Installation

Installation

PyPI

WIMF supports CPython 3.10–3.14.

python -m pip install --upgrade wimf

Matching Windows, Linux, and macOS wheels include the native C++ backend and do not require a local compiler.

Verify the backend

python -m wimf runtime --json

Look for:

{
  "native": true,
  "native_orchestration": true
}

If native is false, WIMF is using the slower Python compatibility implementation. Confirm that your Python version and architecture match a published wheel.

Launch Studio

wimf-studio

or:

python -m wimf view

Tkinter is required only for Studio. Headless CLI tools do not import it.

Source installation

A source installation requires a C++17 compiler. The build compiles two native extensions and the pinned Zstandard backend.