Quant writes it. Your chart runs it.
Ask Quant, our coding agent, for an indicator. It writes the Pine Script®, and the indicator runs on your chart through PineTS, our open-source runtime.
Vela for desktopVersion 1.0.4Vela, on every monitor.
Our next-generation charting platform, as an app for macOS, Windows and Linux. State-of-the-art charts in windows of their own, your watchlist in the menu bar, and Quant, our coding agent, a keystroke away.
Multi-chart
Sixteen charts. One crosshair.
Split a window into as many as 16 charts and link them. Move the crosshair, change the symbol or the interval, or draw a line, and every linked chart follows.
- Crosshair
- One moment, marked on every chart.
- Symbol
- Change the market once, everywhere.
- Interval
- Step every chart to the same timeframe.
- Drawings
- A line drawn once appears on each chart.
Free with a LuxAlgo account. Without one, Vela opens a single chart.
Set up the way you work.
Signed in, each saved workspace opens in its own window, and when Vela opens again, your windows come back where they were. Every window holds all of Vela, Quant and the Library included.
Your watchlist and your chart, side by side.
Open your watchlist in a tab of its own from the +: how many of your markets are up today, how they’ve moved over time, and each one at a glance. Right-click a chart’s tab and choose Split with current tab to keep the two side by side, then swap sides from the same menu.
Alerts on your desktop.
When a Price Alert or Custom Alert that notifies you in-app fires, your computer shows it as a notification, with the alert’s name, the market and the price. Click it, and the chart opens on that market and interval at the moment it fired.
While Vela is running and you’re signed in.
800+ advanced tools, one search away.
The largest indicator library in trading lives inside Vela. Search it by name, concept or alias, read what each tool does, and put it on your chart.
Charting a Library tool takes a free account.
Prices in your menu bar.
Your watchlist, with live prices, opens from the menu bar on a Mac and from the tray on Windows and Linux. Pin up to three markets to keep their prices in view, and click a row to open that market on your chart.
- macOS: Pinned prices in the menu bar
- Windows: Pinned prices in the tray icon’s tooltip
- Linux: Pinned prices atop the tray menu
The keyboard belongs to the chart.
Every Vela shortcut works, and so do the keys a browser keeps for itself. Press ? on any chart for the full list.
- New chart window
- ⌘N on a Mac, Ctrl+N on Windows and Linux
- Open a copy in a new window
- ⇧⌘N on a Mac, Ctrl+Shift+N on Windows and Linux
- Next window
- ⌘` on a Mac, Ctrl+Tab on Windows and Linux
- Ask Quant
- ⌘J on a Mac, Ctrl+J on Windows and Linux
Every download.
Version 1.0.4, released October 28, 2026. Free to start.
macOS
macOS 13 or later · Signed and notarized
- Apple silicon (.dmg)129 MB
SHA-512
b2f380d8949e64ac3e067ce6238247dfaa7dd0bd6c8e5281643c30db365aa01a0cb689df2c881b9905d8446edf2f21a3e56e9b446f8567995871d2ae4fb3c94b - Intel (.dmg)135 MB
SHA-512
70c98b47958c540862c28d7f0b90f18d830e8bd69534079e854081e78c1d9f0affeb37cabc604590c18d79f7b5a5392b1c705025788b928cd5cb8260fb8ef0d6 - Apple silicon (.zip)128 MB
SHA-512
37e22bedd668b80a55b4e02ebfe22b9d3a329fc5610a132dbc09394c4c13de0a1af2dbbc475cf74a222d89052d2cda1c130e19118bccd8a0ec4ed647ea2dee5c - Intel (.zip)134 MB
SHA-512
6d0aad70ef5133670accb7fe46c7a1e034fbaf8b2961a1b858097ba03535c43b5fa4fead94a54e8b9283789888d7cf0f332e58e245199ac1d8c1e1151e3bc88f
Open the .dmg and drag Vela to Applications. The .zip holds the same app.
Windows
Windows 10 or later · Signed installers
- Installer for x64 and Arm64 (.exe)215 MB
SHA-512
0a5b1bcb5392ed91fbb6964085ed59ae7f36bec3d0a0a54b5e36a230c4541287e64c1b8be4aa4bb307010dfa74d858ad45a92459e18cb357a66d74614e49ba09 - x64 installer (.exe)111 MB
SHA-512
b8b6e5c9a98ae4fb166d176ca5c4dfbae52ff9574c18f9d44ac3adfb5314c3e40ccf165fc571258b861aec53c2c10ef0525c6a67f1665999bba291c3a6b4b4ec - Arm64 installer (.exe)104 MB
SHA-512
d963d3c1c48a9b9018ddb8a486894c9c15a1cc05f2c8c4253b06a3b160f379285e5d3dad182ccc9c27122b9436d4d248429e54ba93d3f3bbbc638a158288aa7c
The installer for x64 and Arm64 installs the build that fits your PC. Vela installs for your account, with no administrator prompt.
Linux
AppImage, .deb and .rpm
- AppImage (x64)118 MB
SHA-512
88f2feecb66603200eec2c4be5e4b42eead54f6611d7c8bacd318702212f775cfa67ca6014ccbcac78536a6a0d39ceb07b2a78d36bf7c3a6595d062c8a003a1b - AppImage (Arm64)118 MB
SHA-512
64f4246f403b86f05a2c111f73a92a49abe69be9477ddbd604f58119b72053b9a193c3478d0730d25359210bcadc94d2fe0f17318bae19d6f8fa7efcb6980eb0 - .deb package (x64)100 MB
SHA-512
bb27993d0b3b52bdde8ea5919e6845a7a461a6495a092ff07f2e95138e6a8ba9d64a41015df932f0317b4f647d336d7b01d79dfc550bc5c77c582dc4b11293f4 - .deb package (Arm64)95 MB
SHA-512
5b4f03f5db6a4a545049ddbb882b3d09460474a3a67e9b01bda1b0fa5573933a564cfb111130727ed0383d809d47c5a520fefd13c57b3e8f334c6d993a4092e2 - .rpm package (x64)89 MB
SHA-512
db414fef516eedf245b6fbba3df9dc5b9acf99995e6d2326faad40531e5ed55ff9ba796687d88d1e89c9dafab40e52c5e6e88273bb82834d1e94c53e1e451de4 - .rpm package (Arm64)84 MB
SHA-512
7218040231c041d2f3009f83d154657af3a982f57088a691b18a2253b37fcd60c6ab5952a8a69592d98a167cde9c50ff5f58a9a3e1701e0681a4f5ec9ca575e3
The AppImage needs no install: make it executable, then open it. The packages install Vela with your package manager.
To check a download, compare its SHA-512 with the output of shasum -a 512 <file> on macOS and Linux, or certutil -hashfile <file> SHA512 on Windows.
Questions, answered.
Is Vela for desktop free?
Yes. Vela is free to start, in the app and in your browser, and your LuxAlgo account and plan are the same in both.
Do I need an account?
No. Without one, Vela opens in a single chart window, with a default watchlist in the menu bar. Sign in, and each of your saved workspaces can open in its own window, with your own watchlists.
Is it signed?
Yes. The Mac app is signed with the Apple Developer ID of LuxAlgo Global, LLC and notarized by Apple, and the Windows installers are signed by LuxAlgo Global, LLC. Every file’s SHA-512 is listed with the downloads.
How does Vela update?
By itself. New versions download in the background and install when you restart or quit Vela, never in the middle of your session, and Vela checks every update’s signature before it installs it. On Linux, the AppImage replaces itself, and the .deb and .rpm ask for your password first.
Which Linux download should I use?
The AppImage runs on most distributions without installing anything. The .deb is for Debian, Ubuntu and their relatives, and the .rpm for Fedora, openSUSE and theirs. Each comes for x64 and Arm64, and all three keep themselves up to date.
Which Mac download do I need?
Apple silicon for a Mac with an M-series chip, Intel for older Macs. In the Apple menu, About This Mac lists a Chip for Apple silicon and a Processor for Intel.
Does Vela start with my computer?
Only if you ask it to. Turn on Open at login in Vela’s settings, and Vela opens with your windows when you log in.
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Version 1.0.4, released October 28, 2026 · All downloads