Download

INSEL is now freeware: it can be downloaded, copied and used at no cost.

Windows

Install Insel V8.3.4.0b x64.exe.

Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint

Deb packages have been compiled on Ubuntu 20.04, and should run on Debian 11 or newer, Ubuntu 20.04 or newer, and Linux Mint 20.3 or newer.

• Desktop version, with graphical interface: insel_8.3.4.0b_x64_full.deb.
• Server version, without graphical interface: insel_8.3.4.0b_x64.deb.
• Minimal version, without graphical interface, documentation or examples: insel_8.3.4.0b_x64_mini.deb.

Docker

Web-INSEL is a docker image with INSEL GUI in a browser.

docker run -p 127.0.0.1:4711:5800 inseleu/web-insel:latest

should start a Docker container with INSEL. The GUI is available at http://localhost:4711 :

It could be convenient in order to quickly test INSEL or make it available on a server, e.g. for lessons. It could also help if INSEL isn't available for the platform, e.g. on Apple Silicon.

Here's an example docker-compose.yml, with a volume in order to keep models between restarts:

services:
  web_insel:
    image: "inseleu/web-insel"
    restart: unless-stopped
    container_name: web-insel
    environment:
      KEEP_APP_RUNNING: 1
      USER_ID: 1234
      GROUP_ID: 1234
      # DISPLAY_WIDTH: 1600
      # DISPLAY_HEIGHT: 1200
    ports:
      - 127.0.0.1:4711:5800
    volumes:
      - data:/config

volumes:
  data:

macOS

Apple Silicon (arm64)

Experimental

INSEL has only recently been compiled for Apple Silicon, as an experiment. Bugs are expected, and the system might complain about the unsigned packages.

• Desktop version, with graphical interface: insel_8.3.4.0b_arm64_full.pkg, with "Right-click > Open".
• Server version, without graphical interface: insel_8.3.4.0b_arm64.pkg.

If you want to create diagrams, gnuplot will be needed separately. The easiest way to install gnuplot on Apple Silicon is via Homebrew:

• Install Homebrew : /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
• Install gnuplot : brew install gnuplot

Intel Mac (x64)

Unsupported

Intel Macs aren't produced anymore. The following pkg and dmg will not be updated. Still, they might be useful to someone.

• Install Homebrew : /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
• Install gcc : brew install gcc
• Install INSEL core : insel_8.3.0.5b_x64.pkg, with "Right-click > Open".
• The graphical interface of INSEL is not required for SimStadt. It can be installed with : INSEL-8.3.dmg.
• The GUI can be marked as being safe with : sudo xattr -rds com.apple.quarantine /Applications/INSEL.app