Install

Babel Desktop ships as a native installer for each operating system. Each installer includes the application runtime and a self-contained .NET runtime, so the machine does not need Node.js or .NET. Download the package for your platform and processor architecture from the babelfor.NET download area .

License requirements

License edition	Supported platforms
Enterprise	Windows
Ultimate or higher	Windows, macOS, Linux

A demo license can be used for evaluation. Licensing management also requires the appropriate Babel Licensing Server or Data Center entitlement.

Platform	Package	Updates
Windows	`babel-desktop-<version>-win-x64.exe` (per-user installer)	Automatic, from inside the application
Windows	`babel-desktop-<version>-win-x64.msi` (per-machine installer)	Managed by your IT deployment tools
macOS	`babel-desktop-<version>-mac-arm64.dmg` or `.zip`	Automatic, from inside the application
Linux	`babel-desktop-<version>-linux-x86_64.AppImage`	Automatic, from inside the application
Linux	`babel-desktop-<version>-linux-amd64.deb`, `babel-desktop-<version>-linux-x86_64.rpm`	Through the system package manager

Each download folder also contains a SHA256SUMS file you can use to verify the packages.

Windows

Per-user installer (EXE). Run babel-desktop-<version>-win-x64.exe. It does not need administrator rights. You can pick the installation folder, and the installer adds a Start menu shortcut. This installation updates itself; see Updates.

Per-machine installer (MSI). The MSI installs Babel Desktop for every user on the machine. Use it for managed deployments such as Group Policy or Intune. It can install silently:


msiexec /i babel-desktop-<version>-win-x64.msi /qn

An MSI installation does not update itself. To upgrade, deploy the MSI of the new version.

Your settings and user data stay on the machine when you uninstall Babel Desktop.

macOS

Open babel-desktop-<version>-mac-arm64.dmg and drag the application to the Applications folder, or extract the .zip package and move the application to Applications. Start it from Launchpad or the Applications folder.

Linux

AppImage. Make the file executable and run it. An AppImage updates itself. On some distributions you need FUSE support to run it.


chmod +x babel-desktop-<version>-linux-x86_64.AppImage
./babel-desktop-<version>-linux-x86_64.AppImage

DEB and RPM packages. Install the package with your distribution’s package manager. The application is added to the desktop menu. To update, install the package of the new version.


# Debian, Ubuntu
sudo apt install ./babel-desktop-<version>-linux-amd64.deb
 
# Fedora, RHEL
sudo dnf install ./babel-desktop-<version>-linux-x86_64.rpm

The installed application is named Babel Obfuscator in the Start menu, in Launchpad and in the desktop menu of Linux.

Application Integrity

On Windows and macOS, Babel Desktop checks its application files every time it starts. If any of them has been modified since installation, for example by a tool that patches applications, Babel Desktop closes before its window opens. Install the same package again to repair it; your settings and projects stay as they are.

Babel Desktop cannot be started as a Node.js process. It ignores the ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE, NODE_OPTIONS and NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS environment variables and the --inspect and --inspect-brk command line options.

Proxy and Certificates

Babel Desktop uses the proxy settings of the operating system and trusts the same certificate authorities it does, for sign-in, updates, the extension catalog, the documentation and the Licensing connections. If your network inspects TLS traffic with its own certificate authority, add that authority to the system certificate store on Windows and macOS, or on Linux to the shared NSS database (~/.pki/nssdb) that Chromium-based browsers use.

Next, load your license: see Product Activation.