Installation

Package Managers

Homebrew (macOS / Linux)

brew install HuginSecurity/tap/hugin

cargo-binstall (pre-built binary)

cargo binstall hugin-bin

AUR (Arch Linux)

yay -S hugin-proxy

Nix

nix run github:HuginSecurity/Hugin

Debian / Ubuntu

Download the .deb from the latest GitHub Release, then:

sudo dpkg -i hugin-desktop-linux-x86_64.deb

Pre-built Binaries

Download from GitHub Releases. Every release includes .sha256 checksum files and .sig Ed25519 signatures.

Available artifacts per platform:

• macOS (Apple Silicon) -- .dmg desktop app, .tar.gz CLI binary
• macOS (Intel) -- .dmg desktop app, .tar.gz CLI binary
• Linux x86_64 -- .deb, .AppImage, .tar.gz
• Linux AArch64 -- .deb, .AppImage, .tar.gz
• Windows x86_64 -- .zip (desktop and CLI)

Verify a downloaded binary:

hugin verify hugin-desktop-darwin-aarch64.dmg

Building from Source

Requirements: Rust 1.75+ (stable), SQLite development headers.

git clone https://github.com/HuginSecurity/Hugin.git
cd hugin
cargo build --release --bin hugin

The binary is at target/release/hugin. Copy it to a directory on your $PATH.

Linux builds additionally require:

# Debian / Ubuntu
sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev

# Fedora
sudo dnf install webkit2gtk4.1-devel gtk3-devel libappindicator-gtk3-devel

# Arch
sudo pacman -S webkit2gtk-4.1 gtk3 libayatana-appindicator

Platform Notes

macOS -- Gatekeeper

Hugin ships unsigned. If macOS shows "cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified":

• DMG: Right-click the app, select "Open", then click "Open" in the dialog. Or:

  xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Hugin.app
  

• CLI tarball: After extracting:

  xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /usr/local/bin/hugin
  

• Homebrew: No action needed. Homebrew handles quarantine automatically.

Windows -- SmartScreen

Windows may show "Windows protected your PC" for unsigned binaries. Click "More info", then "Run anyway".

Verify Installation

hugin --version