Installation

Choose the package matching your operating system and CPU architecture. Download it from either source:

• GitHub Releases
• Lanzou Cloud, access code: 9vs5

Windows

Choose amd64 for most Windows PCs

Most 64-bit Windows PCs with Intel or AMD processors should use the installer labeled amd64. The amd64 architecture supports both Intel and AMD processors, not just AMD. Choose arm64 only for Windows devices with an ARM processor.

Download the Windows installer and follow its instructions. Approve the UAC prompt when installing the certificate for the first time.

The standard installer uses the system WebView2 Runtime; the fixed_webview2 installer bundles a fixed version. To switch between them, close the app and install over the same directory. After switching to the standard version, the app uses the system runtime, and the installer removes only fixed WebView2 files listed in installation records. Untracked legacy files and other files in the directory are preserved, but the standard version will not load them as its runtime.

If installation stops partway through, see Retry a failed Windows installation.

Windows 7 only supports version 2.3.0 from the legacy archive.

macOS

Download the .dmg file and drag res-downloader.app to Applications.

If macOS blocks the first launch, allow the app under System Settings → Privacy & Security.

Linux

Debian / Ubuntu

On Debian, Ubuntu, and similar systems, install the .deb package for your architecture:

sudo apt install ./res-downloader_<version>_linux_amd64.deb

Arch Linux

If yay is installed, update your system and install res-downloader from the AUR:

yay -Syu res-downloader

Since 2024, Arch Linux has provided only webkit2gtk-4.1, with webkit2gtk-4.0 no longer available.

Building from source or maintaining the AUR package

When building from source or maintaining the PKGBUILD, use WebKit2GTK 4.1:

1. Replace webkit2gtk-4.0 with webkit2gtk-4.1 in depends / makedepends.
2. Add the -tags webkit2_41 build tag to wails build in build(). For example, to build for amd64:

wails build -platform "linux/amd64" -tags webkit2_41 -upx

-upx compresses the executable and requires UPX to be installed; omit it if compression is unnecessary. When installing through yay with a PKGBUILD that already includes these settings, no manual changes are needed.

Standalone executable

For a standalone executable, add execute permission before launching:

chmod +x ./res-downloader_<version>_linux_amd64
./res-downloader_<version>_linux_amd64

Once installed, continue to Quick Start.