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Download PabaruWindows · macOS · Linux

All downloads & command-line tool

The links below always point to the latest release. Older versions and release notes are on the releases page on GitHub.

Desktop app

The app includes everything: back up with drag & drop, export PDF/PNG, restore from scans.

Platform	Package	File
macOS (Apple Silicon)	DMG disk imagearm64	Pabaru-macos-arm64.dmg
macOS (Intel)	DMG disk imagex86-64	Pabaru-macos-x64.dmg
Windows	Installer (.exe)x86-64	Pabaru-windows-x64-setup.exe
Windows	MSI packagex86-64	Pabaru-windows-x64.msi
Linux	AppImage (any distribution)x86-64	Pabaru-x86_64.AppImage
Linux (Debian, Ubuntu)	.deb packagex86-64	pabaru_amd64.deb

Command-line tool

A single pabaru binary for scripts and servers. Unpack the archive and put pabaru (or pabaru.exe) somewhere on your PATH.

Platform	Package	File
Linux	CLI, .tar.gzx86-64	pabaru-cli-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz
macOS (Apple Silicon)	CLI, .tar.gzarm64	pabaru-cli-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz
macOS (Intel)	CLI, .tar.gzx86-64	pabaru-cli-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz
Windows	CLI, .zipx86-64	pabaru-cli-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip

Verify the download

Each release includes a SHA256SUMS file with SHA-256 checksums of all packages.

# Linux / macOS, in the folder with the downloaded files
sha256sum --check --ignore-missing SHA256SUMS      # Linux
shasum -a 256 --check --ignore-missing SHA256SUMS  # macOS

# Windows (PowerShell): compare with the line in SHA256SUMS
Get-FileHash .\Pabaru-windows-x64-setup.exe -Algorithm SHA256

Opening the app for the first time

The apps are not code-signed yet

Pabaru is a free project and its packages are not signed with paid Apple or Microsoft certificates yet. Your system will therefore warn you the first time you open it. The source code and build workflow are public, and you can compare the download with SHA256SUMS.

macOS

1. Open the .dmg and drag Pabaru into Applications.
2. Open Pabaru. macOS says it cannot verify the developer – click Done.
3. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down to the message about Pabaru, click Open Anyway and confirm. From then on Pabaru opens normally. (On macOS 14 and older, right-click the app → Open also works.)

Alternatively, remove the quarantine flag in Terminal:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Pabaru.app

For the CLI archive, the same applies to the unpacked binary: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ./pabaru.

Windows

1. Run Pabaru-windows-x64-setup.exe (or the .msi).
2. If Microsoft Defender SmartScreen shows Windows protected your PC, click More info and then Run anyway.

Linux

AppImage (any distribution):

chmod +x Pabaru-x86_64.AppImage
./Pabaru-x86_64.AppImage

Debian / Ubuntu:

sudo apt install ./pabaru_amd64.deb

Build from source

You need a recent stable Rust toolchain.

Install just the command-line tool:

cargo install --git https://github.com/j3corre/pabaru pabaru-cli

Or build everything, including the desktop app:

git clone https://github.com/j3corre/pabaru
cd pabaru
cargo build --release
# binaries: target/release/pabaru (CLI) and target/release/pabaru-gui (app)

On Linux, the desktop app needs a few development libraries, for example on Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt install libxkbcommon-dev libgtk-3-dev libxcb-render0-dev \
  libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-xfixes0-dev libssl-dev