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Installing on Windows

Daisy ships two Windows builds — an installer (recommended for most people) and a portable zip that runs without installing. Pick whichever fits your setup; both are the same Daisy underneath. Both need the WebView2 runtime, which is preinstalled on Windows 11 and recent Windows 10.

Installer

  1. Go to www.daisylocal.app and click Download for Windows. The installer (Daisy_<version>_x64-setup.exe) starts downloading.
  2. Run it and follow the prompts. It installs for your user account only — no administrator rights needed.
  3. Launch Daisy from the Start menu when it finishes.

Portable build

Prefer not to install? On www.daisylocal.app, select Grab the portable zip under the Windows download to get daisy-<version>.zip. Unzip it anywhere and double-click daisy-app.exe. Your recordings and settings live in your user profile folder, so you can move or delete the unzipped folder freely.

Verifying the download (optional)

If you want to confirm the file is intact:

  1. On the download page, note the SHA-256 shown in the build details next to the version and release date.

  2. In PowerShell, run Get-FileHash against the file you downloaded, for example:

    Get-FileHash .\Daisy_<version>_x64-setup.exe -Algorithm SHA256

  3. Compare the hash to the value on the download page — the letters and digits should match (PowerShell prints letters in capitals, and case doesn't matter). If they don't, redownload from www.daisylocal.app.