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Download the Anica alpha.

Current status

Open source. Build from source today.

Clone the repo and run cargo run to get started for the latest version. A pre-built macOS Apple Silicon alpha is also available for direct download.

Build from source

Start here. Clone and build locally.

The fastest way to get Anica today is to clone the repository and build from source. You get the latest code, can inspect everything, and run right away with cargo.

Open GitHub Install docs
build from source 
git clone https://github.com/LOVELYZOMBIEYHO/anica.git
cd anica
cargo run

# or build release binaries
cargo build --release --bins

Codex CLI / Claude Code / Gemini CLI / Cursor

Ask your AI coding agent to clone and build.

Copy this prompt into Codex CLI, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, or another coding agent. It tells the agent to clone the Anica repo and build from source for you.

prompt 
Clone the Anica repository and build it from source.

Repository: https://github.com/LOVELYZOMBIEYHO/anica

Run these commands:

git clone https://github.com/LOVELYZOMBIEYHO/anica.git
cd anica
cargo run

# or build release binaries
cargo build --release --bins

Requirements to check first:
- Rust toolchain (version pinned in rust-toolchain.toml)
- FFmpeg and FFprobe available
- On macOS: Xcode command-line tools installed

If cargo is missing, install Rust via rustup first.
If FFmpeg is missing, the first cargo run may attempt to bootstrap it, or run the setup script at scripts/setup_media_tools.sh.

Install

Install the latest macOS alpha.

Copy the command and run it in Terminal. The alpha installs into /Applications and uses sudo because the bundled media runtime needs permission-safe quarantine cleanup.

Releases Open GitHub
terminal · sudo · /Applications 
URL=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/LOVELYZOMBIEYHO/anica/releases \
  | grep "browser_download_url" \
  | grep "macos-apple-silicon.zip" \
  | head -n 1 \
  | cut -d '"' -f 4)

if [ -z "$URL" ]; then
  echo "Could not find the macOS Apple Silicon release asset."
  echo "Open: https://github.com/LOVELYZOMBIEYHO/anica/releases"
  exit 1
fi

curl -L -o Anica.zip "$URL" \
  && unzip -o Anica.zip \
  && sudo rm -rf /Applications/Anica.app \
  && sudo mv Anica.app /Applications/ \
  && sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Anica.app \
  && open /Applications/Anica.app

Codex CLI / Claude Code / Gemini CLI / Cursor

Ask your AI coding agent to install the alpha.

Copy this prompt into Codex CLI, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, or another coding agent. It tells the agent to fetch the latest macOS Apple Silicon release and run the install command.

prompt 
Install the latest Anica alpha on macOS Apple Silicon.

Use the public GitHub releases from:
https://github.com/LOVELYZOMBIEYHO/anica/releases

Find the latest macOS Apple Silicon zip asset, download it, unzip it, install Anica.app into /Applications, remove the macOS quarantine attribute because this alpha is not notarized yet, then open the app.

Run this command:

URL=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/LOVELYZOMBIEYHO/anica/releases \
  | grep "browser_download_url" \
  | grep "macos-apple-silicon.zip" \
  | head -n 1 \
  | cut -d '"' -f 4)

if [ -z "$URL" ]; then
  echo "Could not find the macOS Apple Silicon release asset."
  echo "Open: https://github.com/LOVELYZOMBIEYHO/anica/releases"
  exit 1
fi

curl -L -o Anica.zip "$URL" \
  && unzip -o Anica.zip \
  && sudo rm -rf /Applications/Anica.app \
  && sudo mv Anica.app /Applications/ \
  && sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Anica.app \
  && open /Applications/Anica.app

Note:
- Anica is currently available only for macOS Apple Silicon.
- The command uses sudo because the alpha installs into /Applications and needs permission-safe quarantine cleanup for the bundled media runtime.

Requirements

Currently macOS Apple Silicon only.

Anica is an early alpha. The current downloadable build targets macOS on Apple Silicon. Other platforms are not the primary tested path yet.

macOS Apple Silicon

The current alpha download is built for Apple Silicon Macs.

Not notarized yet

macOS may block the first launch. The install command removes the quarantine flag.

FFmpeg

Used for export and media processing workflows.

GStreamer runtime

Bundled runtime components are used by the alpha app for media playback paths.

Platform support

Start with macOS Apple Silicon.

Other platforms are part of the project direction, but the downloadable alpha is currently macOS Apple Silicon only.

macOS Apple Silicon

Primary development target

Linux

Experimental and untested

Windows

Experimental and untested

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