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ArchiSteamFarm

C# application for farming Steam trading cards across multiple accounts simultaneously.

  • CLI
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
  • Self-hostable
  • Runs locally
  • Docker supported
ArchiSteamFarm screenshot
Popularity
13.7k Stars
GitHub stars
Recent activity
10/2/2026
Updated in the last 30 days
License
APACHE-2.0
Permissive

Why it matters

We look beyond stars: what problem it solves, whether it creates real utility, and what makes its approach worth noticing.

Last 90 days

Problem

Addresses the need to farm Steam trading cards simultaneously across multiple accounts without running the official client or launching game processes.

Practical value

Built on .NET Core for cross-platform execution, suitable for continuous operation on servers or headless machines.

Innovation / differentiation

Implements multi-account parallel processing and offline farming mechanisms via the SteamKit2 library and custom algorithms.

Leverage potential

Supports a plugin system, key redemption, trade management, and mobile authenticator functions for complex automation workflows.

Why now

A long-maintained project continuously adapting to Steam platform security and protocol updates.

Community activity

In the last 90 days there were 4 new issues and 11 pull requests; the bounded issue/PR samples include 4 issue authors and 5 PR contributors, with at least 15 releases.

Maintainer responsiveness

The 4-issue window sample had a 100% close rate, and the 11-pull-request sample had a 82% merge rate. Maintainer-comment observations covered only 100% of that issue sample, so response rate and first-response speed are not reported.

5 contributors in PR sampleAt least 15 releasesPR merge rate 82% · 11 sampled in window

Key highlights

  • Automatic farming of available games with card drops using any number of active accounts
  • No requirement of running or even having official Steam client installed
  • Guarantee of being VAC-free, focus on security and privacy

Quick start

How it is installed, how hard it is, and where to start.

Where it runs

Self-hosted (your own server)

Difficulty

To be confirmed

Docker supportedSelf-hostableRuns locally
  1. 01Follow the official ASF Wiki Setting up guide to install and configure ASF for your system; Windows, Linux, and macOS are officially supported.
  2. 02After setup, start ASF on a server or desktop-less environment; the official Steam client does not need to run in the background.

Best for

  • Teams that want data on their own servers
  • Developers who want to try it on their machine
  • People who prefer Docker deploys

More about it

ASF is a C# application with primary purpose of farming Steam cards from multiple accounts simultaneously. Unlike Idle Master which works only for one account at given time, while requiring Steam client running in the background and launching additional processes imitating "game playing" status, ASF doesn't require any Steam client running in the background, doesn't launch any additional processes and is made to handle unlimited Steam accounts at once. In addition to that, it's meant to be run on servers or other desktop-less machines, and features full cross-OS support, which makes it possible to launch on any operating system with .NET Core runtime, such as Windows, Linux and macOS. ASF is possible thanks to gigantic amount of work done in marvelous SteamKit2 library.

Today, ASF is one of the most versatile Steam power tools, allowing you to make use of many features that were implemented over time. Apart from farming Steam cards, which remains the primary focus, ASF includes bunch of features on its own, such as a possibility to use it as Steam authenticator or chat logger. In addition to that, ASF includes plugin system, thanks to which anybody can further extend it to their needs.

Sources

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  • Latest release

    Verified

    6.3.10.3

    Source: GitHub API · latest_release=6.3.10.3 · 10/2/2026

  • License

    Verified

    Apache-2.0

    Source: GitHub API · license.spdx_id=Apache-2.0 · 10/2/2026

  • needs api key

    Verified

    No

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/12/2026

  • One-liner

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    {"en":"C# application for farming Steam trading cards across multiple accounts simultaneously.","zh":"用于同时管理多个 Steam 账号并自动挂卡的 C# 应用。"}

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/12/2026

  • Platforms

    Verified

    windows, macos, linux

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/12/2026

  • Category hint

    Verified

    Steam card farming

    Source: description · primary purpose of farming Steam cards from multiple accounts simultaneously · 8/12/2026

  • product forms

    Verified

    cli

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/13/2026

  • supports docker

    Verified

    Yes

    Source: Repository file · dockerfile=true; compose=false · 10/2/2026

  • supports local

    Verified

    Yes

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/12/2026

  • supports self host

    Verified

    Yes

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/12/2026

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