Hyper 8 Video System

Download Hyper 8 v0.24

Available for Windows, macOS, Linux

Windows

Download and run the Windows Installer (x64)

macOS

App bundle (Full desktop edition, currently only for Apple silicon)

IMPORTANT – MacOS will claim the .app is "damaged" and "should be deleted" when you try to run it right away. This is not true. To remove Apple's intentional, misinforming blocking mechanism and run the app, simply follow the steps below the download link

App bundle (Apple silicon) – Full desktop edition (for Apple silicon based computers)

Steps to unblock the application

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What they could be doing instead (but intentionally choose not to), is to inform you of the (indeed real) danger that a downloaded app can be malicious, and should only be opened if you are reasonably confident it comes from a trustable source. In that sense, if there is any doubt in your mind about the trustworthyness of this software, I warmly invite you to look around further on my website to get an understanding who I am and what I do. You can also read my social media posts to get a more complete image of the person whose software you are about to trust, and to read what others have written about it (and I trust you will find it quite favorable). Thank you for taking the time to read this!

  1. Open the Terminal application
  2. Type (or paste) xattr -cr  and leave a blank/space after -cr
  3. Drag and drop the Hyper 8.app file onto the terminal window - this will paste its path
  4. The input should now be something like xattr -cr /Applications/Hyper\ 8.app - note that the /Applications part can be different, this just reflects where the application is located on your computer
  5. Press Enter to confirm and unblock the .app, then close the Terminal - you can now use the application

Homebrew (Command line edition)

With Homebrew, run these two lines to install hyper8-cli from homebrew-hyper8: 

brew tap simonrepp/homebrew-hyper8 https://codeberg.org/simonrepp/homebrew-hyper8
brew install hyper8-cli

Linux

AUR – Arch Linux, Manjaro

On arch-based systems Hyper 8 is available through the AUR:

  • hyper8-bin (x86_64) – Quickest option (currently only available for Intel-based computers)
  • hyper8 (all architectures) – Compiles from source, slower but available on all computers
  • hyper8-cli (all architectures) – Compiles from source, includes only the CLI

DEB – Debian 12 - 13, elementary OS 8, Linux Mint 22, Ubuntu 23.04 - 25.04

Install directly using one of the .deb packages:

  • hyper8 (amd64) – Full desktop edition (for Intel-based computers)
  • hyper8-cli (amd64) – Command line edition (for Intel-based computers)

RPM – CentOS, Fedora 38 - 42, openSUSE, RHEL

Install directly using one of the .rpm packages:

  • hyper8 (x86_64) – Full desktop edition (for Intel-based computers)
  • hyper8-cli (x86_64) – Command line edition (for Intel-based computers)
For openSUSE specifically, there is also a hyper8 package provided by Edgar Aichinger.

Other Distros

To build Hyper 8 from source (which isn't overly complex) follow the BUILD.md documentation.