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Version 0.1.3 · alpha · released 2026-09-04

Download Handler.

Handler is the consolidated desktop product of Julian Utility Company. The downloads below come from the official GitHub release, and each archive has a published SHA-256 checksum you can verify before running it. Handler is early software, and this release is labeled alpha accordingly.

1 · Pick your download

Windows (64-bit)

Handler-windows-x64.zip
39,377,597 bytes (39.4 MB)
SHA-256: 1ab54a44e03dc662f1a68e44693a4557c102ee141f2791d2e6f5e6fd386235c3

Linux (64-bit)

Handler-linux-x64.tar.gz
74,128,421 bytes (74.1 MB)
SHA-256: 45dcf923dccb939e27fc047276eebbea36d0a45eb8bf9b41115686254c604388

The integrity files for this release are SHA256SUMS.txt and PROVENANCE.txt. PROVENANCE.txt records the commit and tag the artifacts were built from.

2 · Verify the checksum (optional, for the careful)

Compare the hash of your download against the value printed above, or against SHA256SUMS.txt on the release page. On Windows, run this in a Command Prompt from your Downloads folder:

certutil -hashfile Handler-windows-x64.zip SHA256

On Linux, run:

sha256sum Handler-linux-x64.tar.gz

3 · Run it

Windows. Extract the zip into a new folder. The archive does not contain a folder of its own, so extracting into a fresh directory keeps its files together. Start Handler by running Handler.exe.

Linux. Extract the archive and run the executable:

tar xzf Handler-linux-x64.tar.gz ./Handler/Handler

If your system reports that the file is not executable, run chmod +x Handler/Handler first.

Both builds are self-contained. They bundle the runtime Handler needs, so there is nothing else to install first.

One-time warning: the build is not code signed during the free alpha, so Windows may show an "Unknown publisher" screen when Handler.exe first starts. Click More info → Run anyway. Signing comes with the paid launch.

What this alpha includes, and what it does not

This is an early development release. The current build includes the desktop shell, first-run configuration, clipboard capture, the radial workflow menu, Bento text transformations, original-text restore, and update checking.

Voice input, screen understanding, and general agent execution are in active development. They are announced on the homepage as designed capabilities, and they are not part of this build.

Platforms. Windows and Linux are supported today and are co-equal targets. macOS is planned once it can be tested on real hardware.

Questions or problems. Write to support@julianutility.com. Alpha support is personal, and mail is read by the people who build Handler.

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