---
title: "Download"
description: "Download the DesignAround desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux. It bundles the local CAD engine, the assistant and its agent runtime, so nothing else needs to be installed."
url: "https://designaround.elidot.com/download/"
language: "en"
updated: "2026-10-30"
---

# Download DesignAround

The desktop app includes everything: the local CAD engine, the assistant and its agent runtime, with their own Python and Node.js. Install it, open it, and it creates a free account with 1,500 starter credits on first launch.

Recommended for this computer

### macOS

Apple silicon (M1 and later)

[Download .dmg](https://designaround.elidot.com/releases/0.1.3/DesignAround-0.1.3-macos-arm64.dmg)

361 MB · macOS 13.5 or later

Recommended for this computer

### macOS

Intel

[Download .dmg](https://designaround.elidot.com/releases/0.1.3/DesignAround-0.1.3-macos-x64.dmg)

383 MB · macOS 13.5 or later

Recommended for this computer

### Windows

Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit

[Download installer](https://designaround.elidot.com/releases/0.1.3/DesignAround-0.1.3-windows-x64-setup.exe)

195 MB · installs for the current user, no admin rights

Recommended for this computer

### Linux

64-bit, glibc 2.35 or later

[.deb](https://designaround.elidot.com/releases/0.1.3/DesignAround-0.1.3-linux-x64.deb) [.rpm](https://designaround.elidot.com/releases/0.1.3/DesignAround-0.1.3-linux-x64.rpm)

497 MB · Ubuntu 22.04+, Debian 12+, Fedora 36+

Version 0.1.3. About 1.5 GB on disk after installing. The CAD engine, your models and your cases stay on your computer; the app talks to our server only for your account, registry screening and hosted AI models.

## First launch

These builds are not yet signed with an Apple Developer ID or a Windows code-signing certificate, so the system asks once whether you trust the app. After that it opens like any other app.

### macOS

1. Open the .dmg and drag DesignAround into Applications.
2. Open DesignAround. macOS says it cannot verify the developer. Click **Done**.
3. Open **System Settings → Privacy & Security**, scroll to the message about DesignAround and click **Open Anyway**, then confirm.

The first start can take a minute while macOS checks the bundled libraries. Later starts take a few seconds.

### Windows

1. Run the installer. If SmartScreen says it protected your PC, click **More info**, then **Run anyway**.
2. The installer puts DesignAround in your user folder and adds it to the Start menu.
3. Open DesignAround from the Start menu.

Windows Defender may scan the bundled files on the first start, which can take a minute.

### Linux

```
sudo apt install ./DesignAround-0.1.3-linux-x64.deb
# or
sudo dnf install ./DesignAround-0.1.3-linux-x64.rpm
```

Then start DesignAround from the applications menu, or run `designaround-desktop`.

## What the app includes

- The chat workbench with the DesignAround Assistant. It runs on an embedded agent runtime that keeps its own settings and does not read or change other AI tools on your computer.
- The local CAD engine: models built from scratch for your requirements, STEP and IGES import, shape comparison, manufacturability checks, patent line drawings and filing packages.
- Python 3.12 and Node.js 24, used only by the app. Nothing is installed system-wide, and your API key is stored in your user folder (`~/.designaround`) with owner-only permissions.
- The same account works in the app, in the terminal CLI and inside agent hosts such as Claude Code or Codex through the Skill. See [Docs](https://designaround.elidot.com/docs/#install) for the CLI.

## Checksums

To check a download, compare its SHA-256 with the value below: `shasum -a 256 <file>` on macOS and Linux, `Get-FileHash <file>` in PowerShell.

| File | Size | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| DesignAround-0.1.3-macos-arm64.dmg | 361 MB | 5d6b96388ee59d48c578240004c92dd267962e2734878613632e201727b17d03 |
| DesignAround-0.1.3-macos-x64.dmg | 383 MB | 3c0f47b75ee1980b09ecc16cc8b9f7d43b98b1780c316cbbdf916e8258ef2037 |
| DesignAround-0.1.3-windows-x64-setup.exe | 195 MB | a7cdfd2b70e1056b1ec18e215b7a4a7473bbfb5246a3beeb600c1681472595b1 |
| DesignAround-0.1.3-linux-x64.deb | 497 MB | dee92cb067973762fe9e47db7597ed79041dd8e0278f16b6d71bce50a6a6c8aa |
| DesignAround-0.1.3-linux-x64.rpm | 498 MB | e6646c830e65f71a3b2366607df13d23c4d1ad0f7195dce45175f9e91c058b89 |

Something not working? Write to [support@elidot.com](mailto:support@elidot.com) and attach the log from the app's error screen (**Open log folder**). We reply within 3 business days.