Install & Run NTK

This page describes how to install NTK for authoring projects. NTK supports the following ways of working:

1. App for most users – This is a simple double-clickable app for your computer, just download it and run. Authoring takes place in the app, and can also be accessed in a web browser.
   1. Go the Download page and get the app for your system.
   2. Place it in your applications/programs folder
   3. Install the Firmata sketch on your Arduino (instructions here)
   4. Plug in your Arduino BEFORE opening NTK
   5. Run NTK

For Developers

1. Command Line – The command line version that requires some other software and simple commands to launch the NTK server from the command line. Authoring takes place in a web browser. See below for details on how to install the command line version.
2. Developer Version – If you want to make changes to NTK including creating new widgets, you’ll need to install the full developer version of NTK. Instructions are here.

For most users, the App version of NTK is all you will need, and you can skip all of the below.