Download and Installation

ZStudio is a cross-platform embedded IDE that that provides consistent experience on Windows, Linux and Cloud online.

System requirements

You can review the system requirements to check if your computer configuration is supported.

• Windows: Windows 10 and above
  • Visual C++ Redistributable is required for development environment
• Linux:
  • Ubuntu 20, Ubuntu 22, and Ubuntu 24
  • CentOS 7 and CentOS 8
  • Fedora 41 and Fedora 42

Setup using the Terapines Installer

The Terapines Installer is the recommended tool to install Terapines products. For users without a graphical interface, please use the Command Line Interface (CLI) installer.

Windows

1. Select Windows from pull-down box to download the Installer .exe from ZSolution web page.

2. Run the Installer with administrator privileges.

3. Install the product on the main menu. Please check the box of adding system PATH.

Once installed, you can open the Product Manager to handle multiple versions of your product.

• Community Edition: Use immediately without logging in.
• Commercial Edition: Activate your license by following the instructions in the License Manual.

Linux (GUI)

1. Select Linux from pull-down box to download the Installer executable from ZSolution download page.

2. Make the ZSolution-Installer executable by all users:

   chmod a+x ZSolution-Installer-<version>-Linux

3. Run the executable with command:

   ./ZSolution-Installer-<version>-Linux

4. Install the product on the main menu. Please check the box of adding system PATH.

Once installed, you can open the Product Manager to handle multiple versions of your product.

• Community Edition: Use immediately without logging in.

• Commercial Edition: Activate your license by following the instructions in the License Manual.

  

  

ZSolution comes pre-installed with the latest version of the ZCC toolchain and its supporting libraries. You can install additional libraries (LibDSP, or LibNN) through Pack Management. If ZStudio detects that a required library for your specified architecture is missing, it will prompt you to download it via the package manager.

Update

You can update ZStudio in the Terapines Product Manager whenever a new version is released.

1. Launch Terapines Product Manager, expand Available.
2. Locate the most recent version in the list to install.

Enable email notifications

To stay informed about new ZStudio updates:

Click the Settings icon in the top-right corner of Terapines Product Manager. Go to the Profile page and toggle on Email Notifications.

You will now be automatically notified within the manager whenever a new version is available.

Update detection for product manager

The Product Manager has supported automatic update detection since version 1.4.1. When a new version is available, an upgrade reminder icon will appear on the main page. Additionally, a "Check for Updates" button is provided in Settings > About.

Version information

You can identify your ZStudio version by clicking Help > About. To view information about changes, improvements, and fixes, go to Help > Changelog.

Try ZStudio Cloud

You can access ZStudio Cloud online from any device with a web browser.

You must register a Terapines account before using ZStudio Cloud. You can sign in if you already have one.

Click the button to launch ZStudio Cloud. ZStudio opens in ZSolution mode by default. To switch to another mode, click the mode icons in the upper-left corner and select from the drop-down menu.

Feel free to create projects or solutions in your $HOME directory, which will be persistently saved. Your files will be preserved even if you log out of ZStudio Cloud and later create a new instance.