Setup

Set up KCoder.

macOS Apple Silicon .zip (0.1.0-beta.3) and Linux Debian/Ubuntu .deb (0.1.0-beta.1) are available now. macOS Intel, Windows x64, and Linux AppImage are coming soon.

Available downloads

Choose the published beta for your platform, then follow the matching steps below.

macOS Apple Silicon

.zip · 0.1.0-beta.3

Signing: Unsigned beta. Not notarized. macOS Gatekeeper will block the first launch.

Linux Debian/Ubuntu

.deb · 0.1.0-beta.1

Signing: Unsigned beta. Distributed as a direct .deb download, not through a signed apt repository.

Installation and first launch

Beta builds are unsigned. Follow the platform-specific first-launch steps.

macOS

  1. Download the macOS Apple Silicon .zip (0.1.0-beta.3) and extract it.
  2. Move KCoder.app to Applications. This beta is unsigned and not notarized.
  3. Gatekeeper will block the first launch. Right-click KCoder.app, choose Open, then click Open; or run: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/KCoder.app
  4. Open KCoder and configure an AI provider API key in KCoder Settings > AI Models.

Windows

  1. Windows x64 is coming soon. Its beta build will be unsigned.

Linux

  1. Download the Linux Debian/Ubuntu .deb (0.1.0-beta.1).
  2. This .deb is unsigned and is not provided through a signed apt repository.
  3. Install the downloaded package with: sudo apt install ./KCoder-linux-x64-0.1.0-beta.1.deb
  4. Launch KCoder and configure an AI provider API key in KCoder Settings > AI Models.