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## FreeCAD Development builds for the 0.21 development cycle (Updated weekly)
FreeCAD development builds for Linux, MacOS, and Windows have a filename in the form
`FreeCAD_<dev-version>-<revision>-extension` (**`revision` = github commit count number**)
***Note: The development binaries are built regularly*** (You may need to expand the assets tab) . The release date indicates the beginning of the dev cycle. The commits indicates how many commits in the dev cycle. The source archives (`tar.gz` and `.zip`) do not get updated, so they match the commit of the tag (34a083b) and are therefore obsolete. You can get the latest source here: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/archive/master.zip
## Known Issues
There are several known issues for different platforms. Please read the [current up to date list in the FreeCAD forum](https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=30573).
### Linux
[AppImages](https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Appimage) (no compiling necessary) are available (a kind of binary that can run on many Linux distros). Download the highest revision of the .AppImage
#### AppImage (delta) updates
For more streamlined downloading of AppImages [download](https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageUpdate/releases) AppImageUpdate (GUI or the command line version). To perform an update:
```bash
# Using GUI
chmod +x ./AppImageUpdate.AppImage
./AppImageUpdate.AppImage ./FreeCAD.AppImage
# Command line
chmod +x ./appimageupdatetool.AppImage
./appimageupdatetool.AppImage ./FreeCAD.AppImage
```
### MacOSX
Binary developer builds (no compiling necessary) are available. Download the highest revision of the .dmg below, you may need to expand the assets tab to see the available packages.
The build will only work correctly with macosx version >= 10.12. Note that the .app is not signed and will not run on MacOS out of the box. After opening the download, drag the app into your Applications folder (if you already have FreeCAD in there, it is possible to keep both). When you open the new version, you will get a pop-up saying that it cannot be verified. Do not Move to Bin, simply click Cancel or press Escape. Then go to System Preferences > Security and Privacy > General and at the lower part you will see that 'FreeCAD was blocked from use because it is not from an identified developer'. Click the option to Open Anyway, then when asked to confirm, choose Open.
### Windows
Binary developer builds (no compiling necessary) ar### Chromebook
We understand through our forum users that FreeCAD can successfully run on Chromebooks. The only caveat known to us is the need to enable GPU acceleration (Ticket [0004445](https://tracker.freecadweb.org/view.php?id=4445)) within FC.
It has been reported that FreeCAD menus and buttons are very slow (Linux version) on ChromeOS (GPU Acceleration must be enabled)
e available. Download the highest revision of the .7z
The builds are portable and do not require an installation. Extract the file using [7zip](https://www.7-zip.org/) and start the application by double clicking on FreeCAD.exe in the bin sub-directory of the extracted package.
For example
1. Download https://www.7-zip.org/
2. Download the FreeCAD_0.19.*-Win-Conda_vc14.x-x86_64.7z file from the release page
3. Extract the binary from the .7z
4. Run the FreeCAD.exe file to be found in the bin folder.
NOTE: The Conda Win based build are packaged from here: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-AppImage
They should be the Windows equivalent of the Conda based .AppImage and .dmg
For windows users there is the option of using [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/) to manage and track upstream 0.19 releases. The 0.19 package is available of it's own [dedicated FreeCAD Chocolatey package page](https://chocolatey.org/packages/freecad)
FreeCADLibs_12.1.6_x64_VC15.7z is not required to run the binaries provided here. It is a package that provides all necessary dependencies to compile FreeCAD with VS2015/17/19 (both release and debug mode). FreeCADLibs_12.4.3_VC1.7z updates OCCT to 7.5 and QT to 5.15.1
These packages are provided courtesy of FreeCAD community member [apeltauer](https://github.com/apeltauer/FreeCAD/releases).
The LP based Win builds use these libraries.
### Chromebook
We understand through our forum users that FreeCAD can successfully run on Chromebooks. The only caveat known to us is the need to enable GPU acceleration (Ticket [0004445](https://tracker.freecadweb.org/view.php?id=4445)) within FC. It has been reported that FreeCAD menus and buttons are very slow (Linux version) on ChromeOS (GPU Acceleration must be enabled).
