# Launcher

The Ren'Py launcher is mostly documented in other portions of the manual. This page contains information about the launcher that doesn't fit anywhere else.

## Project Folders

The launcher supports folders. You can create a folder by creating a directory under the projects directory, and moving the project into it, then clicking Refresh. Only one level of folders is supported, so you can't create a folder inside a folder.

Folders can be expanded and collapsed by clicking on the name in the launcher.

Warning

Currently, the Ren'Py launcher only supports one project with a given name. So it's not possible to have the same project name in different folders.

## Projects.txt

If a file named `projects.txt` exists in the projects directory, it's expected to contain a list of full paths, one per line. These paths are treated as if they were inside the projects directory, and projects they contain show up in the launcher.

## No Launcher Links

If a file named `no_launcher_links.txt` exists in the Ren'Py base directory (the one with renpy.exe, renpy.sh, and renpy.app in it), the launcher will disable links to renpy.org. While not guaranteed, this is intended in educational and homeschool environments to prevent young Ren'Py users from seeing adult sponsors.