Start Heronite from scripts with options such as --launch. The program is heronite-rs on Linux and with the Windows installer (heronite-rs.exe), and heronite.exe in the Windows portable copy.
Command line options
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
--launch <game> |
Starts a game (see below) |
--no-gui |
With --launch: no window; Heronite quits when the game ends |
--console |
Opens in console mode |
--fullscreen |
Opens fullscreen (F11 switches back) |
--autostart |
Used by Start with the system in Settings → General; only then does Start minimized apply |
-h, --help |
Shows the options |
Only one Heronite runs at a time: starting it again hands the request (like --launch) to the one already running.
Launch a game from the command line
--launch takes the game’s store id, not its name, optionally with the store tool in front:
heronite-rs --launch gog_1207658930 # GOG game 1207658930
heronite-rs --launch gog 1207658930 # the same
heronite-rs --launch 1207658930 # searches every store
heronite-rs --launch legendary_Fortnite --no-gui| Prefix | Store |
|---|---|
legendary |
Epic Games |
gog |
GOG |
nile |
Amazon Games |
sideload |
Games you added yourself |
Shortcuts Heronite creates (desktop, Start menu, Steam) already contain the right command, so this is mostly for scripts.
Launch a game with a heronite:// link
heronite://launch/<game>
heronite://launch/<store>/<game>
heronite://launch?appName=<game>&runner=<store>The query form also takes:
arg=<value>: an argument for the game (repeat it for more)gui=false: start without showing Heronite’s window
Write spaces in names as %20 (My%20Game). To hide the window for every link, turn on Hide the window for heronite:// launches. The old heronite-rs:// scheme still works.
Where heronite:// links work
- Windows installer: registered for your user at every start
- Windows portable: not registered, so the copy leaves no trace on the PC
- Linux: registered by
scripts/install.shwhen built from source