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Latest release v1.9.6 · SHA-256 checksums available · verify your download

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Opening Korva the first time

Korva for Mac is signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens like any Mac app. On Windows, the Microsoft Store version is signed too. The installer from this page isn’t code-signed yet, so Windows may show a one-time SmartScreen screen the first time you run it. Neither is a sign of a problem — here’s what you’ll see. After that, Korva opens normally.

macOS

Open Korva.dmg, drag Korva into Applications, then open it.

The first time, macOS asks “Korva” is an app downloaded from the Internet. Are you sure you want to open it? Click Open.

Korva is notarized by Apple, so there’s nothing to change in System Settings.

Windows

From the Microsoft Store, Korva installs like any Store app, with no warning screen.

From the installer (.exe), SmartScreen may show “Windows protected your PC”:

Click More info, then Run anyway — the installer continues as normal.

Watch the 1-minute install video if you’d rather see it done.

Prefer to double-check?

Every download lists a SHA-256 checksum you can compare against your file, to confirm it arrived intact and untampered.

Windows may show this once — it’s expected for a new app:

Not sure which file?

Windows

Microsoft Store — get this. Signed by Microsoft, no warning screen, and Windows keeps Korva updated.

.exe — only for a computer without the Store. Windows may show a one-time SmartScreen screen.

.msi — only if your IT team needs it for silent or group-policy installs.

macOS

.dmg — the only one you need. One file works on both Intel and Apple-Silicon Macs; open it and drag Korva into Applications.

Linux

.AppImage — works on any distro, nothing to install: chmod +x it, then run.

.deb — Ubuntu / Debian / Mint. .rpm — Fedora / RHEL / openSUSE. These integrate into your menu and updates.

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Verify your download optional

Each download shows its SHA-256 checksum above. Compare it against the file you downloaded to be sure it arrived intact and untampered.

Windows (PowerShell)

certutil -hashfile Korva_setup.exe SHA256

macOS

shasum -a 256 Korva.dmg

Linux

sha256sum Korva.AppImage

Note: every build is signed for the auto-updater (minisign), and the Mac app is also signed and notarized by Apple. The Windows installer isn’t code-signed yet, so SmartScreen may show a one-time screen the first time you run it. See Opening Korva the first time above.