Installation

Installation

Download the latest files from the Releases page.

Windows

Two options are provided:

Installer (recommended). Download XIMOD_Architect_<version>_Setup.exe and run it. It installs the application for all users in C:\Program Files\XIMOD Architect, creates a Start-menu shortcut (and an optional desktop icon), and registers an uninstaller in Apps & features. The app writes its settings to %APPDATA%\XIMOD Architect, so it never needs write access to Program Files (see Configuration).

Portable. Download the ...-windows-x86_64.zip, extract it anywhere, and run ximod-architect.exe. Because the archive ships a Config.ini next to the executable, the app keeps its settings in that folder — ideal for a USB stick or a mod manager.

An unsigned installer triggers Windows SmartScreen ("Windows protected your PC"). Click More info → Run anyway. See the FAQ for details.

Linux

Extract the ...-linux-x86_64.tar.gz. You can run the binary directly, or install it system-wide/per-user with the bundled script:

sudo ./install.sh          # system-wide
./install.sh --user        # current user only

On some distributions a few common system libraries are required at runtime. The helper script packaging/linux/build-deps.sh (in the source tree) installs them for Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora and Arch. See Building from Source.

macOS

Download the ...-macos-universal.dmg (a universal arm64 + x86_64 build), open it, and drag XIMOD Architect.app to Applications.

Release builds are signed ad-hoc (not notarized) unless the author configured Apple signing. On first launch macOS Gatekeeper may warn about an unidentified developer — right-click the app → Open to allow it. See the FAQ.

Next steps

Head to Getting Started to create your first FOMOD.