Installation

Prerequisites

• OS: macOS (11+) or Windows (10+). Linux support is planned.
• Disk: ~500 MB for the app + embedding model. Index size depends on your codebase.

Download

SourcePrep is a native desktop application. Choose your platform:

Linux: support is planned post-MVP. SourcePrep is not currently distributed through the Mac App Store and won't be — the indexer requires full filesystem access, which sandboxed Mac App Store apps can't provide.

macOS

1. Open the downloaded .dmg file.
2. Drag SourcePrep into your Applications folder.
3. Launch SourcePrep from Applications (or Spotlight: Cmd+Space → "SourcePrep").

On first launch, macOS may ask you to confirm the app is from an identified developer. Click "Open" to proceed.

Windows

1. Run the downloaded .msi installer.
2. Follow the installation wizard (default settings are fine).
3. Launch SourcePrep from the Start Menu or Desktop shortcut.

Verify Installation

When you launch SourcePrep, it automatically starts the background daemon. You should see the dashboard appear with a green "Connected" status.

The app also installs a prep CLI command. You can verify it in your terminal:

prep --version

Licensing

SourcePrep is free to use with all features included and unlimited projects — you can build the desktop app yourself from source. See the repository LICENSE for licensing details. Paid tiers (Pro, Teams, Enterprise) are coming soon — see sourceprep.io/pricing when available.

License activation and checkout for paid tiers are not yet available. When paid tiers launch, activation details will be documented here.

Upgrading

The SourcePrep desktop app checks for updates automatically on launch and notifies you when a new version is available. (The daemon/CLI install does not; check prep --version or the releases page.) You can also download the latest version from sourceprep.io/download.