Install Devchaos on Windows
You get Devchaos from the download page on devchaos.com. Downloads are for members. Setup takes a few steps, then you sign in to the app with your devchaos.com account.
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
A devchaos.com account. No account yet? Create one first.
There is no Mac, Linux or phone version yet.
Open the download page
Open the download page. If you're signed in, press Download for Windows and the setup file (Devchaos-<version>-Setup.exe) downloads.
If you're not signed in, the button says Sign up and download. Already have an account? Press Sign in under it, then download.
Run the setup
Double-click the downloaded file. The app isn't signed yet, so Windows may show a blue warning: press More info first, then Run anyway.
The setup window opens in English. On the first page (Choose your language) keep English or pick another language, and press Next. Then:
- At Who is it for?, choose Just for me. No administrator rights needed.
- Check where it installs and which shortcuts it adds, then press Install.
- When it's done, press Finish. If Open Devchaos when the installation is done is ticked, the app opens.
Sign in with your account
The app opens on Sign in to Devchaos. There are two ways in:
- Continue with devchaos.com: your browser opens. Sign in if it asks, then press Let it in on the Connect the app page. Use this way if you signed up with Google.
- Type your email or username and your password, then press Sign in.
Updates arrive by themselves
When a new version comes out, Devchaos downloads it in the background. Once it's ready, an Update button appears in the title bar. Press it and the app closes, installs the new version and opens again. To check by hand, right-click the Devchaos icon in the system tray and choose Check for updates.
Only take the setup file from the download page on devchaos.com.
Something went wrong?
I don't see Run anyway.
Press the More info link in the warning first; the button appears after that. More on this: the Windows warning.
Pressing download took me to the sign-in page.
Downloads are for members only. Sign in or sign up, and you'll come back to the download page.
Setup says “Some Devchaos files are in use.”
Devchaos is still running. Right-click its icon in the system tray, choose Quit Devchaos, then press Try again in setup.
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