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Download · DEMO · first Windows release

Try Aether. Now on Windows too.

The DEMO is the full software, with a watermark. Same file as the paid version. Check the minimum requirements before you download: on a 4 GB PC the app will not start.

First release: Mac Apple Silicon, Mac Intel and Windows x64 installers. Not a ten-year product yet. We are grateful to anyone who tries it and reports issues.

Minimum requirements

Getting started (Mac & Windows)

Unlock Launch Edition · €49.00
Hardware

Minimum requirements

Aether is a real-time GPU compositor, not a video player. If the computer is below these specs, a spinner runs for a few seconds and the app never opens: that is not a broken installer.

Windows with 4 GB of RAM, Celeron/Pentium (N4000 and similar) or Intel UHD 600 with 128 MB is not supported. Aether will not start on those machines.

Mac

OS
macOS 13 Ventura or later
CPU
Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4) or Intel with a Metal GPU
Memory
8 GB RAM minimum · 16 GB recommended for 1080p/4K clip shows
Graphics
Metal GPU. Recent Apple silicon and Intel Iris/Xe Macs are in scope; very old models are not.
Display
1280×720 minimum · 1920×1080 recommended

Windows

OS
Windows 10 64-bit (21H2 or later) or Windows 11 64-bit
CPU
x64 CPU with 4 or more threads (Intel Core i5/i7 or equivalent AMD Ryzen). Not 2-core Celeron/Pentium.
Memory
8 GB RAM minimum · 16 GB strongly recommended (Windows 11 already uses a share of that)
Graphics
DirectX 12 GPU with at least 1 GB of video memory (NVIDIA GTX 10 / AMD RX 500 or newer, or Intel Iris Xe / Arc). Not Intel UHD 600 with 128 MB.
Runtime
Microsoft Edge WebView2 and Visual C++ Redistributable 2015–2022 (x64)
Display
1280×720 minimum · 1920×1080 recommended

Do not install on

  • Windows PCs with 4 GB of RAM (or less)
  • 2-core Celeron, Pentium or Atom (e.g. N4000, N4020, N5000)
  • Intel UHD Graphics 600 / 605 with 128 MB
  • 32-bit Windows or Windows on ARM
  • Netbooks and office mini-PCs meant for browser and Office
Choose your system

Install packages

Mac Apple Silicon

M1–M4 chips · macOS 13+ · 8 GB RAM min.

DMG · version 1.1.2

Mac Intel

Intel + Metal · macOS 13+ · 8 GB RAM min.

DMG · version 1.1.2

Windows

Windows 10/11 64-bit · 8 GB RAM min. · DirectX 12 GPU

NSIS installer · version 1.1.2

Package:

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Install on Mac

  1. Open the .dmg file and drag Aether into the Applications folder.
  2. Launch Aether from Applications, not from the DMG disk.
  3. If macOS blocks it: Control-click Aether → Open → Open.

Install on Windows

  1. Check the minimum requirements first (8 GB RAM, DirectX 12 GPU). On 4 GB or Intel UHD 600 the app will not open.
  2. Download the .exe installer (Windows 10/11, 64-bit) and run it.
  3. If SmartScreen warns you, choose More info → Run anyway (build not Authenticode-signed yet).
  4. After purchase, paste the key in Aether → License. Up to 3 computers, Mac and Windows together.
After install

Getting started in 5 minutes

Same flow on Mac and Windows. Goal: one clip in play, one effect, one output on a second display.

On Mac

Open Aether from Applications (not from the DMG). If Gatekeeper blocks it, see the install section above.

On Windows

Open Aether from the Start menu. You need a DirectX 12 GPU and current drivers — otherwise the preview stays black.

Shared workflow

  1. Click one cell in the deck grid (layer row × column).
  2. Drag a video/image onto the cell, or double-click → pick a source, or Inputs → Generators (e.g. Plasma).
  3. Press TRG on that cell to put it in play on that layer (or the column number at the top to trigger the whole scene).
  4. Watch the Composition monitor above the grid — that is the final mix.
  5. Add one effect from the effects browser on the selected cell; set Mix in the right-hand inspector.
  6. Top bar → Outputs → + Add output → pick the display/projector → Open. Move the window to the right monitor and go fullscreen if needed.

Aether is a live matrix (layers × columns), not a timeline. Start with one layer and one effect.