# Windows Application within Quake 3 Game Engine...?

**URL:** <https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/windows-application-within-quake-3-game-engine/900>\
**Category:** ioquake3\
**Created:** [June 13, 2017, 12:45am UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/windows-application-within-quake-3-game-engine/900 "2017-06-13T00:45:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ranger\_Duke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.ioquake.org/ranger_duke/32/243_2.png) [@Ranger\_Duke](https://discourse.ioquake.org/u/Ranger_Duke)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 12:45am UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/windows-application-within-quake-3-game-engine/900/1 "2017-06-13T00:45:49Z")

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Has anyone successfully created a mod for Quake III that will allow a Windows application to be executed from within the game engine (like open a window that you can close with you mouse which will return you to the map…)?

I know this sounds a bit crazy for a game, but I have something that I would like to try with a game engine that would require this to work. I love making maps for Quake III which is why I decided to start my quest here…

I know that Second Life will allow you to open a web browser, but I don’t think you can run an embedded windows application within that environment.

Thanks in advance…

Ranger\_Duke

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**Author:** ![xoftware](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a587f6/32.png) [@xoftware](https://discourse.ioquake.org/u/xoftware)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 7:36am UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/windows-application-within-quake-3-game-engine/900/2 "2017-06-13T07:36:11Z")

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Well, I think if you compile the engine yourself, you would be able to execute a program or process/thread in C. The VMs would likely not allow you to, unless you develop a library to do it in bg\_lib.c/h, but if you compile as DLL or SO then they might.

On an interesting note, I have successfully been able to get QuakeJS running on a free Heroku node, if you’re wanting to experiment with running ioq3 itself in the browser. The keyboard input does seem a little delayed though, but if you just wanted to make radiant bsp maps for spectating in the browser that would be cool.