INSTALLATION GUIDES
How to install Shimeji character packs
Set up Shimeji on your computer with a compatible desktop runtime, verify a ZIP, or check the Chrome extension instructions.
Classic desktop Shimeji
- Check the character page for its XML format. Install a runtime that supports that format and follow its operating system and Java requirements. Shimeji Desktop documentation
- Download and extract a character ZIP. In classic/img, find the character folder and check for its PNG sprites and conf folder with the original XML files.
- Copy that character folder into your runtime’s img directory. Keep the PNGs and the conf folder together.
- Start or restart the runtime and choose the character from its character selector, if it offers one.
Verify a downloaded ZIP
Compare the output with the SHA-256 on the character’s page.
- Windows PowerShell
Get-FileHash ./character.zip -Algorithm SHA256- macOS
shasum -a 256 character.zip- Linux
sha256sum character.zip
Browser Shimeji in Chrome
The extension page shows the current store listing and character test status.
- Once a verified listing is available, install the extension in desktop Chrome and review the requested permissions.
- Open the extension from the toolbar and select a character marked Browser Compatible.
- Follow the extension’s loading instructions and open a supported web page.