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bherbruckandClaude Opus 5.5 e56e055fa1 README: put a Download section with per-platform installers at the top (#411)
Badges and one-line instructions for Windows, macOS, Linux and the web app,
right after the tagline and demo. The links use releases/latest/download with
version-less file names, which release.yml now attaches (and checksums)
alongside the versioned installers. The Flatpak note and the name/compatibility
section move into the book's Getting started page.


Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01RjGw4gA5ZvKrU8MQP6sBgT

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-10-12 17:25:27 -04:00

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SolidCraft is open-source parametric 3D CAD in Rust: sketch, constrain, extrude, and change a
parameter to watch the timeline rebuild. [Documentation](https://bherbruck.github.io/solidcraft/)
· [try it in the browser](https://bherbruck.github.io/solidcraft/app/) ·
[contributing](https://github.com/bherbruck/solidcraft/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) ·
[issues](https://github.com/bherbruck/solidcraft/issues). AI agents can model with it over MCP:
`solidcraft-cli mcp` ([how](https://bherbruck.github.io/solidcraft/guide/mcp.html)).
**Renamed to SolidCraft.** Everything now uses the new name: the `solidcraft` and
`solidcraft-cli` programs, `.solidcraft` designs, `SOLIDCRAFT_*` environment variables,
settings folders, package names and the `solidcraft` MCP server. Upgrading from SolveCraft:
- `.solvecraft` designs still open (double-click, Open, drag-drop, the CLI and MCP); new saves
are `.solidcraft`. Builds older than this one can't open files saved by it.
- Settings, preferences and recovery files are copied to the new folders on first launch; the
old folders are left in place. `SOLVECRAFT_*` environment variables are still read.
- `solvecraft-cli` remains as a deprecated alias for one release; it forwards to
`solidcraft-cli` and prints a note. Agents: `claude mcp add solidcraft -- solidcraft-cli mcp`;
an existing `claude mcp add solvecraft -- solvecraft-cli mcp` setup keeps working.
- Windows: the `.msi` upgrades the existing installation in place (now in
`Program Files\SolidCraft`). Linux: the `solidcraft` `.deb`/`.rpm` replaces the `solvecraft`
package. The Flatpak app ID stays `ai.storyteller.solvecraft`, so `flatpak update` just works,
and existing AppImages find the update.
- macOS: quit the app, move the old `SolveCraft.app` to the Trash (your designs and settings
stay), then drag `SolidCraft.app` from the DMG onto Applications and pin it in the Dock.
- Details: [compatibility notes](https://github.com/bherbruck/solidcraft/blob/main/docs/compatibility.md).
Documentation, the browser app and the Flatpak feed use the SolidCraft project Pages URLs;
old-name Pages addresses are not permanent aliases.
**Which file?**
- **Windows:** `SolidCraft-{version}-windows-x64.exe` runs as is. Or install the `.msi`, or unzip the
`-portable.zip` (x64, x86 and arm64).
- **macOS 11+** (Apple silicon and Intel): open the `.dmg` and drag `SolidCraft.app` onto Applications.
The CLI is in `solidcraft-cli-{version}-macos-universal.zip`.
- **Linux** (x86_64 and aarch64, glibc 2.35+): the `.AppImage` (`chmod +x`, then run it), the
`.deb` or `.rpm`, the `.flatpak` (`flatpak install --user <file>`), or the `.tar.gz`.
- **FreeBSD:** `tar -xzf solidcraft-{version}-freebsd-x86_64.tar.gz --strip-components 1 -C /usr/local`.
- **Web:** `solidcraft-web-{version}.zip` is a static site to host yourself.
- `SHA256SUMS.txt`: `sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txt --ignore-missing`.
- Files without a version in the name (`solidcraft-windows-x64.msi`, `solidcraft-linux-x86_64.AppImage`, …)
are the same packages under fixed names, for download links that always fetch the latest release.
For Flatpak feed installation and updates, add Flathub for the required runtime before
installing SolidCraft; keep both remotes in the same user installation:
```sh
flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists solidcraft https://bherbruck.github.io/solidcraft/flatpak/solidcraft.flatpakrepo
flatpak install --user solidcraft ai.storyteller.solvecraft
flatpak run ai.storyteller.solvecraft
```
Single-file `.flatpak` bundles include the runtime repository address; missing runtimes
still need an internet connection. [Linux installation details](https://bherbruck.github.io/solidcraft/guide/getting-started.html#linux-flatpak).
The builds aren't signed yet. On macOS, right-click `SolidCraft.app` in Applications and choose
**Open** the first time (or run `xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/SolidCraft.app`).
On Windows, SmartScreen may say "Windows protected your PC": **More info**, then **Run anyway**.
Licences are built in (Help ▸ About ▸ Licences, `solidcraft-cli licences`); the packages also
install `THIRD-PARTY-LICENSES.txt`. Known limitations:
[ROADMAP.md](https://github.com/bherbruck/solidcraft/blob/main/ROADMAP.md#known-limitations).