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 (32-bit and 64-bit) and above
  • Visual C++ Redistributable is required for development environment
• Linux:
  • Ubuntu 20, Ubuntu 22, and Ubuntu 24
  • CentOS 7 and Centos8
  • 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.

You can use Product Manager to manage several versions of the samne products. For community edition users, you don't have to sign in. For Commercial edition users, log in to your Terapines account from Product Manager, and it will automatically activate the available license for the product you install.

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.

You can use Product Manager to manage several versions of the samne products. For community edition users, you don't have to sign in. For Commercial edition users, log in to your Terapines account from Product Manager, and it will automatically activate the available license for the product you install.

ZSolution includes LibZCC by default. 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 receive automatic alerts whenever a new version of ZStudio becomes available. To update ZStudio, please go to Terapines Product Manager.

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 new account before using ZStudio Cloud. We recommend using a Terapines GitLab account, or 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.