Download

Install PaperLab in two steps

1. Install Docker Desktop and open it once

   PaperLab runs its database and search in Docker. OrbStack, Colima and Rancher Desktop work too. On Linux, install Docker from docker.com rather than the Snap package.

2. Download PaperLab for your system and open it

   Get the latest release

   System	File
   macOS with Apple silicon	PaperLab-<version>-arm64.dmg
   macOS with an Intel processor	PaperLab-<version>-x64.dmg
   Windows	PaperLab-<version>-x64.exe
   Linux	PaperLab-<version>-x86_64.AppImage or PaperLab-<version>-amd64.deb

   The first launch downloads PaperLab itself (about 335 MB) and opens it in its own window. A short setup offers a chat model and a search model. Both are optional: reading, highlighting and notes need neither.

The first launch asks for permission

PaperLab isn't signed yet, so your system asks before the first launch and after each update.

• macOS: open PaperLab and close the warning, then go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
• Windows: on “Windows protected your PC”, click More info, then Run anyway.
• Linux: run chmod +x PaperLab-*.AppImage and start it. If it doesn't start, install the .deb instead.

Without the app

With Docker Compose 2.24 or later, two commands install the same release, with no clone and no build:

VERSION=0.3.0   # the latest release's number
curl -L "https://github.com/khannoussi-malek/PaperLab/releases/download/v$VERSION/paperlab-$VERSION.tar.gz" | tar xz
cd paperlab && docker compose up -d   # then open http://127.0.0.1:5190

Updating, backups and building from source are in the README's Quick start.