Installation#

Unzip the compressed file#

Before the application can be run, it needs to be unzipped from the compressed file you have downloaded.

Installer#

The application supports installing itself which is the default behavior. You can double-click to run it.

Disable the installer functionality#

To run the application as a standalone program, remove the “-installer” suffix from the filename.

To manually install, see this section.

Common problems#

Windows#

The application is not a signed application and Windows may refuse to run it. To allow an exception, click on “Details” and select “Run anyway”.

macOS#

The application is not a signed application and macOS will refuse to run it by default.

To allow an exception, right-click the program file and select “Open” or follow these instructions.

macOS and Linux#

If you get an error saying it is not an executable program, you need to set the executable bit of the file. To do this, open the terminal and run a similar command to chmod +x warcat-1.2.3.