Installation

StreamNook is a portable Windows app. There is no installer: you download an archive, extract it, and run the executable. Nothing is written to Program Files, and you can move or delete the folder whenever you want.

Download and run

Download the archive

Get the latest build from the StreamNook website or the GitHub Releases page. The download is StreamNook.7z. Always use the newest release.

Extract it

Extract StreamNook.7z to a folder you want to keep it in, not your Downloads folder, since you run the app from wherever you put it. Windows 11 can open .7z archives directly; on older Windows use a tool like 7-Zip or NanaZip.

Run StreamNook

Open the extracted folder and run StreamNook.exe. That is the whole app. To launch it quickly later, right-click the exe and pin it to Start or the taskbar, or make a desktop shortcut.

Note

Because the app is not code-signed yet, Windows SmartScreen may show an "unrecognized app" warning the first time you run it. Choose More info, then Run anyway. This goes away once Windows knows the app.

Tip

The release also includes checksums.txt. If you want to confirm your download is intact, compare the SHA-256 of StreamNook.7z against the value in that file (certutil -hashfile StreamNook.7z SHA256 in a terminal).

System requirements

OS: Windows 10 or Windows 11.
Runtime: WebView2, which is preinstalled on current Windows. StreamNook prompts you to install it if it is missing.
Disk: the app folder plus a cache for emotes and badges that grows over time. You can clear the cache anytime from Settings, Cache.

Updates

StreamNook does not update itself. When a new version is available, an update button appears at the top of the window. Click it to download the newest version, then install it the same way as the first time: extract the archive and run the new StreamNook.exe. You can replace your existing folder, and your settings and sign-in are kept because they live in your user profile, not the app folder.

You can manage update notifications in Settings, Notifications. To see what changed in any version, open Settings, What's New, or press Ctrl+Shift+C.

Where your data lives

Your settings, cache, and sign-in are stored in your Windows user profile, not in the app folder. That means you can move the folder, replace it with a newer build, or delete and re-extract it without losing anything.

Open your settings folder anytime from Settings, Backup, Open Settings Folder.
Export your settings to a .json file, or import one, from the same tab. This is the easiest way to carry StreamNook to a new PC.