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                <h2 class="h1 mb-3">Your Next Game Engine</h2>
                <p class="lead">Stride is a powerful, open-source 2D and 3D cross-platform game engine. It's free to use, modify, and distribute under the permissive <strong>MIT</strong> license. </p>
                <h2>Your Freedom with Stride</h2>
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                    <li>Use Stride for any purpose</li>
                    <li>Distribute Stride however you like</li>
                    <li>Dive into Stride's workings and modify it to suit your needs</li>
                    <li>Share or distribute your modified versions of Stride</li>
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                            <i class="fa-solid fa-download"></i> Installer Download
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                            <i class="fa-brands fa-github text-decoration-none"></i> Source Code
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                    <div class="text-secondary mt-2 small">Note: The installer download is approximately 55 MB. This file will be downloaded directly from our GitHub main repository.</div>
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                <h2>Having doubts on how to install it?</h2>
                <p class="lead">Check the <a href="{{ site.links.docs-installation-url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">installation guide</a>!</p>
                <h2>Get Started with Stride</h2>
                <p class="lead">Before you download, make sure to check the <a href="{{ site.links.docs-requirements-url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">system requirements</a> for Stride. Ready to dive in? View the most recent changes in our <a href="{{ site.links.docs-release-notes-url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">release notes</a>.</p>
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                <h2 class="h1 mb-3">Frequently asked questions</h2>
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                    title:"What platforms can I make applications for using Stride?"
                    body:"<p>Stride currently supports <b>Windows</b>. Support for <b>Android</b>, <b>iOS</b>, <b>Linux</b> and <b>macOS</b> are in experimental state. Stride also supports most popular VR devices.</p>"
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                    <p>See the <a href="/features/">Stride features page</a>, the <a href="{{ site.links.docs-manual-url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stride documentation</a>, the <a href="/blog/">Stride blog</a>, and the <a href="{{ site.links.docs-release-notes-url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stride release notes</a>. If you can't find what you're looking for, ask on the <a href="{{ site.links.github-discussions-url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stride GitHub discussions</a>.</p>
                    {% endcapture %}
                    {% include accordion-item-faq.html id:"question-features"
                    title:"Where can I learn about the Stride features?"
                    body:body
                    %}

                    {% include accordion-item-faq.html id:"question-modify"
                    title:"Do I have to open the code of my game if I modify Stride/Xenko?"
                    body:"<p>No. Xenko 3.x and Stride 4+ are covered by MIT license.</p>"
                    %}

                    {% include accordion-item-faq.html id:"question-what-application"
                    title:"What kinds of application can I make with Stride?"
                    body:"<p>Stride is open-source, highly modular, and super-versatile. You can use it to create PC and VR games, or as a high-end rendering engine for applications such as training simulations or architecture and engineering software.</p>"
                    %}

                    {% include accordion-item-faq.html id:"question-content-ownership"
                    title:"Do I own the content I make with Stride?"
                    body:"<p>Yes. You own all the content you make with Stride.</p>"
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                    For more answers, see our dedicated <a href="/faq/">FAQ page</a>.
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