Installation

Rigby2D runs in your browser with nothing to install, as a desktop app for Windows, or from source on Windows, macOS and Linux.

#In the browser

Open the editor. It is the full editor, including the demos, the tutorials, Python scripting and lip-sync transcription.

Files open and save through your browser: in Chrome and Edge you can give the editor a folder to save into; other browsers download the files.
Detachable panels and saved window layouts need the desktop app.
The browser editor follows the develop branch, so it has the newest features first.

#Windows desktop app

Download the latest release from the Releases page:

File	What it is
`Rigby2D_x64_portable.exe`	The editor as a single file. Download it and run it; nothing is installed. (`Rigby2D_<version>_x64_portable.exe` is the same file with its version in the name.)
`Rigby2D_<version>_x64_en-US.msi`	Windows Installer package.
`Rigby2D_<version>_x64-setup.exe`	Setup program (NSIS).
`Rigby2D-AI.mcpb`	The MCP server as a one-file extension for Claude Desktop.
`rigby2d-godot-addon-<version>-windows-x64.zip`	The Godot runtime for your project (preview).
`rigby2d-godot-demo-<version>-windows-x64.zip`	A Godot demo project using the runtime.
`SHA256SUMS.txt`	Checksums of every file.

The app needs WebView2, which is part of Windows 10 and 11.

Warning

The downloads are not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn before running them (More info ▸ Run anyway). Each release lists the SHA-256 checksum of every file in SHA256SUMS.txt. Compare it before running anything:

Get-FileHash .\Rigby2D_x64_portable.exe -Algorithm SHA256

#Build from source

You need Node.js 20 or newer and the Tauri prerequisites for your system:

Windows: Microsoft C++ Build Tools ("Desktop development with C++") and WebView2.
macOS: Xcode Command Line Tools.
Linux: WebKitGTK and the build essentials.

git clone https://github.com/jaisurya-dev-art/rigby2d.git
cd rigby2d
npm install
npm run dev          # the desktop app, with hot reload

Other commands:

Command	What it does
`npm run web:dev`	Runs the editor in your browser at `http://localhost:1420` (no native file dialogs).
`npm run build`	Builds the desktop app and its installers into `src-tauri/target/release/bundle/`.
`npm test`	Runs the test suites.
`npm run web:build`	Builds the browser editor.
`npm run site:build`	Builds the website, these docs and the browser editor into `_site/`.
`npm run build:mcpb`	Builds the `Rigby2D-AI.mcpb` extension.

For the Rust runtime and the Godot node, see Runtimes.

#Updating

Browser: reload the page.
Portable app: download the new .exe and replace the old one.
Installed app: run the new installer; it upgrades in place.

Your .rigby files open in newer versions. Settings such as the keyboard shortcut preset and the script library are kept.