CHIRP

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h1. Normal downloads

CHIRP is distributed as a series of automatically-generated builds. Any time we make a change to CHIRP, a build is created for it the next day. Thus, CHIRP is versioned by the date on which it was created, which makes it easy to determine if you have an older build. We don't put experimental things into CHIRP before they are ready, except where specifically called out with a warning. Thus, you do not need to worry about finding a stable version to run. You should always be on the latest build available.

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h1. Live CD

A Linux-based LiveCD is available with CHIRP pre-installed. This will boot on almost any system and provide a highly-compatible CHIRP environment without the need for fussing with a driver. It will not modify your system in any way.

• "CHIRP Linux-based LiveCD":http://sourceforge.net/projects/chirplivecd/

h1. CHIRP Downloads

NOTE: We are transitioning to rolling releases. For the best results, please download the current daily build!

||.Legacy Release 0.4.1
released on 8-October-2014 |.Daily Builds (recommended) |
|Windows installer |"chirp-0.4.1-installer.exe":/download/0.4.1/chirp-0.4.1-installer.exe ¹ 2^ (not recommended) |/4."latest daily builds":http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/LATEST/|
|Windows standalone |"chirp-0.4.1-win32.zip":/download/0.4.1/chirp-0.4.1-win32.zip ¹ 2^ (not recommended) |
|Mac OS X |Install the "KK7DS Python runtime":http://www.d-rats.com/download/OSX_Runtime/KK7DS_Python_Runtime_R10.pkg ^{3^} then
"chirp-0.4.1.app.zip":/download/0.4.1/chirp-0.4.1.app.zip ⁴ 5^ |
|Linux source |"chirp-0.4.1.tar.gz":/download/0.4.1/chirp-0.4.1.tar.gz ^{6^} |
|Fedora |"d-rats-repo.rpm":http://d-rats.com/yum/f11/d-rats-repo-0.1.2-1.fc11.noarch.rpm |
|Ubuntu |

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-hams-updates/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install chirp

Note: Using the standard repos instead of the ppa will get you a very old version of Chirp. |

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:dansmith/chirp-snapshots

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install chirp-daily

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|Live CD |"CHIRP Linux-based LiveCD":http://sourceforge.net/projects/chirplivecd/|
|Test report |"0.4.1 Test Report":http://chirp.danplanet.com/download/0.4.1/Test_Report.html |"Development Test Report":http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/LATEST/Test_Report.html |
|Supported Models |"0.4.1 Feature Matrix":http://chirp.danplanet.com/download/0.4.1/Model_Support.html |"Development Feature Matrix":http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/LATEST/Model_Support.html |

h1. Install notes

h2. Windows

^{1^} CHIRP is supported on Windows XP/Vista/7/8.

^{2^} Windows XP users may need to follow the instructions "here":http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/FAQ#I-get-application-configuration-is-incorrect-when-I-try-to-run-CHIRP if you have trouble starting CHIRP.

h2. Mac OS X

^{3^} MacOS users must install the "KK7DS Python runtime":http://www.d-rats.com/download/OSX_Runtime/KK7DS_Python_Runtime_R10.pkg before the application will execute. This only needs to be installed once.

^{4^} OS X support is limited to Intel architecture. PowerPC is not supported.

^{5^} Chirp.app is unsigned. With default security settings, you will need a special procedure to run it: Application Security in 10.9.

More useful tidbits can be found at MacOS Tips.

h2. Linux

^{6^} Most modern distributions should have almost everything required to run chirp. Make sure you have +python-serial+ and +python-libxml2+ packages installed. For more information about using CHIRP under Linux, see the Running Under Linux page