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Install Lens Loop#

Lens Loop is lightweight and simple to install on all major platforms.

To download Lens Loop, sign up for Closed Beta, and find a download link in your email.

Lens Loop contains the following components:

Component Description
Lens Loop IDE The main application for viewing and analyzing traces
Loop Server Local proxy server that captures LLM traffic and runs on port 31300

Info

Loop Server starts automatically when you launch Lens Loop and stops when you close the application.

System Requirements#

Minimum hardware requirements:

Requirement Minimum
Processor 2 GHz and faster
Memory 4 GB RAM
Disk Space 1 GB

Installation steps#

  1. Open the .dmg file from your download
  2. Drag Lens Loop to the Applications folder
  3. Launch Lens Loop from Launchpad or Spotlight
  4. Optionally, right-click the dock icon and select Options > Keep in Dock

Initial launch

If macOS shows a security warning, go to System Settings > Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.

  1. Download the .AppImage file

  2. Make it executable:

    chmod +x Lens.Loop.*.AppImage

  3. Run the application:

    ./Lens.Loop.*.AppImage

Desktop integration

Use AppImageLauncher to integrate AppImages with your desktop environment.

  1. Run the Lens.Loop.Setup.{version}.exe installer
  2. Follow the installation wizard
  3. Launch Lens Loop from the Start menu

Default installation paths

  • System-wide: C:\Program Files\Lens Loop
  • Per-user: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Programs\Lens Loop

Updates#

Lens Loop updates automatically. When a new version is available, you'll see a notification in the application.

Auto-updates are supported for:

  • macOS (.dmg)
  • Linux (.AppImage)
  • Windows (.exe)

Next steps