Installing
NodeWise Studio is built for Linux on 64-bit x86, in four formats: .deb, .rpm, AppImage and a .tar.gz you install
for your user only. Download only the files actually attached to the release you choose. There are no ARM packages.
Windows and macOS are not supported; you may try running the app from source (untested).
What you need
- Linux, 64-bit x86. For the
.deb: Ubuntu 22.04 or newer, Debian 12 or newer, Linux Mint 21 or newer, and others based on them; for the.rpm: Fedora, openSUSE and others with rpm packages; AppImage and.tar.gzrun on most distributions. - About 320 MB of disk space for the app.
- A desktop session (X11 or Wayland).
- Optional: a system keychain (GNOME Keyring, KWallet) so the app can keep keys between starts.
Install the .deb
Open the project's Releases page and download the file
nodewise-studio_<version>_amd64.debof the latest version.Optional but wise: download
SHA256SUMSfrom the same release into the same folder and check the file:sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS --ignore-missingIt must say
OK.Install with apt, which also installs what the app needs from your distribution:
sudo apt install ./nodewise-studio_*_amd64.debThe
./matters: it tells apt to install this file and not look for a package by name.
The other formats
| Format | How |
|---|---|
.rpm | sudo dnf install ./nodewise-studio-*.rpm (or your distribution's package manager). |
| AppImage | Make the file executable (chmod +x) and open it. |
.tar.gz | Unpack it. ./run.sh starts the app in place; ./install.sh installs it for your user only, without root; ~/.local/share/nodewise-studio/uninstall.sh removes it again (--purge also deletes your data folder). |
The .deb and .rpm keep Chromium's sandbox. The unpacked formats (AppImage, .tar.gz) start without it on
Ubuntu 24.04 and newer, and say why when they start. The .rpm installed with dnf and the final AppImage file are
checked only by the project's automatic builds, not on a real desktop yet.
Start it
- From the applications menu: "NodeWise Studio".
- From a terminal:
nodewise-studio.
nodewise-studio --version prints the version, nodewise-studio --help the options it accepts
(The command line).
Do not start it with sudo: the app refuses to run as root. See Troubleshooting.
What the package puts where
| Where | What |
|---|---|
/usr/lib/nodewise-studio/ | The program itself. |
/usr/bin/nodewise-studio | A link to start it from a terminal. |
/usr/share/applications/ | The menu entry. |
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/ | The icon in sizes from 16 to 512 pixels. |
/usr/share/doc/nodewise-studio/copyright | The license and the third-party notices. |
Your settings, keys, projects and logs are not in the package: the app keeps them in your home folder, see The data folder.
Other ways
- From source on Linux: Building from source.
- Windows and macOS are not supported. You may try running from source, but nothing has been tried there: Windows, macOS.