Install

Run a node in one command.

The installer downloads the build for your machine, checks it against the published checksums, and offers to run bnw setup: it creates this device’s identity, starts the node at login, and opens the web client.

v0.7.1 released September 29, 2026 · what’s new

macOS and Linux

curl -fsSL https://github.com/cellmobs/bnw-releases/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh

Installs bnw to ~/.local/bin. Set BNW_VERSION for a specific version or BNW_INSTALL_DIR to install elsewhere.

Homebrew

brew install cellmobs/bnw/bnw
bnw setup

Update with brew upgrade bnw. To run the node as a Homebrew service instead, use brew services start bnw.

iPhone

The iPhone app is a companion node of your account: messages, approvals with Face ID, and the services your devices share. It’s in a TestFlight beta, by invitation for now.

Ask to join the beta

Windows

Native Windows builds are on the way, with an installer, Scoop, and winget.

Downloads

Linux ARM64 · staticbnw-0.7.1-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz19 MB macOS · Apple silicon and Intel · signed and notarizedbnw-0.7.1-universal-apple-darwin.tar.gz38 MB Linux x86-64 · staticbnw-0.7.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz20 MB

Check a download with shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS --ignore-missing next to SHA256SUMS. All releases are on GitHub.

Next steps

Quick start — reach your other devices and see the network.
Share a model from Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp, OpenRouter, or Hugging Face.
Use BNW from Claude and other MCP clients.