Installation

Native bundles

Download the bundle for your platform from GitHub Releases:

• macOS — .dmg (universal). Release builds are Developer ID-signed and notarized.
• Linux — .AppImage, .deb, and .rpm.
• Windows — .msi installer.

From crates.io

The crate ships the prebuilt UI, so a plain install works without Node:

cargo install burnrate

With Nix

The repository is a flake exposing the package for x86_64-linux, aarch64-linux, and aarch64-darwin:

nix run github:jamesbrink/burnrate

Automatic updates (macOS)

Native macOS installs update themselves: a dismissible banner and the tray's Check for Updates… entry offer a signature-verified one-click Install & Restart.

Two channels are available under Preferences → Updates:

• Stable — tagged releases.
• Nightly — a rolling pre-release built from main after CI passes.

Keychain and code signatures

On macOS the keychain binds its "Always Allow" grant to the app's code signature, so a signed install (the released .dmg) remembers the grant. An unsigned local build re-prompts on every launch — see Troubleshooting.