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Platforms, releases and updates
What Studio runs on, how it is packaged on each platform, and how it updates itself.
Platforms
| macOS | Windows | Linux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Package | .pkg installer, or a portable .zip |
UrbiumStudio-<version>-setup.exe |
Urbium_Studio-x86_64.AppImage |
| Installs to | Where the installer puts it | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Urbium Studio, per user, no admin prompt |
wherever you keep the AppImage |
| Signing | Signed and notarized when Urbium's certificates are set for the release; otherwise ad hoc signed, and Gatekeeper warns | Not signed yet: SmartScreen warns on first run | Not signed |
| Data folder | ~/Library/Application Support/@urbium-studio/desktop/studio |
%APPDATA%\@urbium-studio\desktop\studio |
~/.local/share/@urbium-studio/desktop/studio |
| API key store | Keychain | Credential Manager | Secret Service (GNOME Keyring, KWallet) |
| Menu bar | The system's | In the window | In the window |
Each build carries its own Python and model engine, so nothing else needs installing. The agent in the chat needs Claude Code, or a firm key. See Install and open a project.
On Linux, the AppImage needs the glibc of Ubuntu 22.04 or newer, Wayland or X11, Vulkan or GL drivers and libdbus. The light or dark appearance follows the desktop's setting.
Features that differ by platform
- HEIC images in the chat: macOS only. Elsewhere, send JPEG or PNG.
- Dictation into the chat: macOS only (press Fn twice).
- Shortcuts read ⌘ on macOS and Ctrl elsewhere, ⌥ on macOS and Alt elsewhere.
Updates
On macOS, a release build updates itself:
- It checks for a new version when it opens and at most once every 24 hours while Check for updates automatically is on in Settings, under Updates (on by default).
- It downloads the update in the background and installs it the next time you open Studio, never during an agent's turn or over unsaved input.
- Help › Check for Updates… checks now.
On Windows and Linux, builds do not update themselves yet: install the new installer or AppImage when you get one. A build made without an update feed never checks, and Check for Updates… says "This build does not update itself. Builds from a tagged release do."
Release notes
Help › Release Notes shows what changed in each version. They are inside the app, so they open offline.