Install
Souspli runs on macOS, Windows and Linux.
Download
Installers are attached to each release at github.com/souspli/souspli/releases:
| Platform | File |
|---|---|
| macOS | Souspli-<version>-mac-<arch>.dmg |
| Windows | Souspli-<version>-win-x64.exe |
| Linux | Souspli-<version>-linux-<arch>.AppImage, or the .deb |
If no release is listed yet, build it from source — it is three commands.
Alpha builds are unsigned
Until the project's code-signing certificates are in place, your operating system will warn you the first time:
- macOS — right-click the app → Open, or run
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Souspli.app". - Windows — SmartScreen: More info → Run anyway.
- Linux —
chmod +x Souspli-*.AppImage, then run it; or install the.deb.
There is no auto-update yet. Check the releases page for new versions.
First run
Souspli shows a notice headed ⚠ Experimental alpha and asks you to acknowledge it. Read it; it is short and it is true:
- Your identity key is created on first launch and stored on your machine — protected by your operating system's keychain where one is available, and by a weaker software scheme where it is not. The badge in the top bar tells you which.
- Do not use this identity for anything valuable, and do not put anything in a letter that you could not bear to leak. A signed letter is public and permanent once shared.
Then you are looking at an empty library. Write your first letter,
or open a .thing file somebody sent you.
Where your data lives
| macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Souspli |
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Souspli |
| Linux | ~/.config/Souspli |
That directory holds your encrypted identity file, the library index, the content-addressed blob store and the bundles you are able to re-serve. Deleting it deletes your identity. Back up your key first.