SplashMinds

Install SplashMinds

The builds are unsigned zip archives, so both operating systems will ask for confirmation the first time. These steps cover that.

Windows Installation

SplashMinds ships as a zip archive containing a standalone Windows app. There is nothing to install first.

1 Download and extract

Download splashminds_<version>_windows.zip from the download page. Right-click it and choose Extract All, into a folder you control such as C:\Tools\SplashMinds.

2 Run SplashMinds

Open the extracted folder and double-click the executable. Pin it to the taskbar or Start menu if you want it close at hand.

3 Keep the folder together

The zip contains the app and the files it ships with. Keep the extracted folder intact; moving the executable on its own may break what it expects to find beside it, and running it from inside the zip never works.

Windows SmartScreen warning? Click More info, then Run anyway. This appears because the build is not code-signed yet.

App behaving oddly after extracting? Windows marks files downloaded from the internet, and every file extracted from a marked zip inherits the mark. Right-click the zip before extracting, choose Properties, and if the General tab shows a Security line with an Unblock checkbox, check it and click OK, then extract again.

Updating

Quit the app, replace the extracted folder with the new one, then start it again. Settings are kept outside the app folder, so an in-place replacement does not lose them.

Uninstalling

Delete the extracted folder. Describe here where the app keeps its settings and cache so a person can clear those too.

macOS Installation

SplashMinds ships as a zip archive containing the app bundle. There is nothing to install first.

1 Download and extract

Download splashminds_<version>_macos.zip from the download page, then double-click the zip to expand it.

2 Move to Applications

Drag the app into your Applications folder, or run it from the extracted folder while you are trying it out.

3 Open the app

The first launch must be a right-click (or Control-click) then Open, so that Gatekeeper offers an Open button. Double-clicking an unsigned app only offers Cancel.

Still refused? Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll to the blocked-app notice and choose Open Anyway. If macOS says the app is damaged, that is usually quarantine on an unsigned build: 
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/SplashMinds.app

Updating

Quit the app, replace the bundle in Applications with the new one, then start it again. Settings are kept outside the bundle, so an in-place replacement does not lose them.

Uninstalling

Delete the bundle from Applications. Describe here where the app keeps its settings and cache so a person can clear those too.

Next Steps

  • List the first thing worth doing once the app opens.
  • Then the next one, in the order a new person would hit them.
  • Keep it to a handful; the detail belongs in the documentation.

Read the Documentation →