Installation

This guide covers the two supported LinguaX installation flows. LinguaX is a ~10MB native macOS app — no drivers, no installer wizard, no background services. Both flows install the exact same signed and notarized binary.

Requirements

• macOS 13.0 (Ventura) or later
• Apple Silicon or Intel Mac
• network access for download
• no drivers or kernel extensions required

Install with Homebrew Cask

If you use Homebrew, install LinguaX with a single command:

brew install --cask linguax

The cask lives in the official homebrew/cask tap, so no extra brew tap is needed. Homebrew will download the signed .zip, verify it, and move LinguaX.app to /Applications automatically.

To update later:

brew upgrade --cask linguax

Homebrew's autobump bot tracks the Sparkle appcast, so new versions become available shortly after each release. To uninstall, run brew uninstall --cask linguax.

Install from the official website

1. Open Download.
2. Select Download Free.
3. Wait for the .zip installer to finish downloading.
4. Open the downloaded .zip file to extract LinguaX.app (~10MB).
5. Drag LinguaX.app to Applications — no installer, no driver setup.

First launch

1. Open LinguaX from Applications.
2. Confirm the menu bar icon appears.
3. Grant required macOS permissions.
4. Continue with First Run.

Update method

• Homebrew Cask users: brew upgrade --cask linguax.
• Direct download users: grab the latest installer from Download and install over the existing app. LinguaX also self-checks for updates via Sparkle.
• Existing rules/settings are preserved across both paths (Core Data + iCloud sync).

If installation fails

• re-download installer and retry
• check macOS security prompts
• restart Mac if installer state appears stuck

Then check Common Issues.