Installation

The Western Blot Utility is a licensed desktop application. We have prebuilt tested binaries for x86_64 architectures running Windows or Linux operating systems that you can download below. If you need a custom build, reach out to blackberryfloat+wbu@gmail.com.

Licensing

While the Western Blot Utility is a licensed application, licenses are FREE. For all licensing requests, please reach out to blackberryfloat+wbu@gmail.com. Please use the email address you want the license associated with when reaching out. Currently, we only allow one device per user, with exceptions being handled on a case-by-case basis.

NOTE To be transparent, we need to fund development so we can best support you. Thus, our goal is to always give you the option of either a free version with minimal Ads or a paid license. To support this we must reach a critical mass of users so that advertisers are interested in this platform. The free licenses are the best way to track this information.

Install Western Blot Utility on Windows

Download the executable linked below by clicking the button. This binary is a .exe file, so your device might flag it as untrusted and require your permission to run. This is expected.

Western Blot Utility for Windows

Once downloaded, you can double-click the file to run the application, and that is it! Happy analyzing!

Install Western Blot Utility on Linux

Download the executable linked below by clicking the button. This binary is an executable file, so your device might flag it as untrusted and require your permission to run. This is expected.

Western Blot Utility for Linux

Once downloaded, mark the file as executable as noted below, and then you can double-click the file to run the application, and that is it! Happy analyzing!

NOTE You might have to mark the file as executable before you can double click it to run. You can do this by right clicking on the file in the folder explorer, click the properties option, and toggle the "Executable as program" button to "on". You can also open the file in the terminal and use the chmod +x <filename> command.

Install Western Blot Utility on Mac

We currently support executable files for Macs with either Apple Silicon or Intel chips. Download the file by clicking the relevant button below. Mac will most likely flag the executable as untrusted since it is not being delivered through the App Store. This is expected.

Western Blot Utility for Mac with Apple Silicon

Western Blot Utility for Mac with Intel Chip

Once downloaded, you have to mark the file as executable. You do this by opening a terminal, navigating to your downloads and then use the chmod +x <filename> command. Now in finder you can double click the file to run it. If this is the first time, your Mac will complain the file is untrusted. You must follow the instructions documented here to resolve this.