Install Yalqen

What you need

• macOS 13 Ventura or later
• A Mac with Apple silicon (M1 or newer). Intel Macs are not supported.

Install with Homebrew

If you use Homebrew, one command installs Yalqen from its own tap:

Install from the disk image

1. Download the latest disk image (for Apple silicon).
2. Open it and drag Yalqen into the Applications folder.
3. Open Yalqen from Applications or Spotlight.

The first launch

Yalqen is signed and notarized by Apple. The first time you open it, macOS asks whether you want to open an app downloaded from the internet. Choose Open, and it won’t ask again.

Some early builds were not notarized. If macOS says it cannot verify one of those, download the latest version instead. Yalqen’s source is public on GitHub and every release is built from it by GitHub Actions.

Make Yalqen your default browser

Open Yalqen’s settings with ⌘, and make it the default browser, or choose it in System Settings › Desktop & Dock › Default web browser.

Update

Yalqen checks for updates in the background and downloads them for you. When one is ready, a button appears in the toolbar and a card appears in the expanded sidebar. Open either to read the release notes, install and restart with your tabs restored, or choose Later. Builds from 0.2.0 or earlier cannot update themselves, so install a newer version once by hand. With Homebrew you can also run brew upgrade --cask yalqen. Your tabs, bookmarks and settings stay where they are. The changelog lists what changed in every release.

Uninstall

Run brew uninstall --cask yalqen, or drag Yalqen from Applications to the Trash.

Stuck? Open an issue on GitHub with your macOS version and what you see.