HighLite

As of 9/18/2025 Highl1te Development has been paused indefinitely

HighLite is an open-source game client for High Spell and has received permission to operate from the game developer (Dew).

Installing HighLite

HighLite is packaged as an Electron application and provides Linux, MacOS, and Windows support.

Windows

1. Obtain the .exe file from the latest release

Warning

In Microsoft Edge, you may recieve a download warning due to HighLite not being commonly downloaded.

You can typically resolve this by clicking '...' and selecting 'Keep'

Warning

HighLite is currently un-signed due to the inherent cost of obtaining signing certificates for software. This results in install and download warnings. If we recieve enough players (or complaints!) we will invest in obtaining certificates.

You can resolve this by clicking 'More Info' and pressing 'Run anyway'

3. Install HighLite
4. You will be prompted by the game client when launching to automatically install any future updates!

Linux

1. Obtain the .AppImage file from the latest release
2. Execute the AppImage
3. You will be prompted by the game client when launching to automatically install any future updates!

MacOS

Caution

MacOS builds go largely untested so they may be more prone to buggy behavior.

1. Instructions Pending

Related Repositories

The HighLite ecosystem is distributed across multiple repositories, each serving a specific purpose in the overall architecture.

Desktop Application

This repository! The desktop application handles:

• Electron-based desktop application mechanics
• Window management and user interface
• Core and plugin loading system
• Auto-updater functionality
• Cross-platform builds (Windows, Linux, macOS)

Core

The core repository provides APIs for interacting with the High Spell game code:

• @highlite/plugin-api - TypeScript type definitions for plugin development
• Game state monitoring and interaction APIs
• High Spell game client integration layer
• Plugin development framework and utilities
• Shared interfaces for game data access

Plugin Hub

The Plugin Hub serves as the central registry:

• Verified plugin configurations
• Plugin version management

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js v22 LTS - Download here
• Yarn v4 - Managed via Corepack (comes with Node.js)

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/Highl1te/HighliteDesktop.git
   cd HighliteDesktop

2. Install dependencies

   yarn install

Development Commands

Development Mode

yarn dev          # Start development server with hot reload
yarn start        # Preview built application without packaging

Building

yarn build        # Build the application for production (automatically runs prebuild)
yarn build:unpack # Build and create unpacked directory

Platform-Specific Builds

yarn build:win    # Build Windows installer (.exe)
yarn build:mac    # Build macOS application (.dmg)
yarn build:linux  # Build Linux AppImage

Code Quality

yarn format       # Format code with Prettier
yarn format:check # Check code formatting
yarn format:fix   # Fix formatting issues

Project Structure

• src/main/ - Electron Main Process (Node Client Rendering)
• src/preload/ - Preload Scripts (Middle-man APIs between Node Client and Web Page)
• src/renderer/ - Renderer process (Web Page Rendering)
• scripts/ - Build and development scripts
• build/ - Application icons and build assets