Installing & launching Studio
Get TestRelic Studio installed on Windows, Linux, or macOS, keep it in lockstep with the CLI, and the full testrelic studio command reference.
Before you install: Studio needs a Pro plan or above
Studio needs a cloud subscription on Pro or above, in either the active or an unexpired trial state. An active 14-day trial unlocks Studio whatever tier it sits on — but when the trial ends, Growth keeps the CLI and loses Studio. The automatic install below runs regardless; the app simply won't have anything to talk to. See Plans & Billing.
Studio ships from the same release as the CLI and stays in lockstep with it — you never run a separate updater.
Getting it
- Windows and Linux (x86_64) —
testrelic studioinstalls it automatically the first time, and auto-upgrades an already-installed copy in place whenever it falls behind your CLI version. No separate download. - macOS — grab the signed installer from testrelic.ai; the automatic path isn't available on macOS yet.
$ testrelic studio
Studio isn't installed yet — fetching the latest build…
Downloading testrelic-studio-windows-x86_64… 100%
Installing…
✓ Studio installed — launching for ~/shop-e2e
macOS: the automatic path isn't available yet — grab the signed installer from testrelic.ai instead.
Environment variables
| Variable | Meaning |
|---|---|
TESTRELIC_STUDIO_NO_INSTALL | Set to 1 to disable the automatic install/upgrade. |
TESTRELIC_DL_BASE | Override the download host (mirrors, air-gapped installs) — same knob the CLI installer uses. |
Command reference
testrelic studio [--path <repo>] [--stop]--path— the repo folder to open (default: the current directory).--stop— stops a running background Studio server (Windows only, currently). To close the desktop app itself, just close its window.
Or from the CLI's interactive UI:
❯ /studio$ testrelic studio
→ opens the current directory (~/shop-e2e) in Studio
$ testrelic studio --path ../other-repo
→ opens ../other-repo instead of the current directory
$ testrelic studio --stop
→ stops the running background Studio server (Windows only, currently) — to close the desktop app itself, just close its window
— or from the CLI's interactive UI —
❯ /studio
→ same launch, without leaving the interactive session