A LITTLE HELP GETTING STARTED
A fresh start.
A smoother update.
Use these steps for QuantWord and QuantShell. Keep editable documents as QDOC and workbooks as QSHEET, and save your work before changing an installation.
Current release status: the local Mac test builds are ad-hoc signed and not Apple notarized; Windows installers are unsigned and need Windows runtime validation. Automatic Mac installation remains blocked until a Developer ID signed release is available.
Install on an Apple Silicon Mac
- Open the app’s GitHub release using an account with access to QuantOffice. Download its ARM64 DMG.
- Save your work and quit the older app, if one is running.
- Open the DMG and drag the app into Applications. Confirm replacement if you are updating an existing copy.
- Open the app from Applications, then eject the mounted disk. Ask your administrator if your company’s security policy blocks it.
A mounted DMG is not the installed app. Intel Mac builds are not included. Only approve a locally signed test package if you trust the company source; do not disable system-wide security.
Install on Windows x64
- Download the app’s Windows x64 Setup EXE from its release.
- Save your work and close the app.
- Run the installer and use the existing installation folder when replacing an older copy.
- Open the app and check that your saved native files reopen correctly.
You do not normally need to uninstall the previous version. Your documents and settings should remain in place; keep a backup of important files.
Check for a new version
- Open Help → Check for updates. Installed apps also check shortly after startup.
- If prompted for private-repository access, open Private repository access and save your own read-only GitHub token. Your administrator can help you create one.
- Click Check for updates. If a newer stable release exists, click Download update.
- Keep working while it downloads. The status bar shows progress.
- When it is ready, choose Restart and install. Save your open work when prompted, then confirm the restart. Cancel or choose Later to keep working.
The app does not automatically install a downloaded update when you close it normally. Installation is an explicit action. QuantWord and QuantShell each check their own product releases.
Set up private download access
Use your own fine-grained GitHub personal access token, restricted to the QuantOffice repository with Contents: read-only. Your organization may require approval or SSO authorization. Save it only in the application’s update window, never in a document or support message. It is encrypted using the operating system’s secure storage. Use Remove saved access to delete it.
Signing into GitHub in your browser does not sign the desktop updater in. An expired or revoked token must be replaced. Never share an administrator’s token between employees.
If an update is unavailable
- No stable release yet: your administrator must finish uploading and publish the matching product release. Drafts and prereleases are excluded.
- Access failed: check the token’s expiration, repository permission, organization approval, and internet connection.
- Release missing files: ask the administrator to check the update ZIP or installer, blockmaps, and latest YAML files.
- Mac installation blocked: this test build lacks a Developer ID identity. Install the new DMG manually after saving and quitting.
- Download interrupted: retry. Your currently installed version remains available.
Keep your work and your help
Updating replaces the app, not your document files. Keep native originals and backups. Help → User Guide opens the bundled offline guide. For feature-specific steps, use the QuantWord guide or QuantShell guide.