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JUNE 18 2021 : NOTICE: OFFICIAL SIDENODER DISCONTINUED

JUNE 20 2021 : UNOFFICIAL USER-MAINTAINED FORK AVAILABLE HERE




SideNoder - A cross platform sideloader for Quest(1&2) standalone vr headset.

What makes sidenoder better than other sideloaders ?
  • Automatically scan hmd and drive, to find available updates.
  • Apps automatically update without losing app/cache/save data.
  • Apps can update across mismatching apk signatures.
  • Drive list indicates availability of working multiplayer functionality.
  • Drive list is sorted by date and offers search function.
  • Drive list offers pictures and versionCodes.
  • Much much more.

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How to install or run this app
How to download and manually run this app using node instead

Running the compiled version

Run precompiled release on windows:

  1. Download and unpack the latest windows release from https://github.com/whitewhidow/quest-sidenoder/releases/latest
  2. Run the windows-install.bat script and follow the onscreen instructions (this will install 7ZIP, GIT, NODE, ADB, RCLONE and WINFSP)
  3. Run the sidenoder.exe application

Run precompiled release on linux:

  1. Install ADB and RCLONE: sudo apt install adb && curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
  2. Download and unpack the latest linux AppImage from https://github.com/whitewhidow/quest-sidenoder/releases/latest
  3. Make the AppImage executable.
  4. Run the AppImage

Run precompiled release on mac:

  1. Install ADB, RCLONE and OSXFUSE:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
brew install android-platform-tools
curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
brew install osxfuse
  1. Download and unpack the latest mac release (.App / .dmg) from https://github.com/whitewhidow/quest-sidenoder/releases/latest
  2. Run the .App or .dmg
Running big sur? For mounting issues with Sidenoder on Osx Big Sur, Please install the latest osxfuse (prerelease) https://github.com/osxfuse/osxfuse/releases

Please report any issues here :

https://github.com/whitewhidow/quest-sidenoder/issues | https://t.me/whitewhidow | https://discord.gg/pVMsAyYhAf







Alternatively, Manually run using node

Manually run using node on windows:

  1. Download and install GIT from https://git-scm.com/download/win
  2. Run the following in a command line terminal (cmd):
    git clone https://github.com/whitewhidow/quest-sidenoder.git
    cd quest-sidenoder/
    windows-install.bat
    npm install
    
  3. Reboot and launch the app from the command line terminal:
    cd C:\wherever\you\installed\quest-sidenoder
    npm start
    

Manually run using node on linux:

sudo apt install git adb nodejs
curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
git clone https://github.com/whitewhidow/quest-sidenoder.git
cd quest-sidenoder/
npm install
npm start

Manually run using node on mac:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
brew install git
brew install node
curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
brew cask install android-platform-tools
brew cask install osxfuse
git clone https://github.com/whitewhidow/quest-sidenoder.git
cd quest-sidenoder/
npm install
npm start
Running big sur? For mounting issues with Sidenoder on Osx Big Sur, Please install the latest osxfuse (prerelease) from `https://github.com/osxfuse/osxfuse/releases`
Please report any issues here :

https://github.com/whitewhidow/quest-sidenoder/issues | https://t.me/whitewhidow | https://discord.gg/pVMsAyYhAf