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Desktop App

Download and run Flowfile as a native desktop app on macOS, Windows, or Linux.

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Download the latest release for your platform:

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Installers are built for macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel), Windows, and Linux.

Installation

macOS

  1. Download the .dmg file
  2. Open it and drag Flowfile to Applications
  3. Launch from Applications — the app is signed and notarized, so it opens without security prompts

Windows

  1. Download the .exe installer
  2. Run the installer and follow the wizard
  3. Launch from the Start menu

Linux

  1. Download the .deb package
  2. Install it with your package manager (sudo dpkg -i Flowfile_*.deb)
  3. Launch Flowfile from your application menu

Updating

The app checks for a newer release each time it starts. When one exists, a dialog names the new version and the version you are running, links to its release notes, and offers three choices:

  • Install now — downloads and installs the update, then restarts Flowfile.
  • Remind me later — closing the dialog with Esc, the X, or a click outside does the same. You are asked again next launch.
  • Skip this version — that version is not offered again at launch (a manual check from About still shows it), and a later release still prompts.

An install runs inside the dialog: the update downloads, Flowfile snapshots its catalog database, the background services stop, and the installer runs. If the snapshot fails you can choose to continue without one. If the install itself fails, the dialog offers Restart Flowfile — the background services are already stopped by then, so restart before working on anything else.

The last step differs per platform:

  • macOS — Flowfile replaces itself and restarts.
  • Windows — Windows asks for permission to run the installer, and SmartScreen may ask you to confirm an installer it has not seen before. The installer restarts Flowfile when it finishes.
  • Linux — your system may ask for your password to install the .deb package.

To check for an update without restarting, open About from the home screen and choose Check for updates.

What you get

The desktop app runs offline with no Docker or terminal commands; data stays on your machine, and the setup screen generates and stores the encryption master key on first launch. It is single-user, with local flow storage (manual backup needed); your secrets are encrypted on-device for you alone, with no shared, team-wide secret store (teammates can't be granted use of your saved secrets and connections).

For multiple users, centralized flow storage, team collaboration, or server/production deployment, use Docker deployment instead.