Installation

Sparge is a desktop application available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Download

Download the latest version from the Sparge releases page.

Platform File to download
macOS (Apple Silicon) Sparge-x.x.x-arm64.dmg
macOS (Intel) Sparge-x.x.x-x64.dmg
Windows Sparge-Setup-x.x.x.exe
Linux Sparge-x.x.x.AppImage

macOS

Open the downloaded .dmg file. Drag Sparge to your Applications folder.

Note: On first launch, macOS may show a security warning because Sparge is not yet signed with an Apple Developer ID. To open it: right-click the app → Open → Open in the confirmation dialog.

Windows

Run the downloaded .exe installer and follow the prompts. Sparge installs to your user profile — no administrator access required.

Linux

Make the .AppImage file executable and run it:

chmod +x Sparge-x.x.x.AppImage
./Sparge-x.x.x.AppImage

First launch

When Sparge opens for the first time, you’ll see the Projects screen. No projects have been created yet.

Sparge projects screen on first launch, showing empty state The Projects screen on first launch. Click New Project to get started.

The next step is creating your first project.