Pre-Release#

When pre-release packages for the next version of novelWriter are available, these can be downloaded from this page. When there is no pre-release available, this section is empty.

Release Version: Version 2.8 Beta 1
Release Date: October 29, 2025
Release Notes: Pre-Release 2.8 Beta 1
Release Feedback:  Discussion
Release on GitHub:  GitHub

Linux#

AppImage

The AppImage should run on any recent Linux distro.

Download: novelwriter-2.8b1-x86_64.AppImage [84.0 MB] Checksum File

Debian Package

The package is built for Debian, but should also work for Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

Download: novelwriter_2.8b1_all.deb [3.46 MB] Checksum File

Windows#

Setup Installer

This is a standard setup installer for Windows. It is made for Windows 10 or newer.

Download: novelwriter-2.8b1-amd64-setup.exe [103 MB] Checksum File

Free code signing is provided by SignPath.io, certificate by SignPath Foundation.

MacOS#

DMG Image for Intel

This is a DMG image for MacOS with x86_64 architecture.

Download: novelwriter-2.8b1-x86_64.dmg [50.1 MB] Checksum File

DMG Image for Apple Silicon (M1)

This is a DMG image for MacOS with aarch64 architecture.

Download: novelwriter-2.8b1-aarch64.dmg [63.7 MB] Checksum File

Other Packages#

Python Wheel

The Wheel package can be installed with pip install <file_path>.

Download: novelwriter-2.8b1-py3-none-any.whl [5.61 MB] Checksum File

Source Code

The source code packages are archived files of the entire source code.

Download: novelWriter-2.8b1.zip

Download: novelWriter-2.8b1.tar.gz

Checksum Files#

Checksum files are released alongside the packages. These files can be used to verify the downloaded package.

Linux AppImage: Checksum File
Debian Package: Checksum File
Windows Installer: Checksum File
MacOS DMG Image (Intel): Checksum File
MacOS DMG Image (M1): Checksum File

Verify the Checksum

Linux

Download the corresponding Checksum File to the same location

Run one of the commands below in a terminal window in the same folder

shasum -c novelwriter-2.8b1-x86_64.AppImage.sha256
shasum -c novelwriter_2.8b1_all.deb.sha256

Windows

Run the following command in PowerShell from the same folder

Check the Hash value against the value displayed above

Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 novelwriter-2.8b1-amd64-setup.exe | Format-List

MacOS

Download the corresponding Checksum File to the same location

Run the command below in a terminal window in the same folder

shasum -c novelwriter-2.8b1-x86_64.dmg.sha256