Download

Native installers with a bundled Java runtime, platform JARs for your own JDK, or run it in the browser — nothing to install.

GitHub — latest release Microsoft Store macOS soon

No install at all? The full analyzer also runs in a modern browser — try the web version.

Requirements. Windows 10/11, a recent Linux, or macOS; a sound device. For distortion work, a capable ADC/DAC (e.g. E1DA Cosmos) unlocks the sub-ppm measurements. The platform JARs additionally need Java 17+; the native installers bundle their own runtime.

Native installers (recommended)

They bundle their own Java runtime, so nothing else is needed. Grab the one for your OS from the latest release:

OS	Installer
Windows	`Phonalyser-<version>.exe` · or the Microsoft Store
Linux	`Phonalyser-<version>.deb`
macOS (Apple Silicon)	`Phonalyser-<version>-arm64.dmg`
macOS (Intel)	`Phonalyser-<version>-x64.dmg`

Platform JARs

Run on your own Java 17+ runtime (no bundled JRE). Download the JAR for your OS plus the matching launcher script, keep them in the same folder, and run the script:

OS	JAR	Launcher	Run guide
Windows	`phonalyser-<version>-windows.jar`	`Phonalyser-windows.bat`	`README-windows.txt`
Linux	`phonalyser-<version>-linux.jar`	`Phonalyser-linux.sh`	`README-linux.txt`
macOS	`phonalyser-<version>-macos.jar` (Intel: `…-macos-x64.jar`)	`Phonalyser-macos.sh`	`README-macos.txt`

The JARs are platform-specific because each bundles the SWT native for that OS/arch. macOS additionally needs -XstartOnFirstThread (the launcher adds it). To run without the script: java -jar phonalyser-<version>-<os>.jar — on macOS, java -XstartOnFirstThread -jar ….

Code signing

The installers and JARs are currently distributed unsigned, so the OS may warn on first run — this is expected:

Windows — SmartScreen "unknown publisher": click More info → Run anyway. (The Microsoft Store build is signed at publish time.)
macOS — Gatekeeper may block it: right-click → Open, or clear the quarantine flag: xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine <file>.

Building from source instead? See BUILD.md and PACKAGING.md.