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## Download and Open Genvisis

1. [Download Genvisis and a Genvisis starter project](https://genvisis.org/#/download).
2. Run **genvisis.jar**.
* For Linux or Mac, or if you are running remotely on Linux:
* Open a terminal and run **java -Xmx#g -jar [path]/genvisis.jar**
* **#g** is the number of gigabytes of memory to use
* [path] is the location of the genvisis.jar file
* Example
* **java -Xmx24g -jar ~/genvisis.jar** (if **genvisis.jar** is saved in your home directory)
* Alternatively, locate **genvisis.jar** within a file manager and double-click on the Genvisis icon
* For Windows:
* Open a text file and write inside **java -Xmx#g -jar genvisis.jar**
* **#g** is the number of gigabytes of memory to use
* Example: **java -Xmx24g -jar genvisis.jar**
* Save the text file as **vis.bat** in the same directory as **genvisis.jar**
* Double-click **vis.bat**

![Image of Genvisis opened for the first time](/Images/GenvisisOpened.png)

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