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@github-actions github-actions released this 11 Oct 23:26
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Install: download the file for your system below.

  • macOS (Apple Silicon, macOS 13 or newer): Lucid-…-mac-arm64.dmg. Open it, drag Lucid to Applications. Lucid is not notarized by Apple, so macOS asks once: on macOS 15 open System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway; on macOS 13 and 14 right-click the app and choose Open.
  • Windows (Windows 10 or newer, 64-bit): Lucid-…-win-x64.exe. Run it; it installs for you and starts Lucid. Lucid is not signed, so Windows SmartScreen may say "Windows protected your PC": click More info, then Run anyway. A portable .zip is also there.
  • Linux (64-bit): Lucid-…-linux-amd64.deb for Debian and Ubuntu (sudo apt install ./Lucid-…-linux-amd64.deb), or Lucid-…-linux-x86_64.AppImage for other distributions (make it executable, then run it).

Then start LM Studio with the model qwen/qwen3.8-27b. Details are in the README.

Check a download with shasum -a 256 --ignore-missing -c SHA256SUMS (macOS, Linux) or Get-FileHash (Windows) against the file SHA256SUMS.

Lucid now runs on Windows and Linux as well as the Mac, has clearer panels and a new look for the list of pages, and has a website.

Added

  • Windows and Linux. Windows 10 or newer (64-bit): an installer that needs no administrator, and a portable .zip. Linux (64-bit): a .deb for Debian and Ubuntu and an AppImage for other distributions. The PDF engine comes with each, so nothing else has to be installed. Shortcut hints say Ctrl, Shift and Alt on these systems; the connection for AI agents is a named pipe on Windows. Every build is tested on GitHub's own macOS, Windows and Ubuntu machines before it is released.
  • A website at https://triggeredcode.github.io/lucid/ with the downloads for each system (it picks out yours), the idea in pictures, the note formats and the first-time steps for each system.

Changed

  • The pages list and the History panel stand clearly apart from the page in both themes, and small text is darker (the contrast is checked against WCAG ratios by a test).
  • Pages in the list are small file icons with the name, the kind of note and when it last changed; the open page is bold. History entries are cards.
  • The top bar is taller, and stays on one line at the default window size (the buttons show only their pictures when the window is narrow).
  • The Mac files are named Lucid-<version>-mac-arm64.dmg and .zip, like the files for the other systems.

Fixed

  • AltGr (the right Alt key on many European keyboards) no longer starts Command mode when you type @, { or €.

Known limits

  • The apps are not signed: macOS asks once (Open Anyway), and Windows SmartScreen may ask (More info, Run anyway). On Ubuntu 24.04 and newer an AppImage may need --no-sandbox; the .deb does not.
  • No Intel Mac build, and no Windows or Linux build for ARM yet.
  • The Mac version has had the most everyday use. Please report what is off on Windows or Linux.
  • The first PDF on a computer downloads Tectonic's typesetting files (about five minutes, once). Only qwen/qwen3.8-27b has been evaluated.
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