Installing Tag-AI
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Tag-AI is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Select the appropriate installer for your operating
system.
Installation Process
The installation process is straightforward and will guide you through setting up Tag-AI on your system.
Windows
- Double-click the downloaded
Tag-AI-Setup.exe
file
- If a User Account Control dialog appears, click "Yes" to allow the installation
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation
- Once installation is complete, Tag-AI will launch automatically
macOS
- Open the downloaded
Tag-AI.dmg
file
- Drag the Tag-AI icon to the Applications folder
- Open Tag-AI from the Applications folder
- If prompted about an app downloaded from the internet, click "Open"
Linux
- Extract the
Tag-AI.tar.gz
file
- Navigate to the extracted folder
- Run
./install.sh
with appropriate permissions
- Follow the terminal prompts to complete installation
Post-Installation
After installation, the setup wizard will guide you through:
- GPU acceleration setup (for systems with supported GPUs)
- Ollama installation for local AI processing
- Database initialization
- Initial configuration
See the Setup Wizard documentation for more details.
Troubleshooting
If Tag-AI fails to install or launch, check the following common issues:
Missing Dependencies
Tag-AI requires certain system dependencies to function properly:
- Windows: Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 or newer
- Linux: Qt libraries (libqt6-*)
Permission Issues
Ensure you have sufficient permissions to install software on your system.
Installation Logs
Installation logs can be found at:
- Windows:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Tag-AI\logs\installation.log
- macOS:
~/Library/Logs/Tag-AI/installation.log
- Linux:
~/.local/state/Tag-AI/logs/installation.log