Windows 10 / 11
Setup with a wizard, or an MSI for network deployment. Both install silently.
Download setupTANGENTA-0.86-x64-setup.exe /quiet
msiexec /i TANGENTA-0.86-x64.msi /qnDownload · version 0.86
Download
TANGENTA.
Free of charge for Windows and Linux. All packages are on GitHub with the current release.
Debian and Ubuntu
Packages for Debian 12, Debian 13, Ubuntu 24.04 and 26.04, with their own Qt 6.10.
Download .deb (Debian 13)Packages per system:
sudo apt install ./tangenta_0.86-1.debian13_amd64.debOther Linux systems
Flatpak for Fedora, openSUSE, Arch, Mint and every system with Flatpak. The runtime comes from Flathub.
Download Flatpakflatpak install --user TANGENTA-0.86-x86_64.flatpak
flatpak run ch.tangenta.TangentaGitHub
SHA256SUMS-0.86.txtsha256sum --ignore-missing -c SHA256SUMS-0.86.txt01 / Windows
Installing on Windows
- Download TANGENTA-0.86-x64-setup.exe and run it.
- Accept the licence and choose Install. The setup needs administrator rights and installs for all users.
- Open TANGENTA from the Start menu. From then on,
.vekfiles open with a double-click.
If Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”, click More info and then Run anyway. The packages are not yet digitally signed.
02 / Linux
Installing on Linux
- Download the package for your system:
- Install it in a terminal:
sudo apt install ./tangenta_0.86-1.debian12_amd64.deb(adjust the file name). - Open TANGENTA from the application menu or type
tangenta. Remove it withsudo apt remove tangenta.
tangenta_0.86-1.debian12_amd64.deb
tangenta_0.86-1.debian13_amd64.deb
tangenta_0.86-1.ubuntu24.04_amd64.deb
tangenta_0.86-1.ubuntu26.04_amd64.deb03 / System requirements
What your computer needs.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| System | Windows 10 (64-bit), Debian 12, Ubuntu 24.04 | Windows 11, Debian 13, Ubuntu 26.04 |
| Processor | x86-64 with 2 cores | 4 cores or more |
| Memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Disk space | 300 MB | 1 GB for images and autosaves |
| Display | 1366 × 768 | Full HD or higher |
04 / For IT
Silent installation.
For GPO, Intune, SCCM or your own scripts. Both packages install to C:\Program Files\TANGENTA; a newer version replaces an older one.
| Setup, silent | TANGENTA-0.86-x64-setup.exe /quiet |
| Setup with progress | TANGENTA-0.86-x64-setup.exe /passive |
| Folder and desktop shortcut | TANGENTA-0.86-x64-setup.exe /quiet InstallFolder="D:\Programs\TANGENTA" DesktopShortcut=1 |
| MSI, silent | msiexec /i TANGENTA-0.86-x64.msi /qn |
| MSI with log | msiexec /i TANGENTA-0.86-x64.msi /qn /l*v C:\Temp\tangenta.log |
| Uninstall | msiexec /x TANGENTA-0.86-x64.msi /qn |
05 / New in 0.86
Opens CDR files.
- Open CDR and CMX files directly, from version 5 to X6 and newer
- Text from CDR keeps rotation, condensing, bold and italic; masked images stay cut out
- File/Open also reads PDF, AI, SVG (including Inkscape), EPS and DXF
- SuperTrace keeps small lettering much better
- Large files with photos load several times faster
06 / Source code
Prefer to build it yourself?
The build guide takes you step by step from an empty computer to your own build, on Windows and Linux. It is written in German.
git clone https://github.com/roli8200/tangenta.git
cd tangenta
make test && make runStart drawing.
Free of charge, for Windows and Linux, with AI.