[Bug]: Linux AppImage missing from v0.16.1 release while documentation references it

[nirmt-124398]

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What happened?

Summary

The documentation mentions that Open Design supports Linux via an AppImage, but I can't find the Linux build in the latest release.

Environment

• OS: Fedora Linux
• Release: v0.16.1

What I found

The README states:

• Linux (AppImage, optional lane) → GitHub Releases
• od mcp install <agent> is supported after installation.

The download page also says:

"AppImage and Docker / Podman Compose are available on the release page."

However, the v0.16.1 GitHub release only contains:

• macOS (Apple Silicon)
• macOS (Intel)
• Windows
• Source code

There is no Linux AppImage or Docker/Podman artifact.

Result

Since there is no Linux binary, I cannot install Open Design on Fedora or use the documented MCP workflow.

Running:

which od

### Steps to reproduce

1. Go to https://open-design.ai.
2. Click "Download for Linux".
3. Follow the link to the GitHub Releases page.
4. Open the latest release (v0.16.1).
5. Expand the release assets.
6. Observe that only macOS, Windows, and source code archives are available.
7. No Linux AppImage (or Docker/Podman artifact) is present, despite the download page and README referencing a Linux AppImage.

### Expected behavior

The release should include the Linux AppImage referenced by the documentation, or the documentation should clearly indicate that Linux binaries are unavailable for this release.

### Open Design version

v0.16.1

### Platform

Linux

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[lefarcen]

Hey @nirmt-124398! 👋 Good catch — I checked the current public surfaces and your report is accurate.

As of July 29, 2026, the latest stable release (open-design-v0.16.1, published July 23, 2026) only ships macOS and Windows installers plus their checksum files. I also verified that the README still points Linux users to GitHub Releases for an AppImage on the optional lane, so this is a real docs/site-vs-release mismatch rather than a broken link on one page.

This looks like the same gap already being tracked in #4368, with #5531 capturing the earlier v0.14.1 report and PR #6017 tracking release-lane follow-up work. Let’s keep the discussion on #4368 so updates on the Linux artifact path stay in one place. Thanks for calling out the v0.16.1 release state specifically — that helps narrow the current impact. 🙌

[nirmt-124398]

Thanks for update, @lefarcen.

When can we can get it , is there a work around, can web version work on Linux.

It's my agencies immediat requirement.

So will web version work exact same by doing git clone??

[lefarcen]

PR #6299 is up to correct the README side of this mismatch. It makes the Linux download guidance explicit that the current official releases do not ship a prebuilt Linux artifact yet, links Linux users to the existing source-run path, and points back to #4368 as the central tracker for published Linux release work. Keeping this issue open until the PR lands.

[lefarcen]

Hey @nirmt-124398 — for an immediate Linux workaround, yes: the web/daemon path can run on Linux today, but it is not the same experience as a shipped AppImage.

The two documented paths we can point to right now are:

• Docker / Compose — fastest if you just need it running on a Linux machine
• Run from source — corepack enable && pnpm install && pnpm tools-dev run web

That source-run path starts the daemon plus the local web UI, so it is the closest current workaround if your team needs to use Open Design on Linux before a packaged release exists. The tradeoff is that you are running from source rather than from an official prebuilt desktop artifact, so install/update behavior is different from the future AppImage path.

I still don't have a public ETA I can honestly give for the official Linux artifact itself. Separately, PR #6299 is open to make the docs explicit about the current Linux situation while PR #6017 continues tracking the release-lane follow-up.