get the desktop app.
Run MakeMode on your own machine — for confidential research data that should never leave it. The European coding engine is bundled inside the installer, so there's nothing else to set up, and nothing leaves the EU.
macOS
three ways to use makemode
Same make loop, three places to run it. Pick the one that fits how you work — you can always switch later.
web app
For anyone who wants to start right now, from any computer.
The fastest way to try it — €10 of credit built in, nothing to set up.
open the web app →desktop app
For working with files and data that should stay on your device.
The full app on your computer — the best fit for confidential or research work. This page.
get the desktop app →terminal
For people who are comfortable in a terminal and want full control.
Runs locally, close to your own tools and workflow.
the terminal version →alpha access — install from the terminal
The fastest install on macOS and Linux is one line in Terminal. It fetches the app from EU servers and — because command-line downloads skip the macOS quarantine flag — none of the "unidentified developer" warnings below ever appear.
curl -fsSL https://www.makemode.eu/install.sh | shmacOS (Apple Silicon & Intel) and Debian/Ubuntu Linux. On Windows, use the installer below. Prefer to read it first? view the script.
download the desktop app
We spotted your system and put the right file on the button above. It's the whole app — the European coding engine is bundled inside, so there's nothing else to install.
other systems
Need a Scaleway model key to build with once installed. Don't have one yet? The web app has €10 of credit built in — no key, no install.
opening it the first time
The very first time you open MakeMode, your Mac or Windows will show a safety warning. Nothing is wrong — these early builds just don't carry the paid ID that Apple and Microsoft look for yet, so the system is being cautious about a file it doesn't recognise. It's the same app you just downloaded from us. Here's the one-time step, and after this it opens with a normal double-click. (The terminal install above skips all of this — on a Mac it's the smoothest path.)
on a Mac
- Open the downloaded file and drag MakeMode into your Applications folder.
- Double-click it. On current Macs (macOS 14 and 15, and all Apple Silicon) the message says the app "is damaged and can't be opened" and offers to move it to the Trash. Keep the app — the file is fine; this is the missing-ID warning above wearing its scariest wording.
- Open Terminal (in Applications → Utilities), paste the line below and press Enter. It removes the invisible "downloaded from the internet" tag your Mac added — the app itself is untouched. Then double-click MakeMode again; it opens normally from now on.
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/MakeMode.app - Some older Macs say "unidentified developer" instead. There the fix is even simpler: right-click (or Ctrl-click) the app and choose Open, then click Open once more when it asks. (This trick only appears for that wording — the "damaged" message needs the Terminal line above.)
on Windows
- Run the installer you downloaded.
- If a blue "Windows protected your PC" screen appears, click More info, then Run anyway. That's the whole step.
on Linux
- Install it with one line in a terminal. This installs the file you downloaded and asks for your password because installing software needs admin rights:
sudo apt install ./MakeMode_0.1.4_amd64.deb
Prefer not to see any warning at all? The web app runs the same tool in your browser with nothing to install. And signed, one-click installers are on the way — this is the early-access drop.
rather not install anything?
Run the exact same coding agent in your browser — no download, no keys, €10 of credit to build with. The fastest way to see it.