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SVX is in beta for Macs with an Apple chip (M1 or newer). Windows and Linux are coming. Because the beta isn't signed by Apple, macOS asks you to confirm the first time; the steps are below.

The beta for Macs with an Apple chip opens soon, with Windows and Linux to follow. The download links will appear on this page, with a checksum for each file. Here is what to expect when you install.

BetaYour system

macOS

SVX-beta-macOS.dmg

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SHA-256
0b35905218056de338118ccbd1b98241fce28eb3ea9e474e68f50875d036cb44
Or install from Terminal (no warning)
curl -fsSL https://getsvx.me/install.sh | sh
BetaYour system

Windows

Not available yet

Coming soon
BetaYour system

Linux

Not available yet

Coming soon

Once installed, SVX updates itself. Every update is checked against our own signing key before it installs, so a tampered update is refused.

An honest note

Why you'll see a warning.

Apple charges developers $99 a year to sign and approve apps, and SVX is a free beta, so it is not signed by Apple. If you download the file with your browser, macOS asks you to confirm the first time you open it. If you use the Terminal command above, macOS has nothing to ask: the app is the same, but it is not marked as downloaded from the internet.

The warning means the system doesn't recognise the publisher. It's a good moment to check the file is the one we published: compare its checksum with the one on this page before you continue.

Only the macOS beta is available. The Windows and Linux tabs show what to expect once those builds exist.

  1. Open the .dmg and drag SVX into Applications.
  2. Open SVX. macOS says it can't verify it. Close the message.
  3. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security. Scroll down and click Open Anyway next to SVX, then confirm.
  4. On older macOS versions: Control-click SVX in Applications, choose Open, then Open again.
  5. If macOS says SVX is "damaged", don't move it to the Bin. That's the same check. Open Terminal and run xattr -cr "/Applications/Secure Verified Exchange.app", then open SVX again.
  6. You only need to do this once. Or skip all of it: curl -fsSL https://getsvx.me/install.sh | sh installs SVX with no prompt.

Verify your download

Check the checksum.

Run the command for your system in the folder where you saved the file. The result should match the SHA-256 shown on the download card exactly.

macOS · Terminal

shasum -a 256 SVX-beta-macOS.dmg

If it doesn't match, don't open the file. Download it again from this page.

Problems installing or signing in? Write to support@getsvx.me.