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One binary, and it runs

No runtime, no installer, no administrator rights. Unpack and start it - or use a package manager and let updates come from there.

Direct download

The binaries are unsigned, so Windows shows SmartScreen once and macOS asks before the first launch. Homebrew or winget avoid both.

macOS: downloaded, then opened

The browser sets the quarantine flag, and with no Apple signature to check against, macOS calls the app damaged. Clear it once and it opens normally:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/QuickRun.app

Unpacked from the tarball, for the bare binary:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ./quickrun

Homebrew does this for you:

brew install --cask fgilde/tap/quickrun

Browser extension

It puts the Run button on GitHub. It is not required - QuickRun works on its own - but it is the reason it exists.

Loading it by hand, where there is no store listing yet

Chrome, Edge, Opera: unzip the build, then chrome://extensions → Developer mode → Load unpacked → the folder.

Firefox: about:debugging → This Firefox → Load Temporary Add-on → the manifest.json inside the folder.

That is all there is to it: there is nothing to pair. QuickRun accepts requests only from a browser extension.

How the extension works

Verify and update

Every release ships a SHA256SUMS file. Once installed, QuickRun updates itself - in the same place, from the same source.

quickrun updateView SHA256SUMS

Every detail

Package managers, the macOS app bundle, unsigned binaries, uninstalling: the long download page in the documentation.

Documentation download page