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    Cross-Platform Installers

    Pando is one program, published ready-made for macOS, Linux and Windows. Every release is signed, which is the seal on the jar: your system can check that the file really comes from the Pando team and was not opened on the way.

    What it does for you

    • A download for your machine, whatever it is: Apple Silicon or Intel Macs, Linux on common and ARM processors, Windows.
    • One line that does it all. An install script detects your system, downloads the right file, checks it and puts it in place.
    • The desktop app included. On macOS the installer adds Pando.app; on Linux the script adds a menu entry and the pieces the desktop window needs.
    • Checked on arrival. Downloads are verified against the list of fingerprints published with each release.

    How it feels in practice

    On macOS you open a .pkg and click through, like any other app. On Linux and macOS you can also paste one line in a terminal and wait a few seconds. On Windows you paste one line in PowerShell, or unzip and run pando.exe.

    Running the script again later updates Pando: it compares what you have with the newest release and replaces it.

    When to use what

    You are…Use
    On a Mac and like installersThe .pkg
    On Linux, or happy in a terminalThe install script
    On WindowsThe PowerShell script, or the zip
    Setting up a server or an automated job with no screenThe script in its “no desktop” form
    Contributing to PandoBuild from source

    Good to know

    • On Linux the script may ask for your password, only to install the system pieces the desktop window needs. If that step fails, the install still completes.
    • On Windows on ARM, the standard build is installed and runs fine in emulation.
    • Releases older than the fingerprint list are installed with a warning.

    Next steps