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 # crankshaft
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 > a fast, feature-rich krunker client written in typescript
   
+**Notice:**
+crankshaft is **not** archived/unmaintained - the latest release works fine    
+development of new features **has been paused** due to a lack of time and the state krunker is in, but bugs will be fixed.  
+this is **not forever** - there will likely **be updates in the future**.  
+
 **Download:** [Windows (x64)](https://github.com/KraXen72/crankshaft/releases/latest/download/crankshaft-setup-win-x64.exe) - [Mac (x64)](https://github.com/KraXen72/crankshaft/releases/latest/download/crankshaft-portable-mac-x64.dmg) - [Linux (x86_64 AppImage)](https://github.com/KraXen72/crankshaft/releases/latest/download/crankshaft-portable-linux-x86_64.AppImage) - [Linux (i386 AppImage)](https://github.com/KraXen72/crankshaft/releases/latest/download/crankshaft-portable-linux-i386.AppImage) - [Other](https://github.com/KraXen72/crankshaft/releases/latest)  
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