Boomerang Desktop Installation for Windows

Overview

Boomerang Desktop is a Windows 10/11 application. It is required to connect to an Boomerang game as a Facilitator. As of version 2.2, all roles in Boomerang (A, B and C players) can be played using the desktop version.

If you have any copies of Boomerang which were installed before September 2024, please uninstall them and reinstall using one of the release channels below to receive the latest version.

Packaging Information

Boomerang desktop runs as an installed Windows 10/11 executable. For security and ease of distribution and updates, we use Microsoft's ClickOnce installer technology. This allows users to install our securely signed software from a URL, often without having administrator access to their machine. The software runs in an isolated environment and should not interfere with other software on the same computer.

Boomerang Desktop is not available for MacOS.

Steps to install - Microsoft Store

1. Open the Microsoft Store on your PC
2. In the search bar, type "Boomerang"

3. You will see the Boomerang application in the search results labelled as "Boomerang by Jenson8"

   

4. Click Install
5. Once installed, you will be able to find to launch the Boomerang application using the search bar in your start menu

If you install this version, you may have to manually check for updates, whereas the installer below will check for updates on each launch.

Steps to install - installer URL:

For a video version of how to install Boomerang, click here.

1. The Boomerang Desktop installer is available from the following link:
   https://assets.jenson8.com/installers/boomerang/release/Boomerang.application
   The installer will download the required installation files and complete the installation
   
   

2. We recommend opening the link above in Microsoft Edge web browser. You can download the installer in a different browser, but in some cases installation fails if not run in Edge.
   
   
3. A dialog box is displayed in Edge titled "Open this file"? Click Open.
   
   
   
4. A window titled "Launching Application" is displayed with a progress bar.
   
   
5. Once the bar completes, a dialog box is displayed titled "Application Install - Security Warning". Confirm that the Publisher field shows Jenson8 Ltd, and the install location is as shown in the image below. Click the "Install" button.
   
6. The "Installing Boomerang" window is displayed with a progress bar showing download and installation progress.
   
7. When the progress bar reaches 100%, a window is displayed titled "Installation Succeeded". Click OK on this window and the installer will close.
   
   
8. Boomerang is installed to the Start menu in a folder called Jenson8.
   

Updating Boomerang Desktop

Every time the application is launched it will check for a version update, automatically downloading and installing it if there is one available. We recommend running the application immediately before your session to carry out this update check and potentially save time during game start-ups.

Note that the installer link has changed as of September 2024. If you have installed Boomerang before this date, you may need to reinstall Boomerang using the installer URL in this article to receive the latest update.