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QuillArk for Windows and Linux

Version 1.4.2 · released 2026-09-09 · free, and the same application on both.

  • No subscription
  • No account required
  • Works offline
  • No manuscript upload

Windows

Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit

Installer

QuillArk-Setup-1.4.2.exe · 109.8 MB

Installs for you only. No administrator rights are needed, and it adds a Start Menu entry you can remove from Windows Settings like any other program.

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Portable

QuillArk-Portable-1.4.2.exe · 109.4 MB

Runs from a folder and installs nothing. Useful on a machine where you would rather not install software, or from a drive you carry with you.

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Linux

Linux Mint 21 or 22, Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04, Debian 12, or similar. 64-bit.

Debian package

quillark_1.4.2_amd64.deb · 123.2 MB

For Linux Mint, Ubuntu and Debian. Double-click it, or run sudo apt install ./quillark_1.4.2_amd64.deb. It adds QuillArk to your applications menu and updates with your package manager.

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Portable archive

QuillArk-1.4.2-linux-x86_64.tar.gz · 123.2 MB

For any other 64-bit Linux, or for running without installing. Extract it and run ./run.sh. An install.sh is included if you would rather put it in /opt and the applications menu.

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Installing on Linux

On Linux Mint, Ubuntu and Debian, install the .deb with your package manager. Using apt rather than dpkg -i lets it fetch any system library you are missing instead of stopping: 

sudo apt install ./quillark_1.4.2_amd64.deb

You can also just double-click the file. QuillArk then appears in your applications menu, and quillark works from a terminal.

On any other 64-bit Linux, extract the tarball and run ./run.sh. It runs from wherever you put it and installs nothing. If you would rather install it properly, the same folder has an install.sh — run it with sudo and it puts QuillArk in /opt and adds the menu entry. uninstall.sh takes it back out.

Two honest notes

The Linux packages are cross-built on Windows. The application inside is a genuine Linux x86-64 build and the archives are written with correct Unix permissions, but they have not been run on a Linux desktop by the author before release. If something does not work, it is worth telling us rather than assuming it is you.

Running the tarball without installing means Chromium's sandbox helper cannot be given the permissions it needs, so run.sh starts QuillArk with the sandbox off and prints a line saying so. Installing — with the .deb or with install.sh — restores it. QuillArk loads no remote content either way.

Check what you downloaded

Each file has a SHA-256 checksum. Comparing it tells you the download arrived intact and is the file that was published.

Windows

In a Windows terminal:

QuillArk-Setup-1.4.2.exe

certutil -hashfile QuillArk-Setup-1.4.2.exe SHA256
ecf25399018e09ad486c937123cbe320e1f9b37baa6c7194a6e7401d56a151f7

QuillArk-Portable-1.4.2.exe

certutil -hashfile QuillArk-Portable-1.4.2.exe SHA256
ccbe1d46174df74bb139a4cc5d494c005376ca914503666908692338bbae7464

Linux

In a terminal:

quillark_1.4.2_amd64.deb

sha256sum quillark_1.4.2_amd64.deb
02207c50a4f729427721811b0079cfab440c0c8daeac754dcfae21934615d973

QuillArk-1.4.2-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

sha256sum QuillArk-1.4.2-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
6aa224390a332dd2d36dade94c5b99be91b7206d28a90d3ea6d8109d9550f53e

Nothing here is code-signed

Windows

A signing certificate has to be bought and tied to a legal identity, and QuillArk does not have one, so Windows SmartScreen will show a warning the first time you run the installer.

That warning means “Windows has not seen this file before”. It does not mean the file is unsafe, and it does not mean it has been checked and found wanting. Choose More info and then Run anyway if you are satisfied you got the file from the right place — which is what the checksum above is for.

Linux

The .deb is not signed by a repository either, so your package manager will say it comes from an unknown source. That is expected for a package downloaded directly rather than installed from a repository, and the checksum above is how you confirm you have the file we published.

We would rather say this plainly than let you meet it unprepared. If QuillArk is signed in a future release, this section will say so.

Before you install

  • QuillArk asks where to keep your books. That folder is yours. It is not inside the installation, and uninstalling never touches it — on either platform.
  • There is nothing to sign up for. You install it, choose a folder, and write.
  • Everything works offline. Downloading QuillArk needs the internet. Using it does not.
  • Your books move between computers. The folder is plain files, so a Books folder written on Windows opens on Linux and back again.
Release notes Frequently asked questions

Free, and staying free

There is no paid version of QuillArk and no plan for one. If it turns out to be useful and you would like to say thank you, there is somewhere to do that — and nothing at all changes if you do not.

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