Stable downloads

Install Cove

Version 1.1.1 Published August 19, 2026

Arch / CachyOS

Recommended

Install the maintained cove-bin package through your AUR workflow.

yay -S cove-bin

Updates through pacman and your AUR helper.

Open AUR package

Flatpak bundle

A self-contained desktop bundle for amd64 Linux.

flatpak install --user cove-linux-amd64.flatpak
flatpak run io.github.coveninja.Cove

Replace the standalone bundle manually when updating.

Download Flatpak 138 MB SHA-256

Linux tarball

Bundled Java runtime for other amd64 distributions; system libmpv is required.

sudo tar -xzf cove-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr
cove

The launcher requires the /usr installation prefix.

Download tarball 147 MB SHA-256

Know what you are installing

Official packages are attached to the stable GitHub release. Checksums sit beside downloadable artifacts, and update-capable packages verify Cove's signed manifest before replacement.

Open GitHub release