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Installation

BeatBax is available as BeatBax Desktop, the BeatBax web-lite client, or the BeatBax CLI — each serving slightly different needs. See the Tools overview for a summary and feature comparison.

For the full BeatBax experience, BeatBax Desktop is recommended. Download a suitable installer for your platform from the Download page.

Supported platforms:

  • Windows — setup .exe or portable .exe
  • macOS — .dmg or arm64 .zip
  • Linux — .deb or .AppImage

Code signing

Please note Windows installers are not currently Authenticode-signed — SmartScreen may warn when you run the installer. Click 'More info' and 'Run anyway' to proceed. See README.txt in the install folder for more details.

macOS installers are Developer ID signed and notarized, but may still ask you to click 'Open anyway' to proceed.

To check installer integrity with SHA256SUMS on GitHub Releases (not itch.io), see Verify downloads.

BeatBax web-lite client​

No install required — open app.beatbax.com in a modern browser for editing and playback. For song exports, BeatBax Copilot, Song Visualizer, and the full Settings UI, use BeatBax Desktop instead.

BeatBax CLI​

Install the published CLI from npm:

npm install -g @beatbax/cli
beatbax --help

Or run without a global install: npx @beatbax/cli --help.

See BeatBax CLI for the command reference.