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Installing Horizon ​

The installer for your platform of choice can be downloaded from either the download page, or from the GitHub repository's releases page. On the latter, you can also download older versions or ones for a different platform.

Hopping over from Rising? Check out this guide on migrating your data.

Windows ​

On Window, simply running the downloaded installer .exe file should be enough. Following the instructions, Horizon can either be installed globally, or for your specific user only (recommended).

The Windows installer screen

On an ARM device like a Microsoft Surface? A native ARM version should be available for you too.

Linux ​

Debian/Ubuntu (deb) ​

  1. Download the .deb file for your architecture.
  2. Install:
    bash
    sudo dpkg -i F-Chat.Horizon-linux-<arch>.deb

AppImage ​

  1. Download the AppImage for your architecture:
  2. Make it executable, then run:
    bash
    chmod +x F-Chat.Horizon-linux-<arch>.AppImage
./F-Chat.Horizon-linux-<arch>.AppImage

Tarball (tar.gz) ​

  1. Download the .tar.gz for your architecture:
  2. Extract and run:
    bash
    tar -xzf F-Chat.Horizon-linux-<arch>.tar.gz
cd F-Chat.Horizon-linux-<arch>
./F-Chat.Horizon

Arch-based (AUR) ​

NOTE

The AUR package currently doesn't support ARM.

  • With an AUR helper:
    bash
    yay|paru|etc -S fchat-horizon-bin
  • Manually:
    bash
    git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/fchat-horizon-bin.git
cd fchat-horizon-bin
makepkg -si

MacOS ​

On macOS, installing or updating is as simple as opening the downloaded .dmg file and dragging the app icon into the Applications folder.

MacOS installing the app by dragging the app icon into the folder

You might see a warning like this, telling you that Apple could not verify whether the app is free of any malware. This is because macOS's Gatekeeper by default blocks apps that haven't been signed and notarized by Apple. This would cost us $99 per year though, so in the meantime you will have to manually allow it through the system settings like so:

  1. If this warning pops up, click "Done". alt text
  2. In the System Settings app, go to the "Privacy & Security" settings category on the left, and then scroll down to "Security". Click on "Open Anyway". alt text
  3. In the final popup, click "Open Anyway" again and it should start as normal, alt text

This unfortunately has to be done for every installed update, though it should be a relatively easy process. If you don't want to take our word on whether or not the app is safe, you could always use a third-party virus scanner like MalwareBytes.

If you'd want to donate a signing certificate, or the funds for one (to save other MacOS users the hassle), feel free to contact us.