With our Awesome Simracing Desktop Client, the task of downloading the latest liveries for your community will get a lot easier.
API Key
After registering (see FAQ), you will be able to generate an API Key via your API Key section. This key is needed by the Desktop Client to access all relevant liveries. So copy that key to the Input field in the Client.
In the Desktop Client, then you only need to hit "Sync!", and all liveries will be downloaded.
Known issues
Windows warns about an unknown publisher
The client is not code-signed, so Windows and your browser may warn you when you download or start it.
Browser download: If Edge or Chrome says the file "isn't commonly downloaded", open the download list, choose Keep (in Edge under "…"), then Keep anyway.
"Windows protected your PC" (SmartScreen): Click More info, then Run anyway. You only need to do this once per version.
ZIP version: Before extracting, right-click the ZIP, choose Properties, tick Unblock and click OK.
Only download the client from this page.
Why isn't the client signed? A code signing certificate costs around €200 or more every year. On top of that, the certificate has to be kept on special hardware or a paid cloud signing service. Even a signed client would still trigger the SmartScreen warning at first, until enough people have downloaded it. For a free hobby project, that's currently not worth it.
Antivirus blocks or removes the client
Because the client is new and unsigned, some antivirus software is suspicious of it. This can show up in two ways:
The client can't save liveries: Liveries are saved to your Documents folder, and some antivirus software protects that folder against unknown apps (e.g. Avast's Ransomware Shield or Windows' Controlled folder access). The sync then fails even though the client starts normally.
The client is blocked or quarantined: The installer or the client disappears or won't start, sometimes with a warning about a "threat".
To fix it, allow the client in your antivirus software. The installer puts it in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Awesome Simracing by default; for the ZIP version, use the folder you extracted it to.
Windows Security: Open Virus & threat protection → Manage ransomware protection → Allow an app through Controlled folder access and add the client. If it was quarantined, restore it under Protection history.
Avast: Add the client to the allowed apps of the Ransomware Shield (under Protection). If it was quarantined, restore it from the Quarantine and add an exception.
Other antivirus software: Look for a setting like "exceptions", "exclusions" or "allowed apps" and add the client.
Only add an exception for a client you downloaded from this page. If you're unsure or the problem persists, ask us on Discord.