Mihomo (formerly Clash Meta) download center: platforms, architectures, and files

Understand the project relationship and intended users

Mihomo is a proxy core, not a complete graphical client. Desktop users commonly manage it through clients such as Clash Verge Rev, while server and router environments may run the core directly.

Verify the release source, not just the “latest” label

Confirm the project owner and release tag through the repository, formal release page, or platform store. A mirror can change delivery speed, but the filename, version, signature, or hash should match the release record. Search snippets labeled latest may be stale.

1. Confirm project owner and release tag
2. Check system, architecture, and package format
3. Compare filename, date, and file size
4. Calculate and compare a hash when supplied
5. Keep the release page and verification result

Confirm operating system and CPU architecture

Record the operating-system version and CPU architecture before downloading. Intel and AMD computers are usually x64; Apple Silicon and some Windows devices use arm64; Android requires the ABI. Matching operating-system names do not make packages interchangeable.

Read package formats and filenames

Windows commonly uses EXE, MSI, or portable archives; macOS uses DMG; Linux may use DEB, RPM, AppImage, or archives; Android uses APK. Installers, portable builds, and raw core files serve different purposes.

Choose the correct platform for the device

Choose the platform for the device in use, then narrow by CPU architecture and package format. If no build exactly matches the system, read the compatibility notes instead of guessing from a similar filename.

Validate with a real outcome, not a colored button

Test an explicit outcome such as opening the app, loading a configuration, reaching one target, or sending a test message. A status indicator alone is not evidence; compare logs with real application behavior.

1. Confirm project owner and release tag
2. Check system, architecture, and package format
3. Compare filename, date, and file size
4. Calculate and compare a hash when supplied
5. Keep the release page and verification result

Complete the smallest first-run loop

Confirm whether the package is a graphical client or a raw core. A client imports configuration and enables a proxy; a raw core also needs a correct configuration path, listening ports, and management method.

1. Download the correct platform and architecture build
2. Back up configuration, data, or recovery information
3. Close old instances and install
4. Prepare one known-good configuration or account
5. Validate one explicit function
6. Enable advanced options individually

Updates, backup, and rollback

Back up before updating, then check client, core, and configuration state separately. Preserve logs and return to the last known-good release if necessary; repeated reinstalls often remove useful evidence.

Sensitive information and privacy

Subscription URLs, recovery phrases, private keys, endpoint credentials, and full debug logs may contain secrets. Redact them before screenshots and never upload them to unknown checking sites.

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