= Download HeuristicLab =

== System Requirements == 
!HeuristicLab is based on the Microsoft .NET Framework. In order to be able to run !HeuristicLab properly, you have to downland and install the following software package:
 * [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=0a391abd-25c1-4fc0-919f-b21f31ab88b7 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Full Version]

Please note that we are working on porting !HeuristicLab to [http://www.mono-project.com Mono] but are unable to provide any support at the moment. 
You can have a look at this [blog:ascheibe/HeuristicLabLinux Blog post] for more information about the current status of the port. 
If you have gained any experience with Mono and !HeuristicLab, we would be thankful for any kind of feedback. 

== License ==
!HeuristicLab is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

!HeuristicLab is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html GNU General Public License (GPL)] as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the license, or (at your option) any later version.

== Download Binaries ==
The latest stable version of !HeuristicLab is '''3.3.8''' and was released on '''May 10th, 2013'''. A ZIP archive containing the binaries of !HeuristicLab 3.3.8 built for all CPU types is attached to this page:

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Check the ChangeLog to see what's new or to download previous versions of !HeuristicLab.

== Download Sources ==
 * [[http://dev.heuristiclab.com/trac/hl/core/changeset/latest/tags/3.3.8?old_path=/&format=zip|HeuristicLab 3.3.8 sources ZIP archive]]
 * [[http://builder.heuristiclab.com:8080/repository/download/bt10/.lastSuccessful/HeuristicLab%20sources%20r{build.number}.zip?guest=1|HeuristicLab trunk sources ZIP archive]]

== Daily Builds == 
Daily builds of !HeuristicLab directly from the source code repository are available as well. The daily build contains released plugins and plugins which are still under development. If you want to try out the latest improvements of !HeuristicLab or if you want to check, if a bug that you found in the released version is already fixed in the source code repository, you can try out the daily build version. !HeuristicLab is under active development, so the daily builds are in an alpha state and not for productive use.
 * [[http://builder.heuristiclab.com:8080/repository/download/bt3/.lastSuccessful/HeuristicLab%20trunk%20r{build.number}.zip?guest=1|Download HeuristicLab daily build binaries]]
 * [[wiki:BranchesDailyBuilds|Additional packages (daily builds of branches)]]

== Installation / Upgrade ==
!HeuristicLab does not contain a setup and does not have to be installed. After extracting the !HeuristicLab ZIP archive from this page, double click on the file `HeuristicLab 3.3.exe` to start.

Please note that it is recommended to check for and install new updates regularly, as the development of !HeuristicLab is an ongoing and active process.