Install ForestStudio Edu

Get the ForestStudio Edu desktop app running in a few minutes. Download the installer for your computer, then follow the steps for your operating system below.

Download

Current version: 1.0.13

macOS

Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) only. Intel Macs are not supported yet.

Windows

Installer delivered as a .zip file.

Linux

Not available yet.

  1. Download foreststudio-1.0.13-arm64. If it comes as a .zip, double-click it to extract the .pkg file.

  2. Double-click the .pkg file. macOS will warn that it could not verify the installer. Click Done.

  3. Blocked by macOS

    Allow the installer to run, in one of two ways:

    • Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll to Security, and click Open Anyway next to the message about ForestStudio.
    • Or open the Terminal app, paste this command and press Enter (it assumes the file is in your Downloads folder):
    xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine ~/Downloads/foreststudio-1.0.13-arm64.pkg

  4. Double-click the .pkg file again and follow the installation wizard. The app is installed into your Applications folder.

  5. Open ForestStudio from your Applications folder.

  1. Download foreststudio-win-xg4.zip from Polybox and extract it.

  2. Double-click the extracted installer to start the installation wizard.

  3. Blocked by Windows

    Because the app is not yet signed, Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”. This is expected. Click More info, then Run anyway.

    First, click More info

    Then click Run anyway

  4. Follow the on-screen instructions. The installer adds ForestStudio to your Start Menu, and optionally to your Desktop.

  5. Open ForestStudio from the Start Menu.

There is no working Linux version yet. If you need one, get in touch with us and let us know your distribution.

You’re done

When ForestStudio opens, you should land on the Dashboard:

The ForestStudio Edu dashboard after the first launch

To run your first simulation:

  1. Open Management Scenario in the left sidebar and look through the BAU (default) scenario. It is read-only.
  2. Open Run Simulation, give the simulation a name, keep BAU (default) selected, set 100 years and click Start Simulation.
  3. When it finishes, explore the results under Forest Dynamics, Economic Analysis, Forest Snapshot Viewer and Table Viewer.

The app runs on the Feuerthalen forest by default.

Explore the model →

Trouble installing? Write to olalla.diaz@usys.ethz.ch with your operating system and a screenshot of the error.