Installation

Homebrew (macOS)

brew tap 48Nauts-Operator/tap
brew install --cask xnaut

On recent Homebrew you may hit Refusing to load cask … from untrusted tap. If so, run brew trust 48nauts-operator/tap once, then re-run the install. (Older Homebrew versions don't have brew trust and won't need it.)

Upgrades: brew upgrade --cask xnaut.

Direct download

Grab the latest release from GitHub Releases:

• macOS — xNAUT-<version>-macos-aarch64.dmg (Apple Silicon) or -x64.dmg (Intel). Open the DMG and drag xNAUT to Applications.
• Windows x64 — .msi or -setup.exe. Windows builds ship with every release but are younger than the macOS ones — the core terminal works; some workspace features are macOS-first.

xNAUT checks GitHub Releases on startup and offers one-click updates, so you only install manually once.

Build from source

Requirements: Rust 1.70+, and on macOS xcode-select --install.

git clone https://github.com/48Nauts-Operator/xNaut.git
cd xNaut/src-tauri

# development, with hot reload
cargo tauri dev

# release bundle
cargo tauri build
open target/release/bundle/macos/xNAUT.app

First launch

1. Open a terminal tab (Ctrl+T) — your default shell (zsh, bash, fish) is auto-detected.
2. Cmd+, opens Settings — pick a theme, configure AI providers, rebind shortcuts.
3. If you run Ollama or LM Studio, the AI features find them on localhost automatically — no keys needed.