Convex Desktop

The Convex CLI (Command Line Interface) is a powerful tool for interacting with Convex from the command line on Windows, Linux and MacOS. It's a handy tool for system administrators and peer operators who need to script interactions with the Convex Network.

![Convex Desktop Screenshot](convex-desktop.png)

Installation

The Convex Desktop requires:

• A recent version of Java (21+, Java 22 recommended)
• A GUI based operating system (e.g. Windows, Linux or MacOS)
• A copy of the convex.jar executable jar file

Java is available from multiple providers, we recommend:

• Oracle JDK
• Eclipse Temurin JDK

Snapshots of the convex.jar file are currently available here: Convex Snapshots

Running Convex Desktop

If Java is correctly configured, you should be able to run Convex Desktop simply by double-clicking on the convex.jar file which will run Convex Desktop as an executable. On some systems, you may need to grant permissions to run a downloaded executable file.

Alternatively to run Convex Desktop, you can run the following commend from the command prompt, script or GUI shortcut:

java -jar convex.jar desktop