Download Borealis 1.4.0

Free and open source, on macOS, Windows, Linux and Android. Every file comes from the project's GitHub releases.

Why Windows and Android warn you once

The Mac app is signed and notarised by Apple: it opens with a double-click. The Windows installer is not code-signed yet, because a signing certificate costs money that a free project does not have yet, so SmartScreen asks once. Android asks once to allow installing an app from outside Google Play. The platform pages show exactly what to click. The source is public if you would rather build Borealis yourself.

iPhone and iPad

There is no iPhone or iPad download yet. iOS only installs apps from the App Store, and the Borealis listing does not exist yet.

Check a download

Each release has a SHA256SUMS.txt file with the SHA-256 of every file. On macOS or Linux, run shasum -a 256 on the file; on Windows, certutil -hashfile <file> SHA256. The result must match the line for that file.

Updates

Borealis checks GitHub for a newer version when it starts and shows Update Available in the title bar when there is one. It does not update itself: download the new file and install it over the old version. Your characters, content and settings stay. The check can be turned off in View > Borealis Settings > General. What changed in each version is in the changelog.

• WindowsInstaller, SmartScreen, and the MSVCP140.dll error.
• macOSThe .dmg, signed and notarised by Apple.
• LinuxAppImage, .deb and .rpm.
• AndroidSideloading the APK and checking its certificate.