Installation

Lore supports macOS, Linux, and WSL2. Windows native support is planned.

Homebrew (macOS)

The recommended way to install on macOS:

brew install varalys/tap/lore

This also enables running Lore as a background service:

brew services start lore

Arch Linux (AUR)

Install from the AUR using your preferred helper:

yay -S lore-cli-bin

Or with paru, pikaur, or any other AUR helper. See lore-cli-bin on AUR.

From crates.io

If you have Rust installed:

cargo install lore-cli

From GitHub Releases

Download the latest binary from GitHub Releases and add it to your PATH.

Available binaries:

• lore-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz (macOS Apple Silicon)
• lore-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz (macOS Intel)
• lore-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz (Linux ARM64)
• lore-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz (Linux x86_64)

Verify Checksum

Each release includes SHA256 checksums. Verify your download:

# macOS
shasum -a 256 lore-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz

# Linux
sha256sum lore-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz

Compare the output with the checksum shown on the releases page.

From Source

git clone https://github.com/varalys/lore.git
cd lore
cargo install --path .

Verify Installation

lore --version

Next Steps

Run the Quick Start guide to configure Lore and import your first sessions.