Hardware renderer.
GZDoom is a community add-on for Freedoom. Feature-rich Doom port. Use the PlayBound launcher to drop the archive into the correct Freedoom content folder, then enable the mod from the game's mod or content menu. Mods are versioned separately from the base game — match the recommended engine or client release before joining multiplayer, and keep a clean backup of your settings if you experiment with several packs at once. PlayBound only lists projects that publish redistributable archives or clear external download pages. Always read the upstream README for credits, required assets, and known incompatibilities.
Install with the PlayBound Launcher
The launcher installs this into mods/ for Freedoom. If the base game is missing, it will install that first.
Install Freedoom first if you have not already — GZDoom is an add-on and needs the base game.
The quickest route is the PlayBound Launcher: open Freedoom, find GZDoom in its mods list and press Install. The launcher downloads the official release and places it in the right folder for you.
To install it by hand, download the latest release archive from github.com/ZDoom/gzdoom/releases.
Extract the archive into the "mods" folder inside your Freedoom installation directory.
Start Freedoom and enable GZDoom from the in-game mods or add-ons menu. The download is roughly 40 MB.
Yes. GZDoom is released under Community / External hub and costs nothing. Neither it nor Freedoom has any paid content.
Freedoom, which is itself free. GZDoom is an add-on and will not run standalone.
The PlayBound Launcher installs it in one click from Freedoom's mods list. You can also install it by hand — full steps are on this page.
Roughly 40 MB, on top of the base Freedoom installation.
Yes. The source is published at github.com/ZDoom/gzdoom under Community / External hub.