Devsy
Getting Started

Install Devsy

Devsy comes in two forms that share the same workflow:

  • Devsy Desktop — a guided app for creating and managing workspaces. Start here if you want a UI.
  • Devsy CLI — the same workflow from a terminal, for automation and scripting.

Install either one below, then head to the Quick Start.

Install Devsy Desktop

Download the build for your platform:

For earlier versions, see the GitHub releases page.

Linux dependencies

The DEB and RPM packages declare their runtime dependencies; the AppImage and Flatpak bundle theirs. Most modern desktop distros run the AppImage as-is (tested on Debian 12+, Ubuntu 22.04+, Fedora 36+, openSUSE Leap 15.3+, Tumbleweed, and Arch).

If the AppImage fails to launch, install FUSE and the GTK/Electron runtime libraries:

  • Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install libfuse2 libgtk-3-0 libnotify4 libnss3 libxss1 libxtst6 xdg-utils libatspi2.0-0
  • Fedora: sudo dnf install fuse-libs gtk3 libnotify nss libXScrnSaver libXtst xdg-utils at-spi2-core
  • openSUSE: sudo zypper in libfuse2 gtk3 libnotify4 mozilla-nss libXss1 libXtst6 xdg-utils

Windows dependency

Devsy Desktop needs WebView 2. It ships with recent versions of Windows — install it only if the app fails to open.

Install Devsy CLI

On macOS or Linux, the quickest option is the install script:

curl -L https://devsy.sh/install.sh | sh

The script detects your OS and CPU architecture, downloads the latest CLI build from GitHub releases, verifies its SHA-256 checksum when the release publishes one, and installs devsy into /usr/local/bin (or ~/.local/bin when /usr/local/bin isn't writable). Re-run it any time to get the latest release. On Windows, use the PowerShell command in the Windows tab below.

Two environment variables customize the script:

  • DEVSY_VERSION installs a specific release instead of the latest: curl -L https://devsy.sh/install.sh | DEVSY_VERSION=v1.19.0 sh
  • DEVSY_INSTALL_DIR installs somewhere other than the default: curl -L https://devsy.sh/install.sh | DEVSY_INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/bin" sh

On macOS or Linux, you can also install with Homebrew:

brew install devsy-org/homebrew-tap/devsy

Upgrade later with brew upgrade devsy.

To download a binary yourself, run the command for your platform below. You can also install the CLI later from Devsy Desktop.

curl -L -o devsy "https://github.com/devsy-org/devsy/releases/latest/download/devsy-darwin-arm64" && sudo install -c -m 0755 devsy /usr/local/bin && rm -f devsy

Confirm the CLI is on your PATH:

devsy --version

Next step

Create your first workspace in the Quick Start.

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