# XI on Anything: statically recompiling FINAL FANTASY XI clients

> XI on Anything recompiles FINAL FANTASY XI's 32-bit x86 FFXiMain.dll and FFXi.dll to C from the user's installation and runs them through a native game host. Its platform layer supplies graphics, audio, input and sockets across desktop and selected mobile or console targets. A LandSandBoat server provides sign-in and gameplay services.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/rubymatrix/xi-on-anything>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/rubymatrix/xi-on-anything/blob/aa7408a530d069c489f5c0576c7512437c9dc69d/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/xi-on-anything-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/xi-on-anything-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/xi-on-anything-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A supported user-owned FINAL FANTASY XI installation containing FFXiMain.dll and ROM is required.
- **Prerequisites:** A LandSandBoat server is required for sign-in.
- **Limits:** Browser, Xbox, Android and PS4 paths are experimental; the PS4 port is on a separate branch.
- **License:** The repository's own code is MIT-licensed; third-party code retains separate licenses.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/rubymatrix/xi-on-anything/blob/aa7408a530d069c489f5c0576c7512437c9dc69d/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/rubymatrix/xi-on-anything/blob/aa7408a530d069c489f5c0576c7512437c9dc69d/docs/platforms/README.md>

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