Desktop beta

Bring the studio home.

Renku runs locally on your computer, close to your screenplay and media. Install the self-contained runtime, connect Codex, and start building your film.

Installation

Choose your platform

Apple silicon and Intel Macs · 64-bit Windows

Install Renku

Open Terminal, paste this command, and press Return.

curl -fsSL https://downloads.gorenku.com/install.sh | sh

The installer detects your Mac, verifies the download with SHA-256, and addsrenku to your path. No separate Node.js install is required.

Install Renku

Open PowerShell, paste this command, and press Enter. WSL is not required.

irm https://downloads.gorenku.com/install.ps1 | iex

The installer verifies the download with SHA-256, installs the native Windows build, and adds renku to your user path. No separate Node.js install is required.

Add Renku to Codex

The Studio runtime and the Renku plugin are released separately. Add the beta marketplace once, then install the plugin.

codex plugin marketplace add GoRenku/studio-skills --ref beta

codex plugin add renku@renku

Prefer the interface? Open Plugins in Codex or the ChatGPT desktop app, choose the renku marketplace, and install Renku there.

Start the studio

Begin a new Codex task, then launch Renku’s local browser studio. On first launch, Studio will set up its recommended Project Library.

renku studio start

Private by default

Your project stays on your machine.

Studio runs as a local web application. Your project database and media remain in folders you control.

Safe updates

Versioned and verified.

Every download is checksum-verified before activation, and Renku keeps installations versioned.

Open development

See how Renku is built.

Browse the source, follow releases, or report an issue on GitHub →