Installation

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
Ubuntu
SpecificationMinimumRecommended
CPUIntel® Core™ i5 6600K or AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600Intel Core i7 4790 or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)Windows 10 or Windows 11
RAM16GB≥32GB
Hard DriveAt least 10GB of Storage SpaceSSD with more than 20 GB of Storage
GPUGPU RAM: ≥1GBGPU RAM: ≥4GB
Display Resolution ≥ 1280x960≥ 1280x1024

Windows

Download the installation package from our official site and double-click the downloaded installer to start the installation process.

Click "Next" to continue.

Read the End User Liscense Agreement. Check the "I accept the license" option if you agree to the terms, and click "Next" to continue.

Choose the installation path. We recommend you using the default path. Click "Next" to continue.

Click "Install" to start the installation process.

Wait for the installation to complete.

macOS

CHITUBOX Basic for macOS doesn't require an installation process since it is a portable application. Simply download the latest version of CHITUBOX Basic and drag and drop the CHITUBOX icon to the "Applications" folder.

Ubuntu

Download the installation package from our official site, extract the package and double-click the executable file to start the installation process.

Click "Continue" to process.

Choose the installation path. We recommend using the default path. Click "Next" to continue.

Read the End User Liscense Agreement. Check the "I accept the license" option if you agree to the terms and click "Continue".

Click "Install" to start the installation process.

Wait for the installation to complete.

Once complete, click "Continue".

Finally, click "Done" to exit the CHITUBOX Basic setup.

After installing CHITUBOX Basic, extract the downloaded archive file.

Run the installer.

Click "Continue".

Select installation path (default path is recommended), and click "Continue".

Check "I accept the license". If you agree with the EULA, click "Continue".

Click "Install".

Click "Done" to finish the installation.

Open the installation path, right-click the "CHITUBOX_Basic.sh" file, select "Run as a Program" to launch CHITUBOX Basic.