Requirements

• Windows 10 or later. ( Might run on Windows 7 but not supported )
• SETX: Open a command prompt and type setx /? to check. ( Included in windows 10+ as of this date )
• Be a windows Admin user.
• Download and install the latest Bearsampp Prerequisites Package. ( Required )

Download

Download the latest release

View all Bearsampp releases

*See our FAQ for a list of the differences in versions

Modules

Bearsampp offers several versions of the various binaries, applications and tools for download:

Installation

Use a file archiver that supports 7z format like 7zip and extract the archive where you want.

You should not have any white-spaces in the path to Bearsampp as that will cause problems on some modules.

Configuration

Before starting Bearsampp, edit the configuration file Bearsampp.conf :

• lang - Language (see Bearsampp\core\langs folder for a complete list). Default : english
• timezone - The default timezone used by all date/time functions. Default : "America/Chicago"
• notepad - The editor while opening files. Default : "notepad.exe"
• logsVerbose - Control the log output verbose (0=simple, 1=report, 2=debug, 3=trace). Default : 0
• scriptsTimeout - The default timeout when VBS/Batch are executed. May vary depending on your system. Default : 120

The language, browser & log level can also be changed by right clicking on the icon and changing them there.

Usage

Launch Bearsampp.exe.

Upgrade

All instructions to upgrade from a previous release are added in the Upgrade notes page.

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Reporting an issue

Before submitting an issue

- upvote or 

- downvote in place of a “+1” comment.

Writing good bug reports and feature requests

• Do not enumerate multiple bugs or feature requests in the same issue.
• Do not add your issue as a comment to an existing issue unless it’s for the identical input. Many issues look similar, but have different causes.
• Do include images and/or video if it helps explain your issue better.
• Do not use any language other then english

Closure policy

• Issues that don’t have the information requested above (when applicable) will be closed immediately and the poster directed to the support guidelines.
• Issues that go a week without a response from original poster are subject to closure at our discretion.

Request a module

Before submitting a request

Following prerequisites must be met:

• License allows distribution/repackaging of the software
• Abandonware will not be accepted
• Great visibility (based on Alexa rank and/or GitHub stars)
• Must be for windows 10 or higher.

Search for existing module requests.  If you find your module request already exists, then make relevant comments and add your reaction
Use a reaction like  - upvote or  - downvote in place of a “+1” comment.

If you cannot find an existing module request, submit a request using the guidelines below.

Writing a good module request

• Explain why the new module would be beneficial. Go into as much detail as you can.
• Use images and/or video if it helps make things clearer.
• DO NOT use any language other then English.

Then create a new module request and fill in the blanks!

Bearsampp is dedicated to 64 bit architecture.

We recommend windows 11 but it may work on windows 10 also.

We use vs17, Thread safe, avx Achitecture(s).  vs17 is built into our prerequisitespackage.

On the 1st of each month, or as close as possible, a full backup should be done in Akeeba Backup.

Prerequisites package uses innosetup.  Docs are here
It's best to make the image in several steps unless you have adobe photoshop.

1. Layout the graphics using something like Adobe photoshop.  Inkscape also will work.  I used affinity photo.
2. save as transparent .png @ 300 dpi.
3. Go to https://cloudconvert.com/png-to-bmp and convert to .bmp

Bearsampp is based on Aestan Tray menu 1.7.0.
Bearsampp uses the exe and the .ini file to generate the tray menu.
Everything is open source and housed on Github

Hi, I'm Bear;


Bearsampp came as a fork of Neard, the developer stopped updating it in 2021 and many of us really liked the program and wanted it to continue, so I forked it and started working on updating it.
Along the way it was decided to give it a new name and remove code for ancient versions of windows and fix any bugs that we could.

To help prevent this from ever happening again I created a Github project for it so that anyway can take over when/if I'm gone.
By supporting me by either donating or contributing you help insure the longevity of this program.