Installation

TrainPanel is a native application for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS.

Requirements

  • A recent 64-bit system (Windows 10+, macOS 11+, Linux with WebKitGTK 4.1).
  • ~300 MB of disk space (a lightweight local model for voice recognition is bundled).
  • If you want to control a DCC command station: be on the same local network as the station.

Windows

Download the .msi or .exe installer from the downloads page and run it. No additional dependencies to install.

macOS

Download the .dmg, open it, drag TrainPanel into Applications.

On first launch, macOS may show a security warning (“Apple could not verify…”). Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, then click Open Anyway.

Linux

Three formats are provided: AppImage (portable, double-click), .deb (Debian/Ubuntu) and .rpm (Fedora/openSUSE).

# AppImage
chmod +x TrainPanel-*.AppImage
./TrainPanel-*.AppImage

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo dpkg -i trainpanel_*.deb

If a WebKit dependency is missing, install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0.

First launch

The app opens on an empty project in Edit mode and Simulation mode. You can start working immediately without any hardware connected.