Installing and Launching

    Download the Dashboard installation package by visiting the download link on the .

    Double-click the installation package after downloading.

    The installer for Windows is an executable file, usually named CocosDashboard-vX.X.X-win32-20XXXXXX.exe, where vX.X.X is the version number of Cocos Dashboard, such as v1.0.11. The string of numbers after it is the version date number.

    The installer for Cocos Dashboard for MacOS is a file. Double-click the .dmg file, and drag and drop CocosDashboard.app into the Applications folder shortcut, or any other location. Then double-click the dragged CocosDashboard.app to get started.

    Notes:

    1. If Dashboard doesn’t open after downloading, it indicates that the or app file is corrupted, from an unknown developer, or contains malware, etc. Please right-click the .dmg or app file in the Finder and select Open, then click Open again in the pop-up dialog box. Then please go to System Preferences -> Security & Privacy and click Open Anyway so that it can be launched normally later.

    2. If you get a “corrupted, can’t open” message during the installation process, you need to check if there is any software like Xcode occupying the files in the Dashboard installation directory. If so, exit, then uninstall Dashboard and reinstall it.

    The supported system environments for Cocos Dashboard are:

    • The minimum supported version of Mac OS X is OS X 10.9.

    On MacOS, double-click the dragged out CocosDashboard.app application icon to launch Cocos Dashboard.

    You can set a Quick Launch, Dock, or shortcut to the CocosDashboard app as desired.

    For some Windows operating systems and graphics card models, an error message such as the following may be encountered:

    This is due to the editor relying on GPU rendering, which is not supported by the graphics card driver. If this happens, it can usually be fixed by making sure that the official driver for your graphics card is successfully installed.

    When Cocos Dashboard is launched, the Cocos Developer Account login screen will appear. Once logged in, online services, product update notifications, and developer benefits will be available to use.

    To create a Cocos Developer account, sign up using the Register button on the login screen to go to the Cocos Developer Center or go directly to this link to register.

    Once registered, return to the Cocos Dashboard login screen and complete your login! After verifying your identity, we’ll be in the Dashboard interface. In all cases, except for manual log out or expired login information, future logins will automatically occur with the saved information in the local session.