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Expand Up @@ -15,9 +15,14 @@ The CAP console is a native desktop app, available for Windows & macOS, designed

## Setup CAP Console

Download the CAP console from [SAP Tools](https://tools.hana.ondemand.com/#cloud-capconsole) and install it.
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Will CAP Console still be available to download from there?

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Yes, update cycle on there is way slower though, which means that it almost always has to download a patch on first start.

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So the change is only about our recommendation? Then we could maybe keep the hint towards the tools page in a collapsed details section (for those who know it and want to use it)?

Download the CAP console for [macOS (arm64)](https://cap-console-updater.cfapps.eu10-005.hana.ondemand.com/arm64-cap-console.dmg), [macOS (x64)](https://cap-console-updater.cfapps.eu10-005.hana.ondemand.com/x64-cap-console.dmg) and [Windows (x64)](https://cap-console-updater.cfapps.eu10-005.hana.ondemand.com/cap-console-win-x64.exe).

![](assets/console/console-download-tools.png){style="width:450px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 5px #888888"}
For macOS users we also provide a Homebrew tap for easy installation and updates. You can install CAP console via Homebrew by running the following commands:

```bash
brew tap capire/tap
brew install cap-console
```

Start the CAP console and access your running CAP projects:

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You can choose between two deployment modes:

- **In-App Deployment**: Uses pre-packaged CLI tools with the correct versions — no need to install anything locally.
> [!note]
> Currently you still have to locally install [cds-dk](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@sap/cds-dk?activeTab=dependencies), [mbt](https://sap.github.io/cloud-mta-build-tool/download/) and in case of windows [make](https://sap.github.io/cloud-mta-build-tool/makefile/), but we are working on it!
- **CLI-Based Deployment**: Copy all necessary commands and run them in your own terminal.

### Designed for Simplicity
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