Open source and support
Free software, built in the open.
Zenbashi belongs to its users. The code is released under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.
License
GPL-3.0-or-later means you can use, study, change and share Zenbashi, as long as improvements stay free too.
- Copyright © 2026 Pequod Studio and the Zenbashi contributors.
- The source repository is private for now and opens once the app is verified working.
- The text of the license is in the repository's LICENSE file.
Contributing
Everyone is welcome, with or without code.
- Test games and share results.
- Translate the app and this site.
- Improve code and documentation.
- Follow the code of conduct in the repository.
Support the project
Zenbashi will stay free. If you want to chip in, you can. Nobody is expected to. The channels below are not open yet.
Donations
One-off or monthly gifts, entirely optional.
Coming soonBounties
Pay for a specific fix or game, and let a contributor claim it.
Coming soonGrants
Funding from foundations and programs that support free software.
Coming soonWhat Zenbashi is built on
Zenbashi stands on other people's work. Each part keeps its own license.
- Wine, under the LGPL.
- Apple's Game Porting Toolkit and D3DMetal, under Apple's license and shipped with Apple's notices.
- DXVK and related translation layers, under their own open licenses.
- ProtonDB data, under the Open Database License.
Security
Found a vulnerability? Please report it privately through GitHub's security advisories once the repository is public. Do not post it in public issues.