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spacecake

getting started

spacecake is a desktop markdown editor designed for working with AI coding agents. it gives Claude Code context about your open files, displays live session metrics, and lets you visually edit the plans and specs that Claude creates.

installation

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spacecake is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

download (apple silicon) download (mac intel)
other platforms
platform architecture format download
macOS apple silicon dmg download
macOS intel dmg download
Windows x86-64 exe download
debian x86-64 deb download
linux x86-64 appimage download
other platforms

you can also build from source by following the steps in the release pipeline.

step 1: download

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  • macOS: download the .dmg file (arm64 for Apple Silicon, x64 for Intel) or .zip for manual installation
  • Windows: download the .exe installer
  • Linux: download the .deb file (for Debian-based distributions like Ubuntu) or .AppImage for other distros

step 2: install

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for DMG (macOS):

  1. open the downloaded .dmg file
  2. drag the spacecake app into your Applications folder
  3. launch spacecake from Applications or Spotlight (cmd+Space)

for ZIP (macOS):

  1. extract the .zip file
  2. move the extracted spacecake.app to your Applications folder
  3. launch spacecake from Applications or Spotlight (cmd+Space)

for EXE (Windows):

  1. run the downloaded .exe installer
  2. follow the installation prompts (you may see a Windows SmartScreen warning since the installer isn’t code-signed yet - click “More info” then “Run anyway” to proceed)
  3. launch spacecake from the Start menu or desktop shortcut

for DEB (Linux):

  1. install the package: sudo dpkg -i spacecake_*.deb
  2. launch spacecake from your application menu or run spacecake in your terminal

step 3: open your first project

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when spacecake launches, you’ll start in your home folder (~/.spacecake). press ⌘O (or ctrl+O on Windows/Linux) to open your project’s root directory.

you can create notes and folders in your home folder, or open any project folder as a workspace anytime.

next steps

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