Installation

This page covers the available ways to install Beutl.

In the instructions below, {version} represents the version of Beutl you are installing.

For Windows

Windows supports both x64 and ARM64. For an ARM64 device, use an installer with arm64 in its file name.

Using the standalone installer (recommended)

1. Download and run beutl-standalone-setup.exe (ARM64: beutl-standalone-arm64-setup.exe).
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install.
3. Launch Beutl.exe.

Using the lightweight installer

Install the .NET Runtime.

tip

Determine the version of .NET to install based on the version of Beutl you are installing.
Version Compatibility Table

1. Download and run beutl-setup.exe (ARM64: beutl-arm64-setup.exe).
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install.
3. Launch Beutl.exe.

For Ubuntu 22.04

Installing from Debian package

1. Download beutl_{version}ubuntu22.04_amd64.deb.
2. Run the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install ./beutl_{version}ubuntu22.04_amd64.deb

3. Installation is complete.

Manual installation

1. Download and extract beutl-linux-x64-standalone-{version}.zip.
2. Use chmod to make Beutl, Beutl.ExceptionHandler, Beutl.PackageTools, and Beutl.WaitingDialog executable.
3. Launch Beutl.

For Linux (Flatpak)

Flatpak lets you install Beutl on any Linux distribution without a distribution-specific package.

note

Requires flatpak with the Flathub remote configured. The bundle pulls the org.freedesktop.Platform runtime from Flathub on first install.

1. Download Beutl-{version}.flatpak from the release page.
2. Install the bundle for the current user:

flatpak install --user Beutl-{version}.flatpak

3. Launch Beutl:

flatpak run net.beditor.Beutl

After installation, Beutl also appears in your desktop environment's application menu.

For macOS

• Download and extract Beutl.osx_arm64.app.zip or Beutl.osx_x64.app.zip.
• Double-click the downloaded file to extract it.
• Double-click Beutl.app to launch the application.