Install help
How to download, install, and launch The Novelist on macOS and Windows. Linux builds are coming soon. The macOS build is a manual early access DMG that is not yet Developer ID signed or notarized, so macOS may show an extra security prompt.
macOS
Requires Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4). macOS 12 Monterey or later is recommended.
Windows
Requires 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11.
Linux
Linux builds are not included in this early access release yet. AppImage and .deb downloads will ship after packaging and distro smoke testing are complete.
AppImage — coming soon
The portable AppImage will be published after Linux packaging is verified on real Linux systems.
.deb package — coming soon
The Debian/Ubuntu package will follow once the generated package validates correctly and installs cleanly.
Until then, use the macOS or Windows build if available for your testing setup.
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