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Trading Paints Downloader Beta: September 11, 2026

We’ve released a new beta version of Trading Paints Downloader for testing.

· By Trading Paints Team · 1 min read

New

  • You can now use a special configuration option to force paints to download to the old Documents\iRacing\paint directory instead of the new location within AppData. Add the following to config.json:
{"name":"Use Docs Folder","value":"True"}

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where “iRacing Running” status was not updated when iRacing’s status changed

What to test:

  • General program functionality.
  • Ensure custom paints are downloading and appearing correctly.

Known issues:

  • The Home screen is not yet set up.

Downloader Beta installation instructions:

  • Download the beta from the link above.
  • Extract the contents of the zip file to a folder on your computer.
  • Fully close any running instances of Trading Paints Downloader on your computer.
  • Open DownloaderV3-Basic.exe or DownloaderV3-Console.exe to launch either the full UI version (Basic) or simplified version (Console) of the beta.
  • Authenticate with your Trading Paints account when prompted.

Updated on Sep 12, 2026