Install.
Then make a mark.

One command installs Codeboard and its runtime. No npm account, separate Node installation, or administrator access.

macOS / Linux

Apple Silicon, Intel Mac, or Linux x64 with glibc.

curl -fsSL https://codeboard.nonom.xyz/install.sh | sh
Read the shell installer

Windows

Run in 64-bit PowerShell on Windows x64.

& ([scriptblock]::Create((Invoke-RestMethod https://codeboard.nonom.xyz/install.ps1)))
Read the PowerShell installer

Your first drawing

Open a new terminal in your project folder. Create a script and run it:

codeboard init
codeboard run scene.mjs

Open output/first.png to see the result. Keep output/first.cboard to continue editing.

Follow the quickstart

Portable downloads

Prefer to extract an archive yourself? Choose a package below.

Portable packages by operating system
SystemArchitectureDownload
Windowsx64Download ZIP for Windows x64
Linuxx64 · glibcDownload tar.gz for Linux x64 · glibc
macOSApple SiliconDownload tar.gz for macOS Apple Silicon
macOSIntelDownload tar.gz for macOS Intel

SHA-256 checksums · Release notes

FFmpeg is needed for movie export. Fonts are not bundled. See installation, updates, and troubleshooting.