Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

• How Do I launch the application?
• I get a "Could not create Java virtual machine" error when launching.

How Do I launch the application?

After building the source or extracting a release archive you will need to go to the /bin folder and run the "mtg-desktop-companion.bat" script (for Windows) or the "mtg-desktop-companion.sh" script (Linux/Unix).

I get a "Could not create Java virtual machine" error when launching.

Make sure you have Jave SE installed. https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

Install JDK :

• windows
• linux
• raspberry Pi :

1. Install sdkman with command curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash
2. Install latest Oracle / openjdk release : ex : sdk install java 23.0.1-oracle and answer "set as default" to yes