Pachca apps
Download links and feature overview
Pachca is available almost everywhere: on the mobile and desktop Web, in the mobile apps for iOS/Android and in the desktop apps for Windows / macOS / Linux.
You can find the latest versions here: https://pachca.com/apps
In this article, we'll briefly cover the system requirements for each app and go into more detail on the desktop versions.
System requirements
WEB: Chrome 109 or later, Edge 109 or later, Firefox 115 or later, Opera 95 or later, Safari 16.4 or later
iOS: iOS 16 or later
Android: Android 6.0 or later
Windows: Windows 10, Windows 11 and Windows Server 2016 or later
macOS: macOS Monterey 12.1 or later
Linux: modern 64-bit distributions (Ubuntu 20.04 or later, Debian 11 or later, Fedora 34 or later, Arch Linux)
We need these requirements to keep the service working well: older versions don't support some of the technologies Pachca uses. So if your system version is below the minimum, we can't guarantee that every Pachca feature will work properly.
Pachca for iOS
For Apple smartphones and tablets:
- Pachca on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/ru/app/id1498667276
For your computer, download the separate macOS app (download links are below)
Pachca for Android
For smartphones with Google services:
- Pachca on Google Play: https://pachca.com/android-app
For smartphones without Google services:
- Pachca on Rustore: https://www.rustore.ru/catalog/app/com.pachca.app
- Pachca on AppGallery (Huawei): https://appgallery.huawei.com/app/C105778079
Pachca for Windows
For individual installation:
- Windows nsis: https://install.pachca.com/windows/nsis/x64
On the Corporation plan, an MSI version is also available for preinstalling Pachca on company computers and managing the apps
Pachca for macOS
There are several ways to install Pachca on macOS:
- macOS DMG (Intel): https://install.pachca.com/mac/dmg/x64
- macOS DMG (ARM): https://install.pachca.com/mac/dmg/arm64
Pachca for Linux
There are three ways to install Pachca on Linux:
- Linux appImage: https://install.pachca.com/linux/appImage/x64
- Linux deb: https://install.pachca.com/linux/deb/x64
- Linux RPM: https://install.pachca.com/linux/rpm/x64
The AppImage package is harder to integrate into your system, but it updates seamlessly with a button in the app: the system removes the old version and replaces it with the new one on its own. AppImage also isn't supported on some of the latest distributions (for example, Ubuntu 22.04 and later). In that case, you'll also need to install the fuse v2 library: https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/wiki/FUSE
How to install AppImage:
- To use AppImage, just put it on your desktop or in any applications folder you like, for example, ~/Applications/.
- You can launch the app by double-clicking it or from the terminal: ~/Applications/Pachca-2.x.x-x86_64.AppImage. If it doesn't launch, make the file executable. Right-click the file, go to Properties -> Permissions and check Allow executing file as a program. You can also do this with the command sudo chmod u+x ~/Applications/Pachca-2.x.x-x86_64.AppImage
- To launch the app when your OS starts, find the Startup Applications app in the start menu or in your system settings and add Pachca there with the path to the Pachca-2.x.x-x86_64.AppImage file
- To integrate the app into your system automatically so it shows up in the start menu and app manager, install AppImageLauncher https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher/wiki/Install-on-Ubuntu-or-Debian
The deb package is easier to install and works everywhere, but updating it takes more effort. You'll need to download the new version manually and install it over the old one. There's no seamless one-click update yet.
If you use Wayland, see this guide to run the app natively. You can then launch the app with this script:
#!/bin/bash setsid ./Pachca-2.1.0-x86_64.AppImage --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform,WaylandWindowDecorations --ozone-platform-hint=auto & sleep 5
One thing to note: launching from the GUI won't work without the sleep, so run the script from the terminal
Desktop app menu and shortcuts
Every version of the app has a built-in menu where you can see shortcuts and extra features:
- Go forward/back
- Zoom in/out
- Clear cache
- Force reload
- Undo last action
- Force update
- Launch at startup
To open the menu:
Windows -> press Alt
macOS -> press Option
Linux -> press Alt
The desktop app remembers its window
Every version of the app remembers the size and position of its window on your desktop and restores them the next time you open it
Launch the desktop app at startup
In the app menu, you can set the app to launch automatically when your OS starts
Desktop app updates
Desktop apps get two kinds of updates: Web and Desktop. Web updates bring new user features and interface changes. Desktop updates bring technical improvements to how the app runs and works with your OS, and they're responsible for speed and stability.
All updates install automatically when you click the update button that appears in the bottom-left corner of the app. The exception is the deb package on Linux: in this version, you need to update the Desktop part manually. To do this, download the new version of the app and install it over the old one.
Using the desktop app through a proxy
- Proxy without authentication -> you need to specify
--proxy-server=host:port, and the user will have to enter a login and password on every launch - Proxy with authentication in the URL (socks5://login:password@host:port) -> not available yet
Managing Pachca desktop apps on company devices
Besides the settings each user can adjust in their own app, the Corporation plan lets you manage apps across all company computers at once.
Available on request:
- MSI for preinstalling Pachca on company computers and managing the apps
- Silent uninstall that shuts down running instances
- Running the app through an internal proxy without authentication