Desktop beta

Bring the studio home.

Renku runs locally on your computer, close to your screenplay and media. Install Renku, add the skills to your AI agent, and start your studio.

Installation

Three steps to get started

Apple silicon and Intel Macs · Windows x64

Install Renku

Open Terminal, paste this command, and press Return.

curl -fsSL https://downloads.gorenku.com/install.sh | sh

The installer detects your Mac, verifies the download with SHA-256, and addsrenku to your path. Node.js is included. If Git is missing, setup opens Apple’s Command Line Tools installer; finish that dialog, then press Return in Terminal to continue.

Install Renku

Open PowerShell, paste this command, and press Enter. WSL is not required.

irm https://downloads.gorenku.com/install.ps1 | iex

The installer verifies the download with SHA-256, installs the native Windows build, and adds renku to your user path. Node.js is included. Setup reuses Git if available or downloads a verified private copy automatically.

Choose your agents

The installer opens the skills setup automatically. Select Codex, Claude Code, or the other agents you use, then confirm installation. Renku’s skills will be available across your projects.

No separate Node.js, npm, or Codex CLI installation is needed. If setup is interrupted, run the installer again to continue.

Start the studio

Reopen your terminal and restart your agent after installation. Run this command to open Studio in your browser, then follow the first-run setup. Start a new conversation in your agent to use the Renku skills.

renku studio start

Keep this terminal session open while using Studio; you can minimize the window. Ctrl+C or closing the session stops Studio. Closing the browser tab does not. Run the same command to start Renku again.

Up and running?

Make room for your first film.

Connect your providers, create a project, and bring your screenplay into Studio.

Continue to Quick Start

Private by default

Your project stays on your machine.

Studio runs as a local web application. Your project database and media remain in folders you control.

Safe updates

Versioned and verified.

Every download is checksum-verified before activation, and Renku keeps installations versioned.

Open development

See how Renku is built.

Browse the source, follow releases, or report an issue on GitHub →