Installation

IkaSolver's solver engine is CPU-bound and benefits from multiple cores. More RAM allows larger game trees. Minimum recommendations:

• CPU - 4+ cores (solver scales with thread count)
• RAM - 8 GB minimum, 16+ GB recommended for full-game preflop solves
• Disk - ~200 MB for the application; solved sims (.iks files) vary in size

1. Download the .dmg installer from ikasolver.com.
2. Open the .dmg and drag IkaSolver into your Applications folder.
3. On first launch, macOS may show a security warning since the app is distributed outside the Mac App Store. Open System Settings > Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.

If macOS still blocks the app after approving it in Privacy & Security, open Terminal and run:

xattr -cr "IkaSolver.app"

Run this from the directory containing the app (typically /Applications). This removes the quarantine attribute that macOS applies to downloaded apps.

IkaSolver supports both Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) and Intel Macs.

1. Download the .msi or .exe installer from ikasolver.com.
2. Run the installer and follow the prompts.
3. Windows Defender SmartScreen may warn about an unrecognized publisher. Click More info then Run anyway.

1. Download the .AppImage or .deb package from ikasolver.com.
2. For the AppImage: make it executable (chmod +x IkaSolver-*.AppImage) and run it.
3. For the .deb package: install with sudo dpkg -i IkaSolver-*.deb.

IkaSolver also ships a standalone CLI binary for headless solving and scripting. See the CLI Reference for details. The CLI binary is available for:

• Linux x86_64 (musl, fully static)
• Linux aarch64
• macOS x86_64
• macOS aarch64

IkaSolver checks for updates automatically on launch. When a new version is available, a banner appears at the top of the window with a download link. You can dismiss it and update at your convenience.

After installing, you will need to activate your license before you can use the solver.