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Getting Started

Windows

Standard installer

1. Download the 64-bit Windows Installer from the download page.
2. Open the downloaded .exe and follow the setup window.
3. Launch TextWriter from the Start Menu.

If Windows SmartScreen appears, first confirm that the file came from the official TextWriter release and that its checksum matches. Then use More info to reveal the Run anyway option. Never disable SmartScreen globally.

Portable ZIP

1. Download and unzip the portable build wherever you want it.
2. Keep portable.txt beside TextWriter.exe.
3. Run TextWriter.exe. Its settings go into the nearby data folder, and its default documents folder is Documents beside the app.

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macOS

1. Download the Apple Silicon .dmg. TextWriter does not currently support Intel Macs.
2. Open the disk image and drag TextWriter into Applications.
3. Open TextWriter from Applications.

If macOS blocks the first launch, verify that the disk image came from the official release and that its checksum matches. Then Control-click TextWriter in Finder, choose Open, and confirm once. Do not turn off macOS security protections globally.

Because this build is unsigned, some macOS versions may still describe the app as damaged after that step. If—and only if— the checksum matches the official release, you can remove quarantine from this app alone in Terminal:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/TextWriter.app

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Linux

Arch / Omarchy — AUR package coming soon

The TextWriter AUR package is ready, but new AUR account registration is temporarily closed. It will be published when registration reopens. Until then, use the AppImage instructions below; they work on Arch and Omarchy without installing a package.

Debian / Ubuntu / Mint / Pop!_OS

curl -LO https://github.com/MonomythLabs/TextWriter/releases/latest/download/TextWriter-Linux-amd64.deb sudo apt install ./TextWriter-Linux-amd64.deb

Fedora / Rocky Linux

sudo dnf install https://github.com/MonomythLabs/TextWriter/releases/latest/download/TextWriter-Linux-x86_64.rpm

openSUSE

curl -LO https://github.com/MonomythLabs/TextWriter/releases/latest/download/TextWriter-Linux-x86_64.rpm sudo zypper install ./TextWriter-Linux-x86_64.rpm

AppImage — portable fallback for almost any distribution

Download the AppImage directly from the latest GitHub release:

curl -LO https://github.com/MonomythLabs/TextWriter/releases/latest/download/TextWriter-Linux-x86_64.AppImage

Make it executable and run it:

chmod +x TextWriter-Linux-x86_64.AppImage ./TextWriter-Linux-x86_64.AppImage

Linux desktop integration varies between distributions. Until the AUR package is published, the AppImage is the simplest option for Arch and Omarchy and the least distribution-specific fallback everywhere else. Commands using sudo will ask for your Linux account password.

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Where Your Files Live

Thing	Location
Your writing	Wherever you choose to save the plain .txt or .md file.
Backups	A hidden .textwriter-backups folder beside the document.
Installed settings	Your operating system's normal configuration folder, under com.monomythlabs.textwriter.
Portable settings	The data folder beside TextWriter.exe.