Releases

Download

Platform	File
Windows 10/11 (x64)	Ascend-Windows-Setup.exe
macOS, Apple Silicon (M1 and later)	Ascend-macOS-arm64.dmg
macOS, Intel	Ascend-macOS-x64.dmg

Ascend needs a Claude Code sign-in (Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise) or an Anthropic API key.

First launch

Windows: SmartScreen may say "Windows protected your PC". Choose More info → Run anyway (the installer isn't code-signed yet).
macOS: open the DMG and drag Ascend to Applications. On first launch macOS blocks it because it isn't notarized yet. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway, or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Ascend.app in Terminal.