BotBot apps

The first version will be here very soon.

• Any distribution, Arch and Omarchy too. Updates itself.

  Download AppImage

• Ubuntu, Debian, Mint. New versions install with a click on the notification.

  Download .deb

• Fedora, openSUSE. New versions install with a click on the notification.

  Download .rpm

How to start the AppImage

1. Allow the file to run: right-click it → «Properties» → «Permissions» and tick the option to run it as a program (its name differs between systems).
2. Double-click the file.

The same in a terminal, in the folder the file was downloaded to:

chmod +x botbot_*.AppImage
./botbot_*.AppImage

If the AppImage doesn't start on Ubuntu 22.04 or newer, install the libfuse2 package (libfuse2t64 on Ubuntu 24.04), or just take the .deb.

The first version will be here very soon.

• One file for any Mac, Apple silicon or Intel, macOS 11 or newer. Updates itself.

  Download for Mac

How to install on a Mac

1. Open the downloaded file and drag BotBot to the Applications folder.
2. Start BotBot from Applications. macOS says it can't verify the developer: click «Done». The app isn't signed by Apple yet, so this happens on the first start.
3. Open «System Settings → Privacy & Security», and at the bottom, next to the line about BotBot, click «Open Anyway» and confirm with your password. On macOS 14 and older it's simpler: right-click BotBot in Applications and choose «Open».

You do this only once: new versions then install themselves.

The first version will be here very soon.

• Android 7 or newer. Coming to Google Play soon, until then it installs from a file. New features arrive on their own, no reinstall needed.

  Download APK

How to install on Android

The app isn't in Google Play yet, so Android asks you to allow installing from an unknown source. You do this only once.

1. Open this page on your phone and tap «Download APK». If the browser warns that the file may be harmful, tap «Download anyway».
2. Open the downloaded file. Android says installing from this source isn't allowed: tap «Settings», turn on «Allow from this source» and go back.
3. Tap «Install». If Play Protect asks about an unknown app, choose «Install anyway».
4. Open BotBot and sign in with Telegram.

When BotBot arrives in Google Play, first remove the version from the site, then install it from the store: Android requires this. Your helpers, chats and files live in the cloud, so nothing is lost, you only sign in again.