Installation

This guide applies to NIM Studio v0.1.0-beta. The beta is available only to approved testers and is governed by the included licence, rights notice, and beta policy.

The application is available to selected users upon request.

Available packages

Operating system

Architecture

Package

Notes

Windows 10/11

64-bit (x86_64)

NIM-Studio-v0.1.0-beta-Windows-x64.zip

Portable application; Python is not required.

macOS

Intel (x86_64)

NIM-Studio-v0.1.0-beta-macOS-Intel-unsigned.dmg

For Intel-based Macs.

macOS

Apple Silicon (arm64)

NIM-Studio-v0.1.0-beta-macOS-AppleSilicon-unsigned.dmg

For Macs with an M-series chip.

To identify your Mac, select Apple menu > About This Mac. Choose Apple Silicon if an Apple M-series chip is listed. Choose Intel if an Intel processor is listed.

Before installation

  1. Obtain the package only through the official private beta channel.

  2. Confirm that the filename matches one of the packages listed above.

  3. If a SHA-256 checksum was provided, verify it before opening the package.

  4. On an institutionally managed computer, confirm that installation is permitted by your institution’s IT and security policies.

Warning

The beta packages are currently unsigned. Windows or macOS may therefore display a security warning. Continue only if you received the package through the approved NIM Studio beta channel and your device policy permits unsigned beta software.

Windows 10/11

  1. Download NIM-Studio-v0.1.0-beta-Windows-x64.zip.

  2. Right-click the ZIP file and select Extract All.

  3. Keep the extracted folder intact. Do not move NIM Studio.exe away from its accompanying _internal folder.

  4. Open the extracted folder and double-click NIM Studio.exe.

  5. You may save the icon on the desktop, start or toolbar for easy findability.

  6. If Microsoft Defender SmartScreen appears, select More info and then Run anyway, provided your device policy permits the beta.

  7. On first launch, review and accept the displayed licence, rights notice, and beta policy.

NIM Studio is distributed as a portable Windows application. It does not use a traditional installer and does not require Python.

macOS — Intel or Apple Silicon

  1. Download NIM-Studio-v0.1.0-beta-macOS-Intel-unsigned.dmg OR NIM-Studio-v0.1.0-beta-macOS-AppleSilicon-unsigned.dmg.

  2. Double-click the DMG to mount it.

  3. Drag NIM Studio onto the Applications shortcut (this works only if the user has administrator rights on the machine)

  4. Open NIM Studio by double clicking the app icon.

  5. You may save the icon on the desktop, start or toolbar for easy findability.

  6. If macOS blocks the application, open Apple menu > System Settings > Privacy & Security.

  7. Under Security, select Open Anyway, authenticate, and confirm Open.

  8. On first launch, review and accept the displayed licence, rights notice, and beta policy.

If you cannot write to the system Applications folder, you may run NIM Studio from the mounted DMG or copy it to ~/Applications, provided your device policy allows this.

The Apple Silicon package runs natively on M-series Macs and does not require Rosetta 2.

Troubleshooting

Windows cannot find a DLL or _internal file

Extract the complete ZIP again. Keep NIM Studio.exe together with the entire _internal folder.

macOS cannot verify the developer

Follow the Privacy & Security > Open Anyway procedure above. Do not disable Gatekeeper globally.

The application is blocked on a managed device

Contact your institution’s IT department. Do not attempt to bypass organizational security controls.

Legal documents or interface assets are missing

Stop using the package and report the problem through the private beta support channel.

The application does not start

Record your operating-system version, package filename, and complete error message, then send them through the beta support channel.

Uninstalling NIM Studio

Windows

Close NIM Studio and delete the extracted application folder.

macOS

Close NIM Studio and move NIM Studio.app from Applications or ~/Applications to the Bin. Eject and delete the downloaded DMG if it is no longer needed.

The locally stored acceptance record may remain in the current user’s application-data or application-support directory.

Beta support

Report installation problems through the private feedback and support channel provided during beta onboarding.

Do not publicly share beta packages, access links, internal documentation, or screenshots containing sensitive information.