macOS (Apple Silicon)
macOS (Apple Silicon) Installation Guide
Step-by-step instructions for downloading, cryptographically verifying, installing, updating, and cleanly removing Nivara Browser.
1. Download & Cryptographic Verification
Download the official binary package and verify its integrity against the Navavritti Foundation Ed25519 signing key before executing:
# 1. Verify SHA-256 Checksum
shasum -a 256 nivara-1.0.0-beta.4-macos-arm64.dmg
# Expected: c7f658cc5f46372e6003b5533c8026addfedfe88250f091565e94a8c3f234ae7
# 2. Verify Minisign Signature
minisign -Vm nivara-1.0.0-beta.4-macos-arm64.dmg -P RWQ8wNavavrittiPublicInterestKey2026Ed25519ProductionMaster
shasum -a 256 nivara-1.0.0-beta.4-macos-arm64.dmg
# Expected: c7f658cc5f46372e6003b5533c8026addfedfe88250f091565e94a8c3f234ae7
# 2. Verify Minisign Signature
minisign -Vm nivara-1.0.0-beta.4-macos-arm64.dmg -P RWQ8wNavavrittiPublicInterestKey2026Ed25519ProductionMaster
2. Installation & First Launch
- Double-click
nivara-1.0.0-beta.4-macos-arm64.dmgto mount the volume. - Drag the Nivara.app bundle into your
/Applicationsdirectory. - Launch Nivara from Launchpad or Spotlight. On first run, macOS Gatekeeper verifies the hardened runtime and code signature.
3. Automated Updates & Uninstallation
Updates: Nivara checks https://navavritti.org/api/nivara/releases/latest automatically. Updates are validated via cryptographic hash and signature before atomic in-place replacement.
Clean Uninstallation: Delete the Nivara application and optionally remove your user profile located at:
~/Library/Application Support/Nivara.