Installation & Toolchains

SiliFlow Desktop Studio (v1.2.0) is distributed as a lightweight native Tauri v2 application. Thanks to its compiled Rust backend and OS WebView frontend, the installer is under 10 MB and launches directly without JVM runtimes or license daemons.

1. Downloading SiliFlow Studio (`v1.2.0`)

Official installers are published on the public SiliFlow releases portal:

Latest Releases: https://github.com/jinx-web/siliflow-releases/releases/latest
Website Quickstart: siliflow.in/quickstart

Operating System Packages

Operating System	Architecture	Package Format	Recommended Package	Notes
Windows	x64 (64-bit)	`.exe` / `.msi`	`Siliflow_1.2.0_x64-setup.exe` / `.msi`	Windows 10 & 11
macOS	Apple Silicon (M1–M4)	`.dmg`	`Siliflow_1.2.0_aarch64.dmg`	macOS 12 Monterey or newer
Linux	x86_64 (64-bit)	`.AppImage` / `.deb`	`Siliflow_1.2.0_amd64.AppImage` / `.deb`	Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch

2. OS Installation Steps

Windows

Download Siliflow_1.2.0_x64-setup.exe or Siliflow_1.2.0_x64_en-US.msi.
Run the setup wizard to create Desktop and Start Menu shortcuts.
Launch SiliFlow. On first launch, Windows can download SiliFlow’s isolated managed toolchain with SHA-256 verification directly into %LOCALAPPDATA%\Siliflow\tools.

macOS

Download Siliflow_1.2.0_aarch64.dmg.
Open the disk image and drag Siliflow into Applications.
On first launch, if macOS Gatekeeper warns about an unsigned beta build, right-click Siliflow.app in Finder and click Open.

Linux


# Option A: Universal AppImage
chmod +x Siliflow_1.2.0_amd64.AppImage
./Siliflow_1.2.0_amd64.AppImage
 
# Option B: Debian / Ubuntu (.deb)
sudo dpkg -i Siliflow_1.2.0_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f

3. Managed & Detected EDA Toolchains (`8` Binaries)

The Rust Toolchain Scanner checks SiliFlow’s isolated managed folder first (%LOCALAPPDATA%\Siliflow\tools on Windows, ~/.siliflow/tools on macOS/Linux) before falling back to MSYS2, OSS CAD Suite, and your system PATH.

Binary	Role in SiliFlow Studio	Status
Icarus Verilog (`iverilog` + `vvp`)	Event-driven Verilog simulation & fast lint diagnostics	Core Simulation
Verilator (`verilator` / `verilator_bin`)	High-speed C++ / SystemVerilog compilation & lint verification	Core Simulation
Yosys (`yosys`)	Synthesis elaboration for Schematics, STA timing & CDC/RDC analysis	Synthesis & Signoff
sv2v (`sv2v`)	Automatic SystemVerilog-to-Verilog-2005 transpilation fallback	SV Compatibility
Slang (`slang`)	Deep IEEE 1800 SystemVerilog parser & real-time lint squiggles	SV Diagnostics
Verible (`verible-verilog-*`)	Style linting & formatting checks	Code Quality
GTKWave (`gtkwave`)	Optional external standalone waveform viewer launcher	Optional Handoff

4. Platform Toolchain Setup Commands

Windows (MSYS2 UCRT64 or One-Click Managed Install)

Inside SiliFlow, open Tools → EDA Toolchain Manager to run the SHA-256-verified managed Windows installer automatically, or install the full open-source suite via MSYS2 UCRT64:


pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-iverilog \
          mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-verilator \
          mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-yosys

SiliFlow automatically searches C:\msys64\ucrt64\bin, C:\msys64\mingw64\bin, C:\iverilog\bin, and C:\oss-cad-suite\bin even if they are missing from your global Windows PATH.

macOS (Homebrew)


brew install icarus-verilog verilator yosys sv2v slang

Linux (Ubuntu / Debian)


sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y iverilog verilator yosys gtkwave

5. In-App Toolchain Verification & Environment Info

Check the bottom-right Status Bar indicator (All Tools Ready vs. Tools Missing).
Click it anytime (or open Tools → EDA Toolchain Manager) to inspect binary paths, run Auto-Detect / Reload Toolchain, or trigger a one-click managed download.
Click Help → Copy Environment Info to copy your OS, active simulator engine, and all detected binary paths directly to clipboard when filing bug reports.