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Install NAHPU on any device you already have

NAHPU is free, open source, and runs on Android, Apple devices, Linux, and Windows. Install it on a phone, a tablet, a laptop, or a desktop, whichever is with you, then follow the Quick Start to build your first project.

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Taken at Mt. Gede by Heru Handika.

Latest release

NAHPU v1.1.0 is out

Version 1.1.0 adds the Ichthyology catalog format in beta: record a fish as an individual or as a lot, measure the individuals in a lot, and link tissues and parasites to the fish they came from. It also adds tissue ID suffixes, and conductivity and dissolved oxygen saturation for collecting events.

Android: Available
iOS and iPadOS: Available
macOS: In App Store review
Linux: Available
Windows: Available

Version 1

NAHPU v1 “Tropical Mountains” is out

Version 1 is available now on every platform. If something looks wrong, please report it on GitHub.

The codename comes from NAHPU’s first real-world field test on Mt. Gede in West Java, Indonesia. The mountain also exemplifies the importance of biodiversity inventories, and the need for tools like NAHPU that aim to accelerate the discovery and documentation of biodiversity. Despite the mountain’s close proximity to Jakarta, the world’s most populous city, and to Indonesia’s largest natural history museum, MZB, undescribed species continue to be discovered there (noted in Esselstyn et al., 2014 and Demos et al., 2017).

Install NAHPU

Step 1

Install NAHPU

Every platform installs the same catalog and reads the same project files, so you can start on a phone and continue on a desktop. Downloads always point at the latest release.

Phone and tablet

Android

Requirements

Android 7.0 (Nougat) or later

Installation

1
Open the Google Play listing with the button below.
2
Tap Install and wait for the download to finish.
3
Open NAHPU from your app drawer or home screen.

Get it on Google Play

iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Apple devices

Requirements

iOS 15.6 or later
iPadOS 15.6 or later
macOS 12.4 or later (arm64 and x86_64)

One App Store listing serves iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Apple detect and install the version for your device.

Installation

1
Open the App Store listing with the button below on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
2
Tap or click Get and wait for the download to finish.
3
Open NAHPU from your home screen, or on a Mac from the Applications folder or Launchpad.

Download on the App Store

Desktop and laptop

Linux

Requirements

An x86_64 or arm64 (aarch64) distribution with GLIBC 2.35 or later, such as Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 12, Fedora 36, or RHEL and Rocky Linux 9

Installation

1
Run the install script in a terminal. It picks the right package for your distribution and processor, and when the Snap Store has NAHPU for your system, it asks whether you want the Snap, which updates itself.
curl -fsSL https://nahpu.app/install.sh | bash
2
Open NAHPU from your application menu, or run nahpu in a terminal.

Linux installation guide: packages, signing key, and portable archive

Get it from the Snap Store

Desktop and laptop

Windows

Requirements

Windows 10 version 1809 (build 17763) or later (x64)

Installation

1
Download the NAHPU installer from Microsoft with the button below, or search for NAHPU in the Microsoft Store app.
2
Open the downloaded installer, or select Get in the Microsoft Store app, and wait for the installation to finish.
3
Open NAHPU from the Start menu.

Download from the Microsoft Store

Looking for an older build or the release notes? Every version is listed on the NAHPU releases page. The full guide also lives in the installation documentation.

Step 2

Continue with the Quick Start

With the app installed, the next step is the Quick Start in the documentation introduction. It takes you from a fresh install to a project you can trust in the field.

Set up the app

The setup wizard on the home screen walks you through field identifiers and the controlled vocabularies your team uses. Setup is done once and can be shared with everyone else.

Create your first project

A project holds the specimens, sites, collecting events, samples, and media of one expedition or season. Start one in the lab with a real specimen before you rely on it in the field.

Learn the workflow

The Quick Start in the documentation introduction links the Day 1 guide, best practices, and the device notes for fieldwork, in the order they are useful.

Go to the Quick Start Read the Day 1 guide