Get Rig

Download Rig as a Mac app for Apple Silicon (arm64) or Intel (x64), or the Windows x64 beta installer. macOS 13 or later; Windows 11 for the beta. Install from userig.app/download. Sparkle keeps Mac on the matching architecture channel; Windows uses electron-updater at userig.app/releases/latest.yml. Rig for iPhone is the companion on the same download page and userig.app/iphone. After install, add a project folder, start the detected processes, and optionally link Cursor or Claude to the local MCP hub. The desktop apps are free forever on the Hobby plan.

https://userig.app/download

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Local Rig is free forever. No account needed to install. Mesh plans when you need other machines.

v1.1.0 Mac (Apple silicon and Intel) and Windows 11

Most Macs since 2020

macOS · Apple silicon

DMG, 94 MB · macOS 13 Ventura or later · notarised by Apple

Download for Apple siliconIntel buildChangelogVerify

Guessed from this computer. Intel and every other build are still in the list below.

All platforms

Every build, in one list.

Honest about what exists today.

macOS

Available now
MApple siliconM1 – M4 · 94 MB · .dmgDownload
iIntel2019 and later · 102 MB · .dmgDownload
Requires
macOS 13 Ventura or later
Signed
Notarised by Apple
Updates
Automatic, in-app

Windows

In development

Rig is built on Electron, so the app layer ports readily. The work is the Mac-specific half: Valet, Homebrew, Screen Sharing and Wake all need Windows equivalents before it is worth shipping.

Target
Not committed
Will need
Windows 11

Linux

Coming soon

Behind Windows, and honestly dependent on whether developers ask for it. Tell us your distro when you subscribe and it goes into that decision.

Target
Not committed
Likely
AppImage, .deb
After it downloads

Installing, step by step.

Four steps on a Mac. It takes about a minute.

  1. 01

    Open the file

    Double-click the .dmg you just downloaded (it is in your Downloads folder). A window opens with the Rig icon and your Applications folder.

  2. 02

    Drag Rig to Applications

    Drag the Rig icon onto the Applications folder. That copies it in. You can then eject the disk image.

  3. 03

    Launch it

    Open Rig from Applications or Launchpad. Because the build is notarised by Apple, it opens normally: no right-click, no Gatekeeper warning.

    If macOS still says it cannot check the app, right-click (or Control-click) Rig in Applications and choose Open, then Open again. You only do this once.

  4. 04

    Point it at a folder

    Choose your project folder. Rig finds the scripts, ports and services itself. Or press ⌘K and type new project. Then, if you like, link Cursor or Claude to the local MCP hub in one click (how that works).

rig / first launchlive
ProcessPortStatus
postgres:5432Running
api:3000Running
web (vite):5173Running
queuenoneRunning

All 4 running. That is your project, set up.

On Windows

Run the .exe installer. It is signed, and Windows shows the publisher as Rig. While the beta is new, SmartScreen may still ask you to confirm: choose More info, check the publisher says Rig, then Run anyway. Rig then opens and works the same way as on Mac.

Prefer the terminal?

Paste this into Terminal. It installs Rig without the Gatekeeper dialog, and the app opens when it is done. The rig command line (rig up and friends) ships with the app.

curl -fsSL https://userig.app/install.sh | bash
System requirements

Will it run on my computer?

If your computer is on this list, yes.

PlatformNeedsFileSignedUpdates
Mac · Apple siliconM1 – M4, macOS 13 Ventura or later94 MB .dmgNotarised by AppleAutomatic, in-app (Sparkle)
Mac · Intel2019 and later, macOS 13 Ventura or later102 MB .dmgNotarised by AppleAutomatic, in-app (Sparkle)
WindowsWindows 11, x64In developmentSigned by RigAutomatic, in-app
iPhoneiOS 17 or laterApp StoreApp StoreApp Store
LinuxNot committedLikely AppImage, .deb——
After that

Staying up to date, and checking the file.

You download Rig once. It keeps itself current.

Staying up to date

This release
v1.1.0
Cadence
Roughly weekly
Updates
Automatic, inside the app

Rig 1.0 is the first stable release. Test builds go out on a separate beta feed, so the copy you download here only ever updates to stable builds. It updates itself in the background: you download it once.

Verify the file

The DMG is notarised by Apple. That is the check: it should open without a Gatekeeper warning.

GitHub release →Older versions →

Release notes

Know when something ships.

What changed, what broke, what is next. Roughly monthly, more often during a big release. No marketing, and one click to stop.

  • Mac releases
  • iPhone releases
  • Windows launch
  • Linux launch

Mac notes go out with each release. Windows and Linux when those builds exist.

Installed? Link your assistant.

Rig works on its own. Link Cursor or Claude to the local MCP hub and they can see what is running too.

How Rig works with AISee pricing