Downloads#
This page includes all available packages for the latest release.
Linux 
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AppImage#
The AppImage should run on any recent Linux distro.
Flatpak (Experimental)#
The Flatpak should run on any recent Linux distro.
novelwriter-26.2-linux.flatpak [10.9 MB] Checksum File
Debian Packages#
Packages for Debian, Ubuntu and Linux Mint can be downloaded from the Cloudsmith repository.
See Installing on Linux for more details.
Free package repository hosting is graciously provided by Cloudsmith.
Windows 
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Setup Installer#
This is a standard setup installer for Windows. It is made for Windows 10 or newer.
novelwriter-26.2-amd64-setup.exe [103 MB] Checksum File
Free code signing is provided by SignPath.io, certificate by SignPath Foundation.
Other Packages 
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Python Wheel#
A standard Python wheel package is available for installation from PyPi.
pipx install novelwriter==26.2
See Installing from PyPi for more details.
Source Code#
The source code packages are archived files of the entire source code.
See also the novelWriter Repository.
Note
For the time being, the MacOS releases have been discontinued. There is currently no one available to maintain these releases. This is an open source project, and it depends on volunteers and contributors to run. See this discussion for more details.
If you own a Mac and have a Python environment set up, you can still install the Python package of novelWriter and run the latest release. See Installing from PyPi for more details.
Checksum Files#
Checksum files are released alongside the packages. These files can be used to verify the downloaded package.
Linux AppImage: Checksum File
Linux Flatpak: Checksum File
Windows Installer: Checksum File
Verify the Checksum
shasum -c novelwriter-26.2-x86_64.AppImage.sha256
shasum -c novelwriter-26.2-linux.flatpak.sha256
Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 novelwriter-26.2-amd64-setup.exe | Format-List