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Installation

Download Registry from GitHub Releases. Select Registry-Setup-x64.exe for Intel and AMD PCs, or Registry-Setup-arm64.exe for Windows on ARM.

Verify before running

Registry releases include a SHA256SUMS file. Download the installer and checksum file from the same release, then calculate the installer hash:

Get-FileHash .\Registry-Setup-x64.exe -Algorithm SHA256

Compare the result with the matching entry in SHA256SUMS.

Registry is presently unsigned because Chromatic does not use a code-signing certificate. Windows may show a SmartScreen warning. Do not bypass a warning for a file obtained outside the official release page or when the checksum does not match.

What setup changes

  • Installs Registry for the current user.
  • Creates a Start menu shortcut.
  • Registers Registry in .reg Open With and Default Apps surfaces, without forcing it to become the default application.
  • Adds registry and registry-cli to the current user's PATH through a dedicated Chromatic\bin shim directory.

Close and reopen a terminal after installation before using registry or registry-cli. The desktop application remains available from Start as Registry.

Portable archive

The Registry-x64.zip and Registry-arm64.zip archives contain the same self-contained app and CLI files without an installer. They do not create a Start menu shortcut, register .reg files, or add commands to PATH. Extract the archive to a trusted folder and run Registry.App.exe or Registry.Cli.exe directly.

Uninstalling

Uninstall Registry from Windows Settings or the Start menu entry. The uninstaller removes its command shims and its own user-PATH entry. It does not delete exported .reg files, user documents, or data belonging to other applications.

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