darthvader — downloads

Prebuilt packages for darthvader, the native desktop client for digital voice (M17 / DMR / YSF / NXDN / D-STAR / P25, EchoLink, AllStar, SvxLink, APRS, POCSAG) with DV3000 USB AMBE+2 support.

This repository contains binaries only — no source. Source lives in a separate private repository; the published sources of the GPL components ship with each package.

© 2025–2026 bjorne, SA7AUX — GNU General Public License v2 or later.

Windows

Download from the latest release:

File	For
darthvader-<version>-win64.msi	Normal install — Start menu + desktop shortcut, uninstall entry
darthvader-<version>-win64.zip	No installer: unpack anywhere and run bin\darthvader.exe

Windows 10/11 64-bit. Everything is bundled (Qt, codecs, LADSPA plugins); nothing else needs installing.

Silent install:

msiexec /i darthvader-<version>-win64.msi /qn

Antivirus warnings

The packages are not code-signed, so SmartScreen warns on first run (More info → Run anyway), and a few engines flag them on reputation alone — Microsoft Defender on a real machine does not. Verify the SHA-256 against SHA256SUMS in the release; that is what the checksums are there for.

DV3000 / ThumbDV / DVstick sticks appear as COM ports through the FTDI VCP driver and are detected automatically. If audio stutters, lower the port's Latency Timer to 1–2 ms in Device Manager → Port Settings → Advanced.

Debian / Raspberry Pi OS

.deb packages in debs/ — bookworm and trixie, amd64 and arm64 (Pi Zero 2 W and newer):

sudo apt install ./darthvader_<version>_<arch>.deb

Verifying downloads

Each release lists SHA-256 sums in SHA256SUMS:

sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS

Support

Bug reports and questions: SA7AUX. Runs on Debian 12/13, Ubuntu 22.04+, Linux Mint, Raspberry Pi OS (arm64) and Windows 10/11.