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Install Kifuli
in three minutes.
Watch each step, then do it: download one zip, unzip it, install and activate. Pick your computer.
Windows
Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit)
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Download the Windows zip
Open your Kifuli page (the link in your purchase email) and click Download next to Windows. One zip file arrives in your Downloads folder.
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Unzip it
In File Explorer, right-click the zip and choose Extract All, then Extract. A folder opens with Kifuli-Setup-1.5.0.exe inside.
Double-clicking the zip only shows what is inside. Extract it first, then run the installer from the new folder.
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Run the installer
Double-click Kifuli-Setup-1.5.0.exe. If a blue box says "Windows protected your PC", click More info, then Run anyway.
Windows shows this for new apps that are not yet widely downloaded. Kifuli is safe to run; the box only appears once.
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Let it install
The installer copies Kifuli in a few seconds and puts a Kifuli shortcut on your desktop. Leave "Run Kifuli" ticked and click Finish.
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Kifuli opens
Kifuli starts and asks to be activated. Next time, open it from the shortcut on your desktop or from the Start menu.
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Activate with one click
Back on your Kifuli page, click "Activate Kifuli on this computer". Your browser asks to open Kifuli: click Open. Kifuli needs the internet for a few seconds.
No prompt? Copy the key from your Kifuli page and paste it in Kifuli > Settings > Licence, then click Activate.
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Unlocked!
Kifuli confirms your licence and every tool unlocks. Your licence works on up to 3 of your computers; repeat these steps on each one.
If something goes wrong
Windows says the file might be dangerous
Browsers warn about new programs. Choose Keep (Edge: the three dots > Keep). Kifuli is safe; the warnings fade as more people install it.
Nothing happens when I double-click the zip
Right-click it and choose Extract All. Run Kifuli-Setup from the new folder, not from inside the zip.
Activate does nothing
Install Kifuli first. Or copy the key from your Kifuli page and paste it in Kifuli > Settings > Licence.
Mac
macOS 12 Monterey or later, on Apple silicon and Intel Macs
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Download the zip for your Mac
On your Kifuli page, pick Apple silicon (M1 or newer) or Intel. Not sure? Apple menu > About This Mac shows the chip.
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Open the zip
In Finder, open Downloads and double-click the zip. A Kifuli folder appears next to it; open it to find the Kifuli app and the install notes.
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Drag Kifuli into Applications
In the Kifuli folder, drag the Kifuli app onto Applications in the Finder sidebar. It copies in a few seconds.
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Open it the first time
Open Kifuli from Applications. If your Mac says it was not opened, click Done, then open System Settings > Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway. Confirm with your password.
macOS 12 to 14: Control-click Kifuli in Applications, choose Open, then Open again. You only do this once.
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Kifuli opens
Kifuli starts and asks to be activated. Keep it in the Dock: Control-click its icon > Options > Keep in Dock.
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Activate with one click
Back on your Kifuli page, click "Activate Kifuli on this computer". Your browser asks to open Kifuli: click Open. Kifuli needs the internet for a few seconds.
No prompt? Copy the key from your Kifuli page and paste it in Kifuli > Settings > Licence, then click Activate.
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Unlocked!
Kifuli confirms your licence and every tool unlocks. Your licence works on up to 3 of your computers; repeat these steps on each one.
If something goes wrong
“Kifuli is damaged and can’t be opened”
The download was interrupted. Delete it, download the zip again from your Kifuli page, and open it with a double-click.
There is no Open Anyway button
Open Kifuli once first, then look in System Settings > Privacy & Security within an hour. On macOS 12 to 14, Control-click the app and choose Open.
Which download is mine?
Apple menu > About This Mac. A chip named Apple M1 or newer: Apple silicon. Intel: the Intel download.
Linux
64-bit Linux: Ubuntu 22.04 or newer, Debian 12, Fedora 39 and similar
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Download the zip for your Linux
On your Kifuli page pick .deb (Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, Pop!_OS), .rpm (Fedora, openSUSE) or AppImage (any other distribution).
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Unzip it
In Files, right-click the zip and choose Extract. A Kifuli folder appears with the package and the install notes inside.
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Install the package
Open a terminal in that folder (right-click > Open in Terminal) and run the command for your package. Type your password when asked.
.rpm: sudo dnf install ./kifuli-1.5.0.x86_64.rpm · AppImage: make Kifuli-1.5.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage executable (right-click > Properties > Allow executing, or chmod +x), then double-click it (needs libfuse2; on Ubuntu 24.04: sudo apt install libfuse2t64). Prefer clicking? Double-click the .deb to install it with your software centre.
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Open Kifuli
Find Kifuli in your applications menu and open it. It asks to be activated.
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Activate with one click
Back on your Kifuli page, click "Activate Kifuli on this computer". Your browser asks to open Kifuli: click Open. Kifuli needs the internet for a few seconds.
No prompt? Copy the key from your Kifuli page and paste it in Kifuli > Settings > Licence, then click Activate.
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Unlocked!
Kifuli confirms your licence and every tool unlocks. Your licence works on up to 3 of your computers; repeat these steps on each one.
If something goes wrong
The AppImage does not start
Install FUSE 2: sudo apt install libfuse2 (Ubuntu 24.04: libfuse2t64), or use the .deb instead.
apt says the file is unsupported
Type ./ before the file name: sudo apt install ./kifuli_1.5.0_amd64.deb
Kifuli is not in my menu
Log out and back in, or start it with the command kifuli.
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