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Installing Toolbox
Download the file for your computer from the Assets list below, then follow the steps for it. Toolbox isn't signed with a paid Apple or Microsoft certificate, so the first launch takes one extra click.
| Computer | File |
|---|---|
| Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) | Toolbox-…-mac-arm64.dmg |
| Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) | Toolbox-…-win-x64.exe |
| Linux (64-bit) | Toolbox-…-linux-x86_64.AppImage |
Mac
- Open the
.dmgand drag Toolbox into Applications. - Open Toolbox from Applications. macOS says it can't check the app for malware: click Done (or OK).
- Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down to the line about Toolbox, and click Open Anyway. Confirm with your password.
On macOS 14 (Sonoma) or older you can instead right-click Toolbox in Applications, choose Open, then Open again.
You only do this once. If macOS ever says Toolbox "is damaged", run this in Terminal and open it again:
xattr -cr /Applications/Toolbox.appWindows
- Run the
.exe. If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC", click More info, then Run anyway. - Toolbox installs for your user (no admin needed) and opens. It's in the Start menu afterwards.
Linux
- Make the file executable: right-click → Properties → Permissions → "Allow executing", or
chmod +x Toolbox-*.AppImage. - Double-click it, or run
./Toolbox-*.AppImage.
If it doesn't start: on Ubuntu 22.04 and newer install FUSE with sudo apt install libfuse2 (libfuse2t64 on 24.04). If it then complains about the sandbox, start it with ./Toolbox-*.AppImage --no-sandbox.
Good to know
- ffmpeg comes inside the app. The Download node fetches yt-dlp the first time you use it.
- ProRes encodes on Apple Silicon's media engine on a Mac and in software elsewhere. HEVC uses an NVIDIA, Intel or AMD GPU on Windows when there is one, otherwise software.