--- title: "Download Paperwing 1.2.3 for Windows and Mac (free)" description: "Download Paperwing 1.2.3, the free desktop PDF editor: Windows installer or portable, Mac for Apple Silicon or Intel, with SHA-256 checksums." url: https://paperwingapp.com/download/ --- 1. [Home](https://paperwingapp.com/) 2. Download Download # Download Paperwing for Windows and Mac. Version 1.2.3, released Oct 28, 2026. Free, with no account. Each button below downloads the file straight from the project’s GitHub releases. Download ## Get Paperwing.It’s free. Version **1.2.3** , released Oct 28, 2026 . For Windows and macOS, with no account and nothing to sign up for. - [What’s new in 1.2.3](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/releases/tag/v1.2.3) - [Install guide](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/blob/main/docs/INSTALL.md) - [All versions](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/releases) Windows Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit macOS macOS 12 Monterey or later **Paperwing is a desktop app.** Send yourself this page and download it on your Windows PC or Mac. ### Installer Recommended Start-menu entry, opens your PDFs, and updates itself when you say so. Paperwing-Setup-1.2.3-x64.exe 188 MB [Download installer](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/releases/download/v1.2.3/Paperwing-Setup-1.2.3-x64.exe) ### Portable Nothing to install. Run it from any folder or a USB stick; settings stay beside it. Paperwing-Portable-1.2.3-win-x64.zip 220 MB [Download zip](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/releases/download/v1.2.3/Paperwing-Portable-1.2.3-win-x64.zip) The first time you open it 1. Run the installer, or unzip the portable version and run Paperwing.exe . 2. If **Windows protected your PC** appears, click **More info** , then **Run anyway** . Paperwing isn’t code-signed yet, and Windows shows this for any unsigned app. ### Apple Silicon For Macs with an M1, M2, M3 or M4 chip, and later. Paperwing-1.2.3-mac-arm64.dmg 192 MB [Download for Apple Silicon](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/releases/download/v1.2.3/Paperwing-1.2.3-mac-arm64.dmg) ### Intel For Macs with an Intel processor. Paperwing-1.2.3-mac-x64.dmg 198 MB [Download for Intel](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/releases/download/v1.2.3/Paperwing-1.2.3-mac-x64.dmg) The first time you open it 1. Open the DMG and drag **Paperwing** into **Applications** . 2. Right-click Paperwing in Applications, choose **Open** , then **Open** again. You only do this once. If macOS says the app “is damaged and can’t be opened”, run this once in Terminal, then open it again: `xattr -cr /Applications/Paperwing.app` Not sure which Mac you have? Apple menu, then **About This Mac** : “Chip: Apple” means Apple Silicon. ### No Linux download yet Paperwing is built with Electron, so it builds for Linux from source. A packaged version will come if enough people want one. [Build from source](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/blob/main/docs/BUILDING.md) · [Ask for a Linux build](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/issues) · [SHA256SUMS.txt](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/releases/download/v1.2.3/SHA256SUMS.txt) Open source under AGPL-3.0 Official downloads: this site and GitHub only ## Which file do I need? - **Windows 10 or 11:** the **installer** adds Paperwing to the Start menu, can open your PDFs, and updates itself when you agree. The **portable** zip runs from any folder or a USB stick and keeps its settings beside it. - **A Mac with Apple Silicon** (M1, M2, M3, M4 and later): the Apple Silicon DMG. - **A Mac with an Intel processor:** the Intel DMG. Not sure? Apple menu, then **About This Mac** : “Chip: Apple” means Apple Silicon. - **Linux:** there’s no package yet, but Paperwing builds from source. See [Building from source](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/blob/main/docs/BUILDING.md) . ## Install it ### Windows 1. Run the installer, or unzip the portable version and run `Paperwing.exe`. 2. If **Windows protected your PC** appears, click **More info** , then **Run anyway** . Paperwing isn’t code-signed yet, and Windows shows this for any unsigned app. 3. To make it your PDF app: **Settings** , **Apps** , **Default apps** , search for `.pdf` and choose Paperwing. You also get PDF thumbnails in File Explorer. ### macOS 1. Open the DMG and drag **Paperwing** into **Applications** . 2. The first time, right-click Paperwing in Applications, choose **Open** , then **Open** again. 3. If macOS says the app “is damaged and can’t be opened”, run `xattr -cr /Applications/Paperwing.app` in Terminal once, then open it again. The full guide, including updating and uninstalling, is in [INSTALL.md](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/blob/main/docs/INSTALL.md) . ## Is it safe? Paperwing is open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence, so anyone can read every line of it on [GitHub](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing) . The downloads are built from that code by GitHub Actions and published on the project’s Releases page; this site links to the same files. Each one has a SHA-256 checksum you can compare: on Windows, `certutil -hashfile Paperwing-Setup-1.2.3-x64.exe SHA256`; on a Mac, `shasum -a 256` followed by the file name. **Official sources only:** paperwingapp.com and [github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/releases](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/releases) . Paperwing isn’t connected to PaperWingPDF (paperwingpdf.com), a separate set of browser-based tools. ## System requirements - Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. About 188 MB to download. - macOS 12 Monterey or later, on Apple Silicon or Intel. - An internet connection only for updates and a few one-time downloads (the Office conversion engine and OCR languages other than English). ## Open your next PDF in Paperwing. Free for Windows and macOS. No account, no subscription, nothing to sign up for. [Download for Windows](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/releases/download/v1.2.3/Paperwing-Setup-1.2.3-x64.exe) · [Download for Mac](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/releases/download/v1.2.3/Paperwing-1.2.3-mac-arm64.dmg) · [Download Paperwing](https://paperwingapp.com/download/) · [Star on GitHub](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing) v1.2.3 · Windows 10 and 11 · 188 MB v1.2.3 · Apple Silicon · 192 MB · [Intel Mac?](https://paperwingapp.com/download/#mac) Free for Windows and macOS · v1.2.3 [Other versions](https://paperwingapp.com/download/)