Safety
Verify checksums
Learn why checksum verification matters and how to verify SHA256 on each platform.
Checksums help confirm that a downloaded release asset matches the published build.
Why verify
- confirm file integrity
- detect incomplete downloads
- compare against published SHA256 values
Platform notes
- Windows: use PowerShell
Get-FileHash - macOS: use
shasum -a 256 - Linux: use
sha256sum