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SuiteCraft is new. The apps work, but they are still being built: expect missing features, rough edges and the occasional bug, and some files may not open or save exactly like in the programs they resemble.

• Keep copies of important work, and don't rely on SuiteCraft alone for it yet.
• We have not yet been able to test the Windows (ARM64), Linux (ARM64) and macOS (Intel) builds on real machines. They are built the same way as the others; reports from those systems are especially welcome.
• Updates come often. UpdateCraft brings them in, and each one is checked against signatures before it is used.
• Please tell us what goes wrong (see Reporting a problem): it is the most useful help right now.

The one the download page suggests for your computer. Windows PCs almost always need Windows (x64); Windows on Snapdragon laptops needs Windows (ARM64). Macs from late 2020 on need macOS (Apple silicon), older Macs macOS (Intel). On Linux, run uname -m: x86_64 means Linux (x64), aarch64 means Linux (ARM64).

No. Unzip the download into any folder and start the apps from there. They don't need administrator rights, and they leave nothing behind in the system.

Anywhere you can write to: your documents, a second disk, a network share or a USB stick. Avoid folders that sync while you work (such as OneDrive's Desktop), because the apps write their settings into the folder.

Yes, with one folder per system. Download the zip for each system you need (choose the system above the download button), and unzip each into its own folder on the stick, for example SuiteCraft-Windows, SuiteCraft-macOS and SuiteCraft-Linux. Don't unzip them into the same folder: the macOS and Linux programs have the same names and would overwrite each other.

Each folder has its own UpdateCraft, which keeps all apps in that folder up to date when you run it on its system. Format the stick as exFAT so all three systems can read and write it.

Yes. Close the apps, then move or copy the whole folder. Settings and data go with it. On Windows, run Create shortcuts.cmd again afterwards so the shortcuts point to the new place.

Yes. Only UpdateCraft needs a connection, to check for updates.

If you set up a scheduled update check, turn it off in UpdateCraft's settings first. Then delete the folder and any shortcuts you copied elsewhere. That's all.

SmartScreen warns about programs it hasn't seen often. Check that the file came from suitecraft.app (and, if you like, check its hash), then choose More info and Run anyway.

Tip: before unzipping, right-click the zip, choose Properties, tick Unblock and press OK. Then Windows won't ask again for every app.

It makes one shortcut per app, with the app's icon, named like "WordCraft (Word)", at the top of the suite folder. Drag them to the desktop or pin them to Start if you like. It changes nothing else. Run it again after adding apps or moving the folder.

New programs that aren't widely used are sometimes flagged by mistake. Compare the file's hash with the one on the download page. If they match, the file is exactly what we published, and you can allow it in your antivirus program.

Gatekeeper blocks apps downloaded outside the App Store the first time. Open System Settings, go to Privacy & Security, scroll down and press Open Anyway next to the app's name. You only need to do this once per app.

If macOS says the app is damaged, the download was quarantined as a whole. After you have checked the zip's hash, you can clear the flag for the folder in Terminal: xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine ~/Applications/SuiteCraft (use your own folder path).

Some unzip tools drop the "executable" flag. In the suite folder, run chmod +x */*craft */*craft-cli and try again.

Open the launchers at the top of the suite folder, such as "WordCraft (Word)", or run the program inside each app's folder, such as wordcraft/wordcraft. Each app also has a command-line tool next to it, such as wordcraft/wordcraft-cli.

UpdateCraft lives in the suite folder. It checks suitecraft.app for a new suite version, downloads only the apps that changed, verifies them, and replaces the old files. It can do this on a schedule, ask you first, or wait until you press Check now. See Setting up automatic updates.

A random number made on your computer when UpdateCraft first runs. It lets us count how many suites are in use without knowing whose they are. You can see it and switch it off in UpdateCraft's settings. Read more on the privacy page.

Yes. On the download page, under Single apps, download UpdateCraft alone and unzip it into the suite folder.

Versions and hashes lists the SHA-256 hash of every download for every system, along with the programs inside the folder. Work out the hash of your file and compare, or paste it there to see which file it belongs to:

• Windows (PowerShell): Get-FileHash .\suitecraft-….zip -Algorithm SHA256
• macOS: shasum -a 256 suitecraft-….zip
• Linux: sha256sum suitecraft-….zip

The two must match exactly. If they don't, delete the file and download it again.

Every release is signed with keys that are kept offline, away from the server. UpdateCraft checks the signature, the size and the hash of each file before it uses anything. Someone who broke into the server could hold updates back, but couldn't make UpdateCraft install a changed program.

Make sure you downloaded the zip for your system, and that the whole zip was unzipped (not opened in place inside the zip viewer). On Windows, check SmartScreen; on macOS, Gatekeeper; on Linux, permissions.

These builds are made by Inndata, so please report problems to us, not to the original authors: write to [EMAIL]. Tell us the system, the app, its version (shown on the download page and in UpdateCraft) and what happened.