CLI

Install the Chainsaw CLI

Free and open source, no account required. One static binary per platform, each with a published SHA-256 checksum.

Pick your platform

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All binaries

Verify your download against chainsaw-checksums.txt before running it.

OS Architecture Filename Download
macOS Apple Silicon (M-series) chainsaw-darwin-arm64 Download
macOS Intel (x86_64) chainsaw-darwin-amd64 Download
Linux x86_64 chainsaw-linux-amd64 Download
Linux ARM64 (aarch64) chainsaw-linux-arm64 Download
Windows x86_64 chainsaw-windows-amd64.exe Download

One-liner install

curl -fsSL https://chain305.com/downloads/chainsaw-$(uname -s | tr "A-Z" "a-z")-$(uname -m | sed "s/x86_64/amd64/;s/aarch64/arm64/") -o chainsaw
chmod +x chainsaw && sudo mv chainsaw /usr/local/bin/
chainsaw version

Next up: Set up Chainsaw as a package proxy — the 5-minute getting-started guide.

Verify checksums

Download the checksum manifest and verify your binary before installing:

curl -fsSL https://chain305.com/downloads/chainsaw-checksums.txt -o chainsaw-checksums.txt
shasum -a 256 -c chainsaw-checksums.txt --ignore-missing

Full manifest: /downloads/chainsaw-checksums.txt (mirror: /downloads/checksums.txt)

Already installed?

Log in and put it to work

chainsaw auth login signs you in through the browser and keeps the token in your OS keyring.