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Install DorkOS

Every path below sets up the same DorkOS on your machine. Pick the one that fits how you work.

Mac app

Apple Silicon · no terminal needed

On an Intel Mac? Use the terminal install below. What you get.

Terminal · recommended

$ curl -fsSL https://dorkos.ai/install | bash

One command. It checks Node.js, installs DorkOS via npm, and offers a setup wizard. Works on macOS and Linux.

npm

$ npm install -g dorkos

Already have Node.js 22 or newer? Install straight from npm. Works everywhere Node runs, including Windows.

Windows app · early alpha

Windows x64 · unsigned early alpha · SmartScreen may warn on first launch

Want something proven today? The npm install works on Windows now.

Docker and servers

Running DorkOS somewhere other than your own machine? Run it in Docker.

Already running DorkOS?

$ npm install -g dorkos@latest

One command updates a terminal install. The desktop app can update itself: choose Check for Updates from the app menu.

New here? Start with the quickstart.