Get the latest Encounty
Pick your system below for step-by-step instructions. I have preselected the one that matches your device, you can switch anytime.
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macOS (Apple Silicon)
Does Encounty update itself on macOS? No. On macOS you download the new version manually and drop it into your Applications folder. It only takes a minute.
Encounty-arm64.dmg · for Apple Silicon (M1 and newer)
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Download the file
Use the button above. Your browser saves Encounty-arm64.dmg to your Downloads folder.
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Open the .dmg
Double-click the downloaded file. A window opens showing the Encounty icon and your Applications folder.
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Drag it into Applications
Drag the Encounty icon onto the Applications folder. If macOS asks, choose Replace to overwrite your old version.
If macOS says the app is damaged
macOS may warn that Encounty is damaged or comes from an unidentified developer, and refuse to open it. Nothing is actually wrong: this happens because Encounty is free and open source and is not signed with a paid Apple certificate. Here are two ways to allow it.
Option 1: run one command (recommended)
Open the Terminal app and paste this command, then press Enter. It removes the quarantine flag macOS put on the download.
xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Encounty.app
Option 2: allow it in System Settings
- Try to open Encounty once (the warning appears).
- Open System Settings, then Privacy & Security.
- Scroll down and click "Open Anyway" next to Encounty.
This is safe: Encounty is open source and you can read the full code on GitHub.
Windows 11
Want automatic updates? Install the Setup version once and Encounty keeps itself up to date from then on. No more manual downloads.
One installer for every Windows PC: it works on both Intel/AMD (x64) and Windows on ARM (ARM64) and picks the right version automatically.
Encounty-Setup.exe · run it once, then Encounty updates itself.
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Download and run the Setup
Double-click the downloaded file. Windows installs Encounty for you.
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If Windows shows a blue "Windows protected your PC" box
Click "More info", then "Run anyway". This appears because Encounty is a small open-source app, not because anything is wrong.
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You are done
Future updates install themselves in the background. Just keep using Encounty.
Using the portable version?
The portable .exe does not install and does not update itself. To update, download the new portable file and replace your old one with it. Your hunts and settings are stored separately and stay intact. Like the installer, it runs on both x64 and ARM64.
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Download the new portable .exe
Use the button above. The same file works on any Windows PC.
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Replace your old file
Delete or overwrite the old Encounty .exe with the new one, then open it as usual.
Linux
Good news: the AppImage updates itself automatically. You only need to download it once. If you have not installed Encounty yet, grab it below.
Encounty-x86_64.AppImage · updates itself from then on.
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Download the AppImage
Use the button above for your architecture (x64 for most PCs).
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Make it executable
Right-click the file, then Properties, and allow "Execute", or run this in a terminal in the download folder:
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Open it
Double-click the AppImage to launch Encounty. From here on it keeps itself updated.
If it will not start (libz.so error)
On a minimal Linux install Encounty may exit right away with a message like
error while loading shared libraries: libz.so. The app needs the standard compression library "zlib", which some systems do not
include by default. Installing the package below fixes it.
| Distribution | Install command |
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| Debian / Ubuntu zlib1g-dev |
sudo apt install zlib1g-dev
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| Fedora / RHEL / openSUSE zlib-devel |
sudo dnf install zlib-devel
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| Arch zlib |
sudo pacman -S zlib
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Advanced user or need a different build? All downloads on GitHub.