JUNE 18 2021 : NOTICE: OFFICIAL SIDENODER DISCONTINUED

JUNE 20 2021 : UNOFFICIAL USER-MAINTAINED FORK AVAILABLE HERE

SideNoder - A cross platform sideloader for Quest(1&2) standalone vr headset.

What makes sidenoder better than other sideloaders ?

--- - **Automatically scan** hmd and drive, to **find available updates**. - Apps automatically **update without losing app/cache/save data**. - Apps can update **across mismatching apk signatures**. - Drive list indicates **availability of working multiplayer functionality**. - Drive list is **sorted** by date and offers **search function**. - Drive list offers **pictures and versionCodes**. - Much much more. ---

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How to install or run this app

Windows
Linux
Mac/OSx

How to download and manually run this app using node instead

Windows
Linux
Mac/OSx

Running the compiled version

Run precompiled release on windows:

Download and unpack the latest windows release from https://github.com/whitewhidow/quest-sidenoder/releases/latest
Run the windows-install.bat script and follow the onscreen instructions (this will install 7ZIP, GIT, NODE, ADB, RCLONE and WINFSP)
Run the sidenoder.exe application

Run precompiled release on linux:

Install ADB and RCLONE: sudo apt install adb && curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
Download and unpack the latest linux AppImage from https://github.com/whitewhidow/quest-sidenoder/releases/latest
Make the AppImage executable.
Run the AppImage

Run precompiled release on mac:

Install ADB, RCLONE and OSXFUSE:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
brew install android-platform-tools
curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
brew install osxfuse

Download and unpack the latest mac release (.App / .dmg) from https://github.com/whitewhidow/quest-sidenoder/releases/latest
Run the .App or .dmg

Running big sur?

For mounting issues with Sidenoder on Osx Big Sur, Please install the latest osxfuse (prerelease) https://github.com/osxfuse/osxfuse/releases

Please report any issues here :

https://github.com/whitewhidow/quest-sidenoder/issues | https://t.me/whitewhidow | https://discord.gg/pVMsAyYhAf

Alternatively, Manually run using node

Manually run using node on windows:

Download and install GIT from https://git-scm.com/download/win

Run the following in a command line terminal (cmd):

git clone https://github.com/whitewhidow/quest-sidenoder.git
cd quest-sidenoder/
windows-install.bat
npm install

Reboot and launch the app from the command line terminal:
```
cd C:\wherever\you\installed\quest-sidenoder
npm start
```

Manually run using node on linux:

sudo apt install git adb nodejs
curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
git clone https://github.com/whitewhidow/quest-sidenoder.git
cd quest-sidenoder/
npm install
npm start

Manually run using node on mac:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
brew install git
brew install node
curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
brew cask install android-platform-tools
brew cask install osxfuse
git clone https://github.com/whitewhidow/quest-sidenoder.git
cd quest-sidenoder/
npm install
npm start