Flatsonar

XIVLauncher

by XIVLauncher Contributors

Custom 3rd-party launcher for a critically acclaimed MMO

Dangerous permissions Verified creator GPL-3.0 v1.4.0
Screenshot 1 of XIVLauncher

About

XIVLauncher is a custom 3rd-party launcher that offers painless patching, a customized WINE version for perfect compatibility, and multitude of useful plugins. Install, log in, patch, and get started!

Note: This flatpak will not work perfectly with Steam due to flatpak limitations. Please see our Linux and Steam Deck FAQ linked under the help tab for more information and an alternative install options.

Permissions

6 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • all devices (/dev): webcams, disks, raw hardware
    --device=all
  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • full access to your home folder
    --filesystem=home
  • development features (ptrace, can inspect other processes in its sandbox)
    --allow=devel
  • your keyring / saved passwords
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.secrets
  • talks to system service org.freedesktop.UDisks2
    --system-talk-name=org.freedesktop.UDisks2
  • network
    --share=network
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • access to /media
    --filesystem=/media
  • access to /run/media
    --filesystem=/run/media
  • access to /mnt
    --filesystem=/mnt
  • access to xdg-run/app/com.discordapp.DiscordCanary
    --filesystem=xdg-run/app/com.discordapp.DiscordCanary:create
  • access to xdg-run/app/com.discordapp.Discord
    --filesystem=xdg-run/app/com.discordapp.Discord:create

Who publishes this

The creator demonstrably controls this app id: Flathub verification, the hosting account owns the namespace, or a well-known file on their domain.

  • verified on Flathub: the developer proved they control this app id
    publisher:flathub

Maintenance

Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.

No staleness signals: recent activity, or built and reviewed by Flathub.