Install

Waired installs with one command, the same way on all three platforms: you paste a line into a terminal, it shows you what it will do, and you confirm. There is no installer to download and double-click.

WindowsOne PowerShell line, from an administrator prompt.

macOSOne Terminal line. Apple Silicon recommended.

LinuxOne Terminal line. Ubuntu 24.04+ and Debian trixie+.

Never used a terminal? It is one paste.

Every platform page opens by telling you how to get to a terminal, and each command comes with a plain sentence saying what it does. After this one command you can do the rest from a browser and a menu-bar icon if you prefer — see Quickstart.

If you just want to get going, follow the Quickstart instead — it covers installing and setting up in one pass.

Will it run on my computer?

Role	What works
Runs the model	Ubuntu 24.04+, Debian trixie+, Windows 11 / Server 2025, macOS 13+ (Apple Silicon recommended)
Uses the model	Any of the above — no GPU needed

A GPU makes answers much faster, but a recent processor runs a small model fine. The computer you type on needs nothing special.

How much memory a given model needs is in the model catalog — though you do not have to read it, because Waired picks a model that fits when you set up.

What the installer puts on your computer

• Waired itself — a background service that keeps this computer connected, and a waired command you can type. The service starts with the computer, before anyone logs in.
• The Waired app — an icon in the menu bar on macOS, next to the clock on Windows and Linux, for everyday controls.
• Nothing else, yet. The inference engine itself (a multi-gigabyte download) is installed later, during setup, and only if you say this computer should run models.

Every installer prints a summary of what it is about to do and waits for you to confirm before touching anything.

After installing

Sign in and set upOne command starts it; the rest happens in your browser.

Update WairedCheck for and apply updates, and switch release channels.

UninstallRemove it, with or without your downloaded models.

Advanced install optionsPin a version, choose a location, target a different service.