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Coming soon: no release yet.

Today Magnetite runs on macOS with Apple silicon, built from source. Signed downloads will appear on this page and on GitHub Releases, macOS first, then Linux and Windows.

Platforms

macOS

  • macOS · Apple silicon

    Build from source

    macOS 13 Ventura or later

    Coming soon Magnetite-<version>-macos-aarch64.zip

  • macOS · Intel

    In preparation

    macOS 13 Ventura or later

    Coming soon Magnetite-<version>-macos-x86_64.zip

Linux

  • Linux · x86_64

    In preparation

    GTK 3, NSS, ALSA, GBM and the usual Chromium libraries

    Coming soon magnetite-<version>-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

  • Linux · ARM64

    In preparation

    GTK 3, NSS, ALSA, GBM and the usual Chromium libraries

    Coming soon magnetite-<version>-linux-aarch64.tar.gz

Windows

  • Windows · x86_64

    In preparation

    64-bit Windows

    Coming soon magnetite-<version>-windows-x86_64.zip

Homebrew

On macOS, Magnetite will be available from its own Homebrew tap once the first release is out:

brew install --cask magnetite-browser/magnetite/magnetite

Linux notes

The Linux build is a folder you unpack and start with ./magnetite. It needs the libraries any Chromium browser needs (GTK 3, NSS, ALSA, GBM, libdrm, xkbcommon), and Chromium’s sandbox needs user namespaces. On Ubuntu 23.10 and later that takes an AppArmor profile. The package’s README has the commands.

Build from source

On a Mac with Apple silicon you can build Magnetite today. You need Rust, the Xcode command line tools, Node 22 or later, CMake and Ninja; a one-time step downloads the Chromium Embedded Framework (about 350 MB). The README walks you through it.

Build instructions Source code

Before you switch

  • Expect breaking changes, including to the data Magnetite keeps on disk.
  • Some sites that only serve H.264 video or AAC audio do not play yet.
  • Not there yet: several main windows, a small window for links from other apps, notes.

Licence and licensor

Magnetite is free software under the European Union Public Licence v1.2. Every package will contain the licence and the third-party notices; the source code is on GitHub. Who publishes it: see the imprint.