Installation

Download and install Asset Tap on macOS, Windows, or Linux.

There are two things you can install; pick what you need (or both):

  • The desktop app: the GUI, installed per platform.
  • The CLI: asset-tap in your terminal, for scripting, automation, and agents.

Install the Desktop App

Grab your platform's installer from the Download page.

macOS

All macOS downloads are universal binaries that run natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

  1. Open AssetTap-macos.dmg
  2. Drag AssetTap to your Applications folder
  3. Launch from Applications or Spotlight

The app carries its own copy of the CLI internally. To use asset-tap from your terminal, run the CLI install below. It is the same binary, kept current independently of the app.

Windows

  1. Run asset-tap-windows-setup.exe
  2. Launch Asset Tap from the Start Menu

For the terminal, run the Windows CLI install below.

Linux

Debian/Ubuntu (.deb)

The .deb package installs the GUI and the CLI together, system-wide:

sudo dpkg -i asset-tap-linux-amd64.deb

After installation, asset-tap-gui, asset-tap, and the atap alias are on your PATH; no separate CLI install needed.

AppImage (Universal)

chmod +x asset-tap-linux-x86_64.AppImage
./asset-tap-linux-x86_64.AppImage

The AppImage is the GUI only; pair it with the CLI install below for terminal use.

Install the CLI (macOS / Linux) 

curl -fsSL https://assettap.dev/install | bash

This installs asset-tap and the atap alias to ~/.local/bin, verifying the download against the release's SHA256SUMS first. Options:

# pin a specific release
curl -fsSL https://assettap.dev/install | bash -s -- v26.8.12

# install somewhere else
curl -fsSL https://assettap.dev/install | ASSET_TAP_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/bin bash

The script is readable on GitHub, and every step it performs can be done by hand with the archives on the Download page.

Install the CLI (Windows) 

irm https://assettap.dev/install.ps1 | iex

This installs asset-tap.exe and the atap alias to %LOCALAPPDATA%\AssetTap\bin, adds that directory to your user PATH, and verifies the download against the release's SHA256SUMS first. Works in Windows PowerShell and PowerShell 7. Options:

# pin a specific release
$env:ASSET_TAP_VERSION = "v26.8.12"; irm https://assettap.dev/install.ps1 | iex

# install somewhere else
$env:ASSET_TAP_INSTALL_DIR = "C:\tools\asset-tap"; irm https://assettap.dev/install.ps1 | iex

The script is readable on GitHub.

Blender (Optional)

Blender is required only for FBX export. On Linux, you can also install via sudo apt install blender or Snap/Flatpak.

Requirements

See Download for system requirements and building from source.

What's Next

  • Your First Asset -- Add a provider key and generate a model in the desktop app
  • CLI Usage -- If you installed the CLI for terminals, scripts, or agents