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Install free Texas Hold'em with the AGPL upstream client, compare nearby clients honestly, and keep Releases or Snap as the door. Home: home.

Install by operating system

Step-by-step installs with the exact command or file for each system.

  • Windows install — Install poker on Windows with the Combined Setup from GitHub Releases. No winget id was found; prefer the Combined Setup.exe asset.
  • macOS install — Install poker on macOS with the Combined DMG from GitHub Releases. The Homebrew cask is disabled for Gatekeeper on this review date.
  • Linux install — Install poker on Linux with the Snap package or the Flathub Flatpak. AppImage and deb assets also ship on GitHub Releases.
  • Ubuntu install — Install poker on Ubuntu with the Snap package, Flatpak, or the amd64 deb from GitHub Releases for the upstream client.

Comparisons

The AGPL client against nearby Texas Hold'em clients people ask about.

  • vs commercial rooms — poker vs commercial room clients: AGPL free practice tables versus a commercial real-money room client with a cashier where legal.
  • vs browser tabs — poker vs browser free-play tabs: install the AGPL desktop client, or keep a browser tab for casual play-money sites with ads.

Switch and import

Move from commercial or browser free-play into a local AGPL install.

  • Switch from browser — poker: switch from browser free-play tabs to the AGPL desktop client. Install from Releases or Snap, prove a bot table, keep the browser as fallback.

Setup and security

First-run habits, offline play, safety, and dedicated server notes.

  • Is it safe? — Is poker safe when you install the AGPL client? Prefer source on GitHub, Releases, Snap, and Flathub; skip survey mirrors and real-money confusion.
  • First run — Poker first run after install: launch the client, play a bot table, optionally set themes, then bookmark Releases or Snap refresh.
  • Offline play — Poker offline play uses single-player bot tables after install. Fetch the package once, then practice Texas Hold'em without a lobby.
  • Network play — Poker network play covers LAN and internet tables after you install from Releases or Snap and prove a bot table first.
  • Update / uninstall — Update or uninstall poker via GitHub Releases Combined assets, Snap refresh, or OS uninstall tools. Keep one documented door on the ticket.

Editorial review dates live on the stamp line of long pages. Package ids and release asset names are checked against public indexes on each review pass. Corrections arrive through the contact process when a command drifts after an upstream rename.

Readers who only need a free Texas Hold'em table should stay on Combined Setup, Combined DMG, or the Snap line. Build-from-source notes belong to contributors who already maintain a Qt toolchain. Club machines that only need a short bot smoke test should avoid compiling from scratch.

Affiliate partner lists stay empty in this build. Advertising slots stay disabled until a later operate decision turns them on with a clear disclosure update. Felt Quill keeps gambling promotions out of the install story.