Download Xiao

The kit makes Xiao from the Zen you already have, in about a minute. Your own Zen and its profile aren't touched.

Install Zen Browser if you don't have it.
Download xiao-kit.zip from the latest release and unzip it.
Open Terminal in the unzipped folder and run:
```
sh install.sh --tor --search
```
Open Xiao from the Applications folder in your home folder.

Install Zen Browser if you don't have it.
Download xiao-kit.zip from the latest release and unzip it.

Open PowerShell in the unzipped folder and run:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File install.ps1 -Tor

Open Xiao from the Start menu.

Install Zen Browser from its tarball. Xiao makes its own copy of Zen, and the Flatpak can't be copied.
Download xiao-kit.zip from the latest release and unzip it.
In a terminal in the unzipped folder, run:
```
sh install.sh --tor --search
```
Open Xiao from your applications menu.

Installer options

macOS and Linux	Windows	What it does
`--tor`	`-Tor`	Downloads Tor (about 20 MB, checked against a pinned hash) for Tor tabs. Tor only runs while Xiao is open.
`--search`	Not available	Installs Xiao Search, a SearXNG of your own on this computer, and makes it the start page's search. It runs only while Xiao is open. Needs uv or Python 3.10 or newer.
`--strict`	`-Strict`	Adds fingerprinting resistance, DNS over HTTPS only, and clears cookies when you quit. Some sites behave differently.
`--uninstall`	`-Uninstall`	Removes Xiao's copy of Zen, its profile, Tor, Xiao Search and the launcher. Zen stays.

Coming from Xiao 0.1

Run the new installer with the options you want. It replaces 0.1's extension with Xiao's built-in code and removes the uBlock Origin it may have added. On macOS the app becomes Xiao.app. Your profile, bookmarks and Tor tabs stay. The start page's links and settings start fresh.

Builds from source

Full Xiao builds from Zen's source are set up in the repository's fork folderand its build workflow; none has been compiled yet.