Karigar

Setup

Installing Karigar

Karigar installs like any other Mac application. You will not need Terminal, and there is nothing to configure. The app is small — Hix runs on the Karigar server, so there is no model to download.

Private beta. Access is by invitation while Karigar is in testing. Installing the app is the easy part; you will also need an account that we have approved.

Downloads are not open yet. These steps describe the app as it will be; the download itself is turned off while the current build is prepared. There is nothing to install today.

Karigar is signed and notarised with Apple. macOS verifies it before it runs, so there is nothing to bypass and no security warning to dismiss.

Step by step

  1. Check your Mac first

    You need Apple Silicon and macOS 13 or later. Karigar checks both itself and will tell you plainly if your Mac is not suitable.

  2. Open the disk image

    Double-click the downloaded .dmg. A window opens with Karigar and a shortcut to your Applications folder.

  3. Drag Karigar to Applications

    Then eject the disk image. That is the whole installation.

  4. Open Karigar and sign in

    The first launch shows a sign-in screen. Enter your email address and Karigar sends you a six-digit code. There is no password to create.

  5. Wait for approval

    While the beta is small, new accounts are approved by hand. Until yours is approved, Karigar shows a waiting screen rather than the chat window. You do not need to do anything — reopening the app checks again.

  6. Start working

    Once your account is approved, the workshop opens and you can type. Later launches go straight there.

Good to know

It needs the internet

Hix runs on the Karigar server, so the app cannot generate replies or open your history while you are offline. It tells you when it cannot reach the server.

You may occasionally wait

The server answers one request at a time. If it is busy or has just restarted, Karigar says so and you can retry in a moment.

Your conversations follow you

History is kept on the server, so signing in on another Mac shows the same conversations rather than an empty app.