Download API Maker Launchpad

Run API Maker with MongoDB, Redis and 8 database engines on your own computer. Pick a folder, press Start, and the app does the rest. Free on your computer, with no licence key to request.

Free for local development
Released 22 Oct 2026
Runs on Docker
4 GB free RAM

All Downloads

Pick your platform

Version 1.0.0 for macOS, Windows and Linux, on Intel, AMD and ARM processors.

macOS

macOS 13 Ventura or later

UniversalApple siliconIntel

Disk image.dmg · 22.4 MB Zip archive.zip · 18.8 MB

Open the .dmg and drag the app to Applications.

Windows

Windows 10 and 11

Processor

Installer.exe · 11.6 MB Portable.zip · 9.7 MB

Installs for your user, no admin rights needed.

Linux

Ubuntu 22.04+, Debian 12+, Fedora 39+

Processor

Debian / Ubuntu.deb · 7.9 MB Any distribution.tar.gz · 9.5 MB

Needs GTK 3 and WebKitGTK 4.1, the .deb installs them.

Verify your downloadSHA-256 checksum of every file

Run shasum -a 256 <file> on macOS, Get-FileHash <file> in Windows PowerShell or sha256sum <file> on Linux, then compare the result with the checksum below.

API-Maker-Launchpad-1.0.0-macos-universal.dmg22.4 MB679bf535bfea82e77c32363c81dc2a8523bf66020966ac9f9a648e804515574e

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API-Maker-Launchpad-1.0.0-windows-amd64-setup.exe11.6 MB05c8a5aa605d53873812f40a885a47b0d7974492d571e4a1a0ec0981d8f2e959

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API-Maker-Launchpad-1.0.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz9.5 MB49818775d5adb93713e82a8177be53b9d0676317cda00357662c46b91bd43bee

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Get Started

Up and running in 4 steps

1
Install Docker
Launchpad starts MongoDB, Redis and your databases in Docker. Any Docker with Compose v2 works:
Docker DesktopOrbStackRancher DesktopColima
Get Docker
2
Install the app
Open API-Maker-Launchpad-1.0.0-macos-universal.dmg and drag API Maker Launchpad to Applications.
3
Open it
macOS may block the first launch. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway. On macOS 14 and earlier, right-click the app and choose Open. You only do this once.
4
Pick a folder and press Start
Choose an empty folder, a project name and the API Maker version. Launchpad installs API Maker, starts MongoDB and Redis, then shows you the admin panel URL and sign-in details.

Watch it done

From download to your first API, on video

API Maker Launchpad is a desktop app that runs API Maker on your computer. Pick a folder: it installs API Maker v4, its MongoDB and Redis, and your databases. One click starts everything, a watchdog stands by, and closing the app stops it all, with nothing left running.

Every Launchpad video

What's Inside

Your whole backend, on your machine

Everything a project needs stays in the folder you pick: the API Maker install, its configuration, logs and every database file.

API Maker, ready to go
The native API Maker v4 program, downloaded from npm and checked against its hash before it runs.
MongoDB and Redis built in
Started in Docker, with the replica set API Maker needs.
8 database engines
Run several of each, and create their API Maker instance in one click.
Projects side by side
Every project runs on its own ports, all at the same time.
Cloud mode for your servers
Draw your architecture and Launchpad installs it on your Ubuntu servers over SSH: one server or a load-balanced cluster, single or clustered databases, rolling updates.
Upgrading from v3?
The V3 to V4 Migration page moves a server of API Maker v3 to v4, with its databases, and can roll back. How it works