Getting started
Installing Ardour

Installing Ardour

Let’s learn how to install Ardour on your operating system.

Windows

Download the installer and run it as usual. On Windows 11, you may see a warning from Microsoft Defender that the installer is an uncommon file. This guide explains how to deal with that.

macOS

Download the .dmg file and double-click it. When the window opens, drag the Ardour icon and drop it on the Applications icon to install.

Linux

  1. Download the .run file
  2. Navigate to the folder where it’s stored:
$ cd /folder/where/you/saved/the/file
  1. Run the installer in the terminal:
/bin/sh ./<DOWNLOADED_FILENAME>.run
  1. Follow the instructions.

Continuing

Let’s start Ardour now.

Starting Ardour