Install the client

The Authoring Platform release package contains a download URL for the Snow Owl thick client.

There are no special requirements to install, it is as easy as extracting the contents of the archive to a folder.

To avoid having issues the following should be considered:

• make sure to extract the files to a folder that has sufficient permissions for the logged-in user

• try to avoid folders that are "too deep" in the file system tree. Certain Windows versions have trouble dealing with long file paths. Do not use "Desktop" or "Program Files" preferably.

Upon the first start of the client make sure the correct remote repository address is configured for the given user: