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One small installer. It sets Still up for your Windows account, updates an existing installation in place, and can remove everything again later.

Still for WindowsVersion 1.0.2 · Released 24 September 2026
Latest
Download Still-Setup-1.0.2.exe139 MB · Windows 10 & 11 · 64-bit
Installs to%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Still
Admin approvalNot needed to install
Size139 MB
LicenseMIT · open source
SHA-256 CHECKSUM
41d84006f7b0d5cf883a71fd0b6d05e8e84ae6c93df7da713f174b6e7adb0b85

Check it in PowerShell: Get-FileHash .\Still-Setup-*.exe

What you’ll need
  • Windows 10 version 2004 or later, or Windows 11 (x64), kept up to date
  • Windows PowerShell 5.1 and .NET Framework 4.8 (included with current Windows)
  • Administrator approval once, later, if you enable Windows protection
  • Chrome or Edge for website blocking and time limits
Domain-joined or MDM-managed PCs, and PCs that already use application-control rules, are intentionally refused so Still never changes an organisation’s security policy.
All files on GitHub →
After you download

Three calm minutes to get set up.

STEP 1

If Windows says it “protected your PC”.

Still isn’t code-signed yet, so Microsoft Defender SmartScreen may pause the installer the first time. That’s expected for new, unsigned apps.

  1. Choose More info.
  2. Check the app name says Still-Setup, then choose Run anyway.

Prefer to be sure? Compare the SHA-256 checksum above, or build it from source.

An illustration of the SmartScreen prompt

STEP 2

Choose Install Still.

Still Setup installs for your Windows account only, adds a Still Focus Start menu shortcut and, if you like, a desktop shortcut.

  • No administrator approval needed to install
  • Optionally open Still when you sign in
  • Already using the portable build? Your data carries over

Still Setup, installing

STEP 3

Settle into focus.

Open Still from the Start menu. When you’re ready to block apps, choose Set up protection; Windows asks for administrator approval once to install Still Guard.

Your first sessionSet up website blocking

Updating

Run the newer setup. It detects the installed version, closes Still for a moment and replaces it, keeping your preferences, alerts, to-dos and history. Windows protection keeps running, and the browser companion refreshes itself within a minute.

Settings → Check for updates tells you when a new version is out. It only contacts GitHub when you click it.

Uninstalling

Windows Settings → Apps → Installed apps → Still. You can choose to also remove Still Guard (needs administrator approval, and isn’t possible during an active focus session) and your data.

Coming from the portable build?

Just run the installer; your data carries over. If you keep using a portable executable, leave it in a stable location when you enable launch at sign-in.

Code signing policy

Signed builds, from public source.

Free code signing provided by SignPath.io, certificate by SignPath Foundation.

What gets signed

Only Still’s own binaries (the installer, the app and Still Guard), built automatically by GitHub Actions from the public repository. Every release is approved by hand before it is signed.

Privacy

This program will not transfer any information to other networked systems unless specifically requested by the user or the person installing or operating it. See Privacy & security.

For developers

Build it yourself.

The guard compiles with the .NET Framework compiler already included in Windows; no .NET SDK download is needed.

git clone https://github.com/limpy183-dev/Still.git
cd Still
npm install
npm run dist    # release/Still-Setup-<version>.exe

More in the guide and the README.