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Shimeji Desktop Reloaded

About and credits

Shimeji Desktop Reloaded is a free, independent project built on the work of several open-source projects.

The project

Shimeji Desktop Reloaded is made by Ooziris. It brings together the Shimeji-ee engine and a small app that decides when the Shimeji come out, on which screens, and when they leave.

Contact: ooziris.contact@gmail.com

Credits

  • Shimeji, by Yuki Yamada (Group Finity), 2009: the original engine and the Shimeji character.
  • Shimeji-ee, by the Shimeji-ee Group, in Kilkakon’s version (BSD license).
  • AutoHotkey, which runs the app (GPL v2). Source code: github.com/AutoHotkey/AutoHotkey.
  • Eclipse Temurin, the Java bundled with the app (GPL v2 with Classpath Exception). Source code: github.com/adoptium/jdk8u.
  • 7-Zip, by Igor Pavlov, to open character files (LGPL). 7-zip.org.
  • WebView2.ahk, by thqby (MIT license), and Microsoft Edge WebView2 for the settings window.
  • Website fonts: Dela Gothic One and M PLUS (SIL Open Font License).

The full license texts are installed with the app, in its licences folder, and can be opened from the About tab.

Shimeji Desktop Reloaded is not affiliated with Group Finity, the Shimeji-ee Group, Kilkakon or shimejis.xyz. Characters added from the internet belong to their artists.