# Introducing The Zebra Launcher **URL:** \ **Category:** Ecosystem Updates\ **Created:** [March 27, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208 "2024-03-27T16:35:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![decentralistdan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/decentralistdan/32/28747_2.png) [@decentralistdan](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/decentralistdan)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/1 "2024-03-27T16:35:18Z")
> **[Introducing The Zebra Launcher - Zcash Foundation](https://zfnd.org/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/)** > > The Zebra team has released an alpha version of the Zebra Launcher, which enables Zebra to be installed and run on common operating systems without a command-line interface (CLI) or any prerequisites other than the operating system itself. As of... Please try it out by downloading and running the installer for your operating system and let us know what you think! > **[Release Zebra Launcher v0.0.0-alpha.1 · ZcashFoundation/zebra-launcher](https://t.co/GVV87oiWgK)** > > This release adds a macOS aarch64 zebrad binary, fixes an issue with opening an extra console window on Windows, and fixes a style issue. > WARNING: This is an alpha version, it likely still has issu... We also welcome any improvements to the project in the form of issues, discussions, or PRs on the zebra-launcher Github repository. > **[GitHub - ZcashFoundation/zebra-launcher: This repo holds a Tauri app for...](https://t.co/mt3am1RHgt)** > > This repo holds a Tauri app for Zebra to provide a GUI with webviews and a multi-platform installer - ZcashFoundation/zebra-launcher ---
**Author:** ![SexDrugsAndZcash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SexDrugsAndZcash](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/SexDrugsAndZcash)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/2 "2024-03-27T17:37:59Z")
huge!!! its syncing on Win 10 sync\_percent=2.714% in few mins ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/original/3X/0/c/0c681fd6e0f50754f76b227bc7ddaf0aa2c7e9a5.png) ---
**Author:** ![Iogy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/iogy/32/21500_2.png) [@Iogy](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Iogy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/3 "2024-03-27T18:33:36Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/original/3X/e/f/ef9dbb1518a66070d0659c0ba22b7f993400152b.png) No prblms here, good job guys. Looking forward to the next updates… I really believe in the power of this implementation 🦓 Ty ---
**Author:** ![Shawn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/shawn/32/187_2.png) [@Shawn](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Shawn)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/4 "2024-03-27T19:31:53Z")
This is awesome, a great way to get Zcashs node count up! ---
**Author:** ![Shawn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/shawn/32/187_2.png) [@Shawn](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Shawn)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/5 "2024-03-27T20:18:13Z")
![zebra](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/original/3X/2/3/23b6ea0b8b803d360af865e216d370e46320382b.jpeg) ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/original/3X/0/1/0163f24539fe16d263e44b5d12542c789986f9fe.gif "Old School Reaction GIF - Find & Share on GIPHY") ---
**Author:** ![dismad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/dismad/32/18432_2.png) [@dismad](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/dismad)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/6 "2024-03-28T02:56:43Z")
So happy to see this! This will help more mainstream users get their toes wet, I’m pretty sure a large percentage of users in these forums use Windows/Mac on their main computers 😍 🧑‍🎓 🦓 > Embedded desktop wallet in the Zebra Launcher UI such as Zingo-PC. Yes! As fun as it is to compile and run Zebra+lightwalletd+ZingoPC, having options like this will be a huge win for the ecosystem. ---
**Author:** ![ambimorph](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/ambimorph/32/26890_2.png) [@ambimorph](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ambimorph)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/7 "2024-03-29T16:06:29Z")
Getting an error on Mac. Where’s the best place to get help? ---
**Author:** ![joshs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/joshs/32/13631_2.png) [@joshs](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/joshs)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/8 "2024-03-29T16:10:57Z")
Me too. I’m getting " **“Zebra” is damaged and can’t be opened. You should eject the disk image.**" ---
**Author:** ![Autotunafish](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/autotunafish/32/7827_2.png) [@Autotunafish](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Autotunafish)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/9 "2024-03-29T16:19:00Z")
Does the macos\_aarch64 imply non-intel? @ambimorph @joshs What kind if processors are yall running? I have an intel and yes, no bueno ---
**Author:** ![ambimorph](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/ambimorph/32/26890_2.png) [@ambimorph](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ambimorph)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/10 "2024-03-29T16:45:34Z")
Apple M2 Pro ---
**Author:** ![joshs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/joshs/32/13631_2.png) [@joshs](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/joshs)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/11 "2024-03-29T19:46:20Z")
Apple M1 [10 char] ---
**Author:** ![arya2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@arya2](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/arya2)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/12 "2024-04-01T16:00:43Z")
It seems macOS is quarantining the unsigned app, hopefully signing the binaries will fix this in future releases. It may be possible to use the existing installation by removing it from the quarantine list by running `xattr -p com.apple.quarantine` to check if it’s in that list, and `xattr -d com.apple.quarantine` to remove it. ---
**Author:** ![zerodartz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/zerodartz/32/26722_2.png) [@zerodartz](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/zerodartz)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/13 "2024-04-02T18:33:08Z")
now that we have the launcher. could we get something in UI wise more nicer also soon one day? i saw this one pretty cool: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/original/3X/c/6/c663f498ce75bc362e7df1ddf91e5db8f11669b9.jpeg) shouldnt be too hard to make? or is it? ---
**Author:** ![Autotunafish](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/autotunafish/32/7827_2.png) [@Autotunafish](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Autotunafish)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/14 "2024-04-02T19:36:34Z")
That sounds like a Zebrad-Prometheus+Grafana build, which is already in a docker so it seems pretty feasible ---
**Author:** ![arya2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@arya2](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/arya2)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/15 "2024-04-11T18:33:15Z")
It shouldn’t be too hard to make, we can query Prometheus data directly (outside of Grafana) for high-level progress bars and other metric UI elements. The Zebra Launcher UI was a bit rushed, we’ll probably redesign it after addressing more basic issues like signing the binaries and what’s listed in the low-effort high-impact section of “What’s Next” in the blog post. ---
**Author:** ![zkcroc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/zkcroc/32/26962_2.png) [@zkcroc](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/zkcroc)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/16 "2024-04-13T11:27:15Z")
Hey guys getting some errors on win10 VCRUNTIME140.dll VCRUNTIME140\_1.dll and MSVCP140.dll not found causing it to crash ---
**Author:** ![Autotunafish](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/autotunafish/32/7827_2.png) [@Autotunafish](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Autotunafish)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/17 "2024-04-13T12:54:14Z")
[https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-solve-msvcp140dll-and-vcruntime140dll/c4d5f4b1-c2ac-4613-b947-c75c5e436c93](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-solve-msvcp140dll-and-vcruntime140dll/c4d5f4b1-c2ac-4613-b947-c75c5e436c93) @zkcroc ---
**Author:** ![zkcroc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/zkcroc/32/26962_2.png) [@zkcroc](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/zkcroc)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/18 "2024-04-13T13:04:04Z")
Ah thankyou, ill try this out Update: installed those patches and everything seems to run OK, node spinning up nicely 👍🏻 ---
**Author:** ![zkcroc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/zkcroc/32/26962_2.png) [@zkcroc](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/zkcroc)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/19 "2024-04-17T06:54:22Z")
An update on running the zebra launcher for approx 26 hours… -Current status is 71.6% synced, height 1770000 through 2 months of the spam -Blockchain size downloaded so far is 89gb UPDATE: about 48-ish hours down, 75.6% into Novemeber 2022, data downloaded 180gb. Should be done tomorrow UPDATE2: all up it was about 2.5 days to fully sync to the current height Also this was done on windows 10, with a kaby lake i7-7700, and 8gb of ram ---
**Author:** ![dismad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/dismad/32/18432_2.png) [@dismad](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/dismad)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208/20 "2024-04-21T14:23:22Z")
Thank you for the sync times! Will you be running a lightwalletd server as well so you can create tx’s with either ywallet or zingo? [Next page](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-the-zebra-launcher/47208.md?page=2)