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Overview
Download Stellar from GitHub Releases and complete the first onboarding flow.
Stellar keeps research data local-first and asks the researcher to stay in control.
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Main guidance
Use this page as a practical checklist for the feature or workflow.
- Download from GitHub Releases.
- Use .dmg for macOS, .msi for Windows, and .AppImage for Linux.
- Complete onboarding, then adjust language, storage location, and theme later in Settings.
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Recommended workflow
Treat the steps below as a working rhythm. Start small, confirm the result, then expand the workflow only when it helps the research.
- Download from GitHub Releases.
- Use .dmg for macOS, .msi for Windows, and .AppImage for Linux.
- Complete onboarding, then adjust language, storage location, and theme later in Settings.
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Checks before relying on this page
Before treating the result as durable research material, check metadata, links, backups, and whether the page still matches the current implementation.
- Confirm that the relevant data is saved locally and can be found again.
- Check that links, citations, exports, or backups still point to the intended material.
- When the workflow touches security or recovery, test the restore path before depending on it.