Install Kioku

How to get Kioku running on your platform.

Download the latest release from the Releases page, then follow the steps for your operating system below. Each release attaches one set of files per platform; pick the file that matches your hardware.

macOS

Kioku ships a .dmg for both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

Your Mac	Download
Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)	`Kioku-<version>-mac-arm64.dmg`
Intel	`Kioku-<version>-mac-x64.dmg`

Steps:

Download the .dmg for your hardware.
Double-click the .dmg to mount it.
Drag Kioku into the Applications folder.
Eject the mounted disk image.
Launch Kioku from Applications.

You can also install from Kioku-<version>-mac-arm64.zip or Kioku-<version>-mac-x64.zip by unzipping and moving Kioku into Applications, but the .dmg is the intended download. The .zip is an alternate download.

Windows

Kioku ships an NSIS installer and a portable .zip for x64.

Format	Download	How to run
Installer	`Kioku-<version>-x64.exe`	Run the installer.
Portable	`Kioku-<version>-x64.zip`	Extract anywhere, then run `Kioku.exe`.

Only an x64 build is provided. There is no native arm64 Windows artifact; ARM Windows machines run the x64 build under emulation.

Linux

Kioku ships an AppImage and a Debian package for x86_64.

AppImage

Download Kioku-<version>-x86_64.AppImage.
Make it executable:
Terminal window
```
chmod +x Kioku-*.AppImage
```
Run it:
Terminal window
```
./Kioku-*.AppImage
```

No installation is required.

Debian / Ubuntu (.deb)

Download Kioku-<version>-amd64.deb, then install it:

sudo apt install ./Kioku-*.deb

This adds Kioku to your application menu.

Where Kioku stores your data

See data locations for the exact paths per platform, including your Collections, media, and backups.

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