.4 MB | 60.0 MB | - |
| 2020-11-20 | 3.4.9 | 29.8 MB | 29.8 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 30.1 MB | 30.1 MB | 60.2 MB | 60.4 MB | 60.0 MB | - |
| 2020-11-08 | 3.4.8 | 29.8 MB | 29.8 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 30.1 MB | 30.1 MB | 60.2 MB | 60.4 MB | 60.0 MB | - |
| 2020-10-25 | 3.4.7 | 29.8 MB | 29.8 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 30.1 MB | 30.1 MB | 60.2 MB | 60.4 MB | 60.0 MB | - |
| 2020-10-12 | 3.4.6 | 29.8 MB | 29.8 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 30.1 MB | 30.1 MB | 60.2 MB | 60.4 MB | 60.0 MB | - |
| 2020-10-06 | 3.4.5 | 29.8 MB | 29.8 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 30.1 MB | 30.1 MB | 60.2 MB | 60.4 MB | 60.0 MB | - |
| 2020-10-05 | 3.4.4 | 29.8 MB | 29.8 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 30.1 MB | 30.1 MB | 60.2 MB | 60.4 MB | 60.0 MB | - |
| 2020-09-24 | 3.4.3 | 29.8 MB | 29.8 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 65.2 MB | - | 30.1 MB | 30.1 MB | 60.2 MB | 60.4 MB | 60.0 MB | - |
| 2020-09-16 | 3.4.2 | 29.8 MB | 29.8 MB | - | 57.1 MB | - | 57.1 MB | - | 30.1 MB | 30.1 MB | 54.5 MB | 55.7 MB | 53.4 MB | - |
| 2020-09-07 | 3.4.1 | 26.9 MB | 26.9 MB | - | 54.1 MB | - | 54.1 MB | - | 27.2 MB | 27.2 MB | 51.7 MB | 52.8 MB | 50.5 MB | - |
| 2020-09-04 | 3.4.0 | 31.5 MB | 31.5 MB | - | 58.9 MB | - | 58.9 MB | - | 31.9 MB | 31.9 MB | 54.1 MB | 55.3 MB | 53.0 MB | - |
| 2020-07-16 | 3.3.2 | 16.3 MB | 16.3 MB | - | 43.4 MB | - | 43.4 MB | - | 16.4 MB | 16.4 MB | 41.8 MB | 43.0 MB | 40.6 MB | - |
| 2020-06-22 | 3.3.1 | 16.3 MB | 16.3 MB | - | 42.1 MB | - | 42.1 MB | - | 16.4 MB | 16.4 MB | 40.0 MB | - | 40.0 MB | - |
| 2020-06-16 | 3.3.0 | 16.3 MB | 16.3 MB | - | 42.1 MB | - | 42.1 MB | - | 16.4 MB | 16.4 MB | 40.0 MB | - | 40.0 MB | - |
| 2020-04-26 | 3.2.17 | 17.3 MB | 17.3 MB | - | 17.5 MB | - | 17.5 MB | - | 17.4 MB | 17.4 MB | 17.0 MB | - | 17.0 MB | - |

Note, in the table, above, the sizes for the overall OS is the average size of the specific OS version sizes.

### Observations

The MacOS installer packages are clearly the largest, with the universal installer topping out at almost 80MB. The Windows installer applications are also quite large at 60MB. Linux tar-balls, and in much smaller at less than 30MB, with the Debian GNU/Linux package being the smallest at just shy of 20MB.

Clearly, because the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is bundled with the Windows and MacOS installers, they will naturally be larger than the Linux or “other” packages. The Debian package is the least because it uses system installed third-party libraries where possible.

The sizes of the downloads are rather stable over time, except a sharp increase in the 3.6.16 release and an almost corresponding decrease in release 3.7.13. At release 3.4.0, the packages increased dramatically in size and has remained somewhat stable ever since.

## Conclusion

It is interesting to see how the number of downloads of Vassal develop over time. Overall, the number of downloads seem rather stable around 30.000 downloads, and has been for the past 4 or 5 years. The fluctuations seen in the number of downloads is likely due to quick successive releases to correct bugs (f.ex. as between 3.7,17 and 3.7.18).

We can also see, that the time between minor release bumps. The last minor release bump to 3.7.0 was roughly one and half year ago (2023-09-07), and similar for the previous minor release bump to 3.6.0 (2021-12-01). However, before that, minor releases came more often.

| Date | Release |
| --- | --- |
| 2023-09-07 | 3.7.0 |
| 2021-12-01 | 3.6.0 |
| 2021-01-31 | 3.5.0 |
| 2020-09-04 | 3.4.0 |
| 2020-06-16 | 3.3.0 |

I hope you will find this analysis interesting in some way.

Yours,  
_Christian_

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**Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/vassal-download-statistics/89813/2 "2026-01-25T21:02:51Z")

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> [@cholmcc](#):
>
> The sizes of the downloads are rather stable over time, except a sharp increase in the 3.6.16 release and an almost corresponding decrease in release 3.7.13.

This is due to the the addition of a workaround for Java file dialog bug (12152) in 3.6.16 and the removal of that workaround in 3.7.13 when we were finally able to bundle a version of Java where the bug was fixed.

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**Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/vassal-download-statistics/89813/3 "2026-01-25T21:11:20Z")

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> [@uckelman](#):
>
> This is due to the the addition of a workaround for Java file dialog bug (12152) in 3.6.16 and the removal of that workaround in 3.7.13 when we were finally able to bundle a version of Java where the bug was fixed.

Ah, interesting. So what is the explanation for the increase for Windows and MacOS between 3.7.2 and 3.7.3? New JRE?

Also interesting that there are still relatively many Windows `x86_32` and `aarch64` users.

Yours,  
_Christian_

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**Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/vassal-download-statistics/89813/4 "2026-01-25T21:23:23Z")

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> [@cholmcc](#):
>
> Ah, interesting. So what is the explanation for the increase for Windows and MacOS between 3.7.2 and 3.7.3? New JRE?

Yes.

> [@cholmcc](#):
>
> Also interesting that there are still relatively many Windows `x86_32` and `aarch64` users.

I’m surprised that anybody is still using 32-bit Windows. There will be some point at which we can’t keep bundling a maintained JRE for it. The one we bundle for 32-bit Windows is Java 21 from BellSoft, and they claim they will provide updates until 2032. I hope we can retire V3 before then.

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**Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/vassal-download-statistics/89813/5 "2026-05-03T20:50:52Z")

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Now that [Vassal 3.7.22 is released](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/vassal-3-7-22-released/90107/5), perhaps it is time to take a bit of stock of current download trends.

First, a graph of the number of downloads over time

 ![downloads_num](https://forum.vassalengine.org/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e2674bd5b55faff8596cb7ba08dc0499d49a67a0.png)

What this shows is

- The overall number of downloads has decreased 3.7.15 - some of which can be explained by more rapid releases, and maybe not everyone is keeping up.
- 3.7.21 was the first release to see an [`.rpm`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPM_Package_Manager) package included which is why it is shown as a single dot.
- 3.7.19 was the first release to see a [`.deb`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_(file_format)) package included, which has seen a steady increase in downloads
- Windows downloads are still clearly the most popular download, though the [`i386`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I386) and [`arm`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture_family) platforms is relatively rare.

Second, a graph of the relative number of downloads

 ![downloads_rel](https://forum.vassalengine.org/uploads/default/original/2X/1/139221bc3348a9ec868fc5c6751e5c886b32ee44.png)

- Windows seem to be on the slight relative decline, with `i386` and `arm` declining faster.
- MacOS and Linux are comparably on the rise.
- The `.deb` package seems to take over a lot of the previous _generic_ Linux packages.

Since the lifetime of Vassal releases differ a lot, another way to look at the data is to look at the number of downloads _per day_.

 ![downloads_day](https://forum.vassalengine.org/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cc7103b2c4a5c608cab6e59b2b5870e8998f62a5.png)

Each “box” is as wide - along the abscissa, or _x_ axis - as the number of days that release was the most recent release. The height of each “box” is the average number of downloads of that release _per day_. Thus, the area of each box is the total number of downloads of a given release.

What we see, is that sometimes, especially after a relatively long lived release, there is a spike in the rate of downloads.

Overall,

- Vassal has roughly 40,000 of users, with roughly 500, on average, downloads per day.
- Most of these (two thirds) are using Vassal on Windows
- MacOS users make two thirds of the remaining users, while Linux users make up roughly one third of the remainig.

Yours,  
_Christian_