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Revisit the original Jazz Jackrabbit platformer on modern desktops, using your own game files or original shareware data.
Before you start
- Platform
- Windows / macOS / Linux
- How to start
- Download
- Game files
- Trial available
File requirements
Supply files from an owned first-generation Jazz Jackrabbit installation or original shareware release. Complete-game data is separate from the free engine; shareware provides limited episodes. Keep the extracted game files together and point OpenJazz at their directory.
Based on public documentation; full builds and playthroughs have not been tested. Project documentation 
What it recreates
Reimplements the original Jazz Jackrabbit engine for modern systems while loading the original levels, graphics and music.
What’s different
Preserves the fast platform action and supports several original editions, including shareware and holiday episodes. This listing covers the first game, not Jazz Jackrabbit 2.
What you can use today
Release 20260301 provides Windows x86-64 and Linux x86-64 binaries; the Linux build requires glibc 2.35. Mac Source Ports separately distributes a signed Universal 2 Mac app for Apple silicon and Intel.
Sources & notesSources checked:
The project README and manual document the engine, game-data requirements and supported original editions. The stable release lists desktop packages; the Mac distributor publishes its installation path and an actual gameplay screenshot.
Source Project documentation Official 20260301 desktop release · Original game files and Windows installation · Mac distributor, data path and gameplay screenshot · Supported editions and startup options Sources checked: 2026-10-19 · Based on public documentation; full builds and playthroughs have not been tested.