Install a desktop tool
How to download, install and verify WhisperKey, Lookout, Audio Engine, Vibe Builder or DIY Platform on Windows and Linux, and why Windows warns you.
vibedout’s desktop tools are free, open source and run on your own machine. They all install the same way; here’s how, and what to expect.
Where to download
On the desktop tools page pick the one you want: each has its own download button. You can also install them straight from install.vibedout.app.
There are builds for Windows (10 version 1803 or later, 64-bit) and Linux (x86_64, with GNOME, KDE or any X11 or Wayland desktop). There’s nothing for macOS yet: we don’t publish something nobody has run.
Each new version is published on its tool’s page.
On Windows
Depending on the tool, there’s an installer (installs for your user only, with no administrator prompt) or a portable build (a bare executable you run from anywhere). Not every tool offers both.
The first time, Windows may show “Windows protected your PC”. That’s expected: the builds are unsigned. Click More info, then Run anyway. If you’d rather not take it on faith, verify the download first.
On Linux
Pick one of the two formats:
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.deb, for Debian, Ubuntu, Mint and Pop!_OS. Install it from the terminal, using the real name of the file you downloaded:
sudo apt install ./FileName.deb -
AppImage, for any distribution, with nothing to install. Make it executable and open it:
chmod +x FileName.AppImage ./FileName.AppImageIf it won’t open on a recent Ubuntu,
libfuse2, which AppImages need, is usually missing: install it withsudo apt install libfuse2.
Verify your download
The builds are unsigned, because a code-signing certificate costs more per year than these tools will ever make. So we publish the SHA-256 of every file: it’s the only way to confirm you have exactly the file we published.
On each tool’s page, open “SHA-256 checksums” and compare:
- Linux:
sha256sum FileName - Windows (PowerShell):
Get-FileHash FileName
If the numbers don’t match, don’t open it: download it again and, if it’s still different, write to us.
The Android app
On the install page, the Android APK is listed as “Vibeout NFC”. It’s the vibedout Link app for Android. How to install it and what it does are in the vibedout Link FAQ.
Something not working?
Check the desktop tools FAQ, with answers for each tool. If yours isn’t there, write to us: below is how.
Still stuck?
Write to support@vibedout.app. Or use the contact form. Tell us which screen you saw and what phone or computer you were on — it helps us fix it faster. We reply as soon as we can — usually within 1 business day, Monday–Friday, 9am–6pm (Mexico City time). This isn't a guaranteed response time, but it's the target we hold ourselves to.