Desktop app

The RDK desktop app — file explorer and retrieval graph in one window.

Prefer a graphical app over the rdk CLI? Download the desktop build for your platform below. The buttons always point at the newest signed installer — no more digging through GitHub Actions.

Finding the latest desktop build…All releases

macOS

Apple Silicon

Download .dmg

Windows

Windows 10/11

Download .exe

Linux

AppImage

Download .AppImage or download .deb

The desktop app is all you need. It runs your node, keeps it running in the background, and connects to Claude Desktop without the rdk CLI. The CLI is an optional extra for terminal users. Both use the same ~/.rdk config, so installing both is fine.

macOS

The macOS build targets Apple Silicon (M1 and newer). Open the downloaded .dmg and drag RDK into your Applications folder.

If macOS says the app is from an unidentified developer, right-click RDK in Applications and choose Open — then confirm once. After that it launches normally.

Windows

Run the downloaded .exe installer. The installer lets you choose the install location and creates Start-menu and desktop shortcuts.

The Windows build may not be code-signed yet, so SmartScreen can show an “unknown publisher” prompt. Click More info → Run anyway to continue.

Linux

Two formats are available. The AppImage is the simplest — it runs on any distro with no install step. Make it executable and launch it:

chmod +x RDK-*.AppImage
./RDK-*.AppImage

On Debian/Ubuntu you can install the .deb instead, which adds RDK to your application menu:

sudo apt install ./RDK-*.deb

Which build am I getting?

The download buttons resolve the latest desktop-v* release from the rdk releases page. Every push of a desktop-v* tag publishes fresh installers for all three platforms, so the buttons stay current automatically.

Looking for the command-line tool instead? See Install for Homebrew, curl, and npm paths to the rdk CLI.