Chips and OS Support EN

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Applies to v0.5.0 and later. See Installation Guide for how to obtain the packages.

Chip Architecture Support Overview

Architecture	Representative Chips	Packages	Support Level
x86_64 (amd64)	Intel Core, AMD Ryzen, Zhaoxin, Hygon	NSIS/MSI (Win), dmg (macOS Intel), deb/AppImage/rpm	Fully supported
ARM64 (aarch64)	Apple M1–M4, Snapdragon X Elite, Phytium, Kunpeng 920	NSIS (Win ARM), dmg/zip (macOS), deb/AppImage/rpm	Fully supported
LoongArch64	Loongson 3A5000 / 3A6000	deb, tar.gz	Fully supported
RISC-V 64	VisionFive 2, SG2042, etc.	deb, tar.gz	Fully supported

OS Support Details

macOS

Item	Description
Minimum version	macOS 12 Monterey
Apple Silicon (M1–M4)	*_aarch64.dmg, plus a *_app.zip portable build
Intel	*_x64.dmg, plus a *_app.zip portable build
Rendering engine	System WebKit (no extra dependencies)
Known issue	No developer certificate; first launch requires xattr -cr /Applications/BIT.app, see FAQ

Windows

Item	Description
Minimum version	Windows 10 1809+ / Windows 11
x64	*-setup.exe (NSIS), *.msi (WiX), *-portable.zip portable build
ARM64	*_arm64-setup.exe (NSIS; WiX has poor ARM64 support, no MSI)
Runtime	WebView2 (built into Win11; the installer sets it up automatically on Win10 if missing)
Known issue	Unsigned; SmartScreen requires "Run anyway"

Linux (x64 / ARM64)

Distro	Install Method
Debian 12+ / Ubuntu 22.04+ / UOS / Kylin V10 / deepin	*.deb or the APT repo
Fedora / RHEL / openSUSE	*.rpm or the dnf repo
Arch / Manjaro	pacman repo
Others / no-install	*.AppImage (chmod +x and run directly)
System dependencies	libwebkit2gtk-4.1, libgtk-3, libayatana-appindicator3 (installed automatically with deb/rpm; AppImage requires them to be present on the system)

Chinese Domestic Platforms

Platform	Chips	OS	Packages
Loongson	3A5000 / 3A6000 (LoongArch64)	UOS / Kylin / Debian for LoongArch	*_loongarch64.deb; on other distros extract *_loongarch64.tar.gz
Phytium	FT-2000/4, D2000 (ARM64)	Kylin V10 ARM / UOS ARM	Same packages as Linux ARM64
Kunpeng	Kunpeng 920 (ARM64)	openEuler / Kylin / UOS	Same packages as Linux ARM64
Zhaoxin / Hygon	x86_64 compatible	Kylin V10 x86 / UOS	Same packages as Linux x64
RISC-V	VisionFive 2, SG2042	Debian trixie	*_riscv64.deb; on other distros extract *_riscv64.tar.gz

ChromeOS (Crostini)

Install the deb directly through the built-in Linux development environment (Debian 12 container): choose amd64 on Intel/AMD devices, arm64 on ARM devices (e.g. Lenovo Duet). Windows are displayed via Wayland, matching the native experience.

Package Format Matrix by Architecture

Arch \ Format	NSIS exe	MSI	dmg	app.zip	AppImage	deb	rpm	tar.gz
Windows x64	✅	✅	—	✅ (portable)	—	—	—	—
Windows ARM64	✅	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
macOS ARM64	—	—	✅	✅	—	—	—	—
macOS x64	—	—	✅	✅	—	—	—	—
Linux x64	—	—	—	—	✅	✅	✅	—
Linux ARM64	—	—	—	—	✅	✅	✅	—
LoongArch64	—	—	—	—	—	✅	—	✅
RISC-V 64	—	—	—	—	—	✅	—	✅

Package Manager Coverage

Package Manager	Platform	Source
Homebrew	macOS	yxpil/bit tap
Scoop	Windows	scoop-bit bucket
winget	Windows	yxpil.bit
npm (bit-agent)	Cross-platform	Automatically matches the app for your platform
APT / DNF / pacman	Linux	yxpil.github.io/*-repo

Not Yet Supported

Scenario	Reason
FreeBSD / OpenBSD	Tauri officially does not support desktop targets other than Linux/Windows/macOS
32-bit systems (i686 / armv7)	The underlying WebKit/Tauri ecosystem has dropped 32-bit
Windows 7 / 8	WebView2 and Tauri 2 require at least Windows 10 1809
macOS 11 and earlier	Untested; WebKit version too old
Android / iOS	No mobile client has been developed

Notes on Engine Requirements

The BIT desktop app is built on Tauri 2: on Linux it uses the system WebKitGTK, on Windows WebView2, and on macOS the system WebKit — none of the three platforms bundles a browser engine, which is why the packages are only 5–9 MB. Terminal mode (bit tui) has no graphical dependencies at all and runs on servers without a desktop environment.