Installing Tablyne

Download and install Tablyne on macOS, Windows or Linux, and what to expect on first launch.

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Tablyne is a native desktop app built with Tauri and Rust, so installation is a single download per platform — no runtime, no browser, no background daemon.

System requirements

Tablyne ships as a native binary for the three desktop platforms. The bundle is small (the UI is a WebView, the engine is a compiled Rust binary) and there are no external dependencies to install.

PlatformFormatNotes
Windows.msi / .exeWindows 10 and 11 (x64)
macOS.dmgApple Silicon and Intel
Linux.AppImage / .debx64

Your AWS credentials are read locally and never leave the native process.

Installing on Windows

  1. Download the .msi (or .exe) installer.
  2. Run it and follow the prompts.
  3. Launch Tablyne from the Start menu.

Windows SmartScreen may warn about an unrecognized publisher on the first run while code-signing reputation builds. Choose More info → Run anyway.

Installing on macOS

  1. Open the .dmg.
  2. Drag Tablyne into your Applications folder.
  3. Launch it from Applications or Spotlight.

If macOS Gatekeeper blocks the first launch, right-click the app and choose Open, or allow it under System Settings → Privacy & Security.

Installing on Linux

The .AppImage is self-contained:

chmod +x Tablyne-*.AppImage
./Tablyne-*.AppImage

Or install the .deb on Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo dpkg -i tablyne_*.deb

First launch

The first time Tablyne starts you’ll see two things in sequence:

  1. The splash screen — a short (~3 second) animated logo. You can disable it later under Settings → Startup.
  2. The welcome tour — a 3-step wizard that gets you connected.

The welcome tour

The onboarding wizard walks you through:

  1. Connect — pick an AWS profile (read from your ~/.aws config) and a region, then optionally test connection to confirm Tablyne can list your tables.
  2. Preferences — choose your interface language and theme.
  3. Shortcuts — a quick reference of the essential keyboard shortcuts.

The profile you pick becomes your default profile and reconnects automatically on the next launch, so your tables load immediately. You can change or clear it later in Settings → Startup.

You can skip the tour at any time with skip setup, and replay it later from Help → Replay tour or Settings → Startup.

The free local-only tier

You don’t need a license or an account to start. Tablyne is free forever against a local endpoint — DynamoDB Local or LocalStack on localhost. Point Tablyne at your local endpoint under Settings → Connection and work without a trial or paid license.

To connect to a real AWS account, Tablyne offers a 14-day free trial, after which you’ll need a license. See Licensing, trial & the free tier for the full breakdown.

Window behavior

Tablyne uses a custom title bar (the OS window chrome is hidden). Minimize, maximize and close controls live at the top-right of the unified top bar, and the whole strip is the window drag region. The app menu sits at the top-left — see The interface for a full tour.

Updating

Tablyne is versioned with semantic versioning. New releases are published as fresh installers for each platform; install the new build over the old one. Check the in-app Help → About dialog to see your current version.

Next steps

Next →
The interface