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Download AKARI Video

Runs on macOS / Windows. New here? Start with the desktop app. Already using Claude Code or Codex? Install with one command (opencode / Cursor Agent also work). On Linux, the CLI only.

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This download page is for desktop computers. Save it from your phone and open it later on a Mac or Windows PC.

New here? Start here

Desktop app

This is where you open the edit the AI finished, check it, and fix only what bothers you. After installing, the first-run setup gets your tools ready, and then you just add an AI partner to begin.

Download for macOS .dmg · Apple Silicon · Apple-signed and notarized

Other format: zip

Signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized. Open the .dmg and drag AKARI Video into Applications. There is no build for Intel Macs.

Download for Windows Installer .exe · 64-bit

Other format: zip (unpack and run, no install)

The Windows build isn't code-signed yet, so on first launch Windows SmartScreen may show a blue warning (“Windows protected your PC”). Click “More info” → “Run anyway” to start. The sha256 of each download is listed on Releases.

Installed? → Your first video (from install to the first finished video)

Claude Code / Codex (featured) + opencode / Cursor Agent also work

From the terminal (CLI)

Your usual agent becomes your editing team. One command installs the full setup (browser preview included) into ~/.akari/app, and running it again updates. No admin rights, no Homebrew.

macOS / Linux

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AkariLabs/akari-video/main/install.sh | bash

Windows (PowerShell)

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AkariLabs/akari-video/main/install.ps1 | iex

Windows (Command Prompt)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AkariLabs/akari-video/main/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd

After installing, run akari.sh in the folder where you want to make a video (akari.sh --opencode for opencode). For a lightweight CLI-only install, npm i -g akari-video also works (no browser preview). The macOS / Linux installer puts Node.js in your home folder if you don't have it.

Details and choosing an agent → Install guide

Either way, everything converges on the same save data (.akari/). Start with the app and add the CLI later, or the other way round; your work picks up where you left off.

Release channel

Stable and beta versions

What you get from this page is the stable version. By default, updates after you install it are stable only too. If you want to try new features early, choose “Include prereleases” under “Release channel” in the app's Settings › General, and beta versions will reach you too. Switch back to “Stable only” and you get stable versions only again.

Beta versions are listed as “Pre-release” on GitHub Releases. The same setting applies to the CLI's automatic updates.

Requirements

Before you install

The app runs on macOS (Apple Silicon) and Windows (64-bit). You don't need to install Node.js or ffmpeg yourself. Missing tools (such as Whisper for transcription) are added with one button during the first-run setup.

The CLI uses Node.js 20 or later and an AI agent (Claude Code, Codex, opencode, Cursor Agent and so on). npm install fetches the bundled ffmpeg, so you don't need to install it yourself. The Windows installers (PowerShell / Command Prompt) also use git. If you'd rather install without git, use the app or npm i -g akari-video.

GitHub Releases Older versions, release notes and checksums (sha256) Source code App, skills, schemas and catalog — all public How-to guide A guide from install to a finished MP4, written for first-timers