v1.12.3 · Windows 10 or later (x64)
Download Monghoul for Windows
Two installers and a package manager. Which one you want depends on whether you are installing for yourself or for a fleet.
winget install Monghoul.Monghoul winget is part of App Installer, which ships with Windows 11 and with Windows 10 from version 1809. If the command is not found, install App Installer from the Microsoft Store. The winget package is submitted after a release publishes, so it can trail the .exe above by a day or two.
Which file to take
| Format | Who it is for | Download |
|---|---|---|
| The .exe installer | Take this one unless you have a reason not to. It is the NSIS installer, it installs for the current user, and it is what the in-app updater replaces on an update. | .exe (recommended) ~38 MB |
| The .msi package | For Group Policy, Intune, or any deployment tool that wants an MSI. It is the same application; the difference is how it is installed, not what you get. | .msi ~49 MB |
Installing
Download and run the installer
The .exe needs no administrator rights, because it installs for the current user.
Get past SmartScreen
Windows SmartScreen shows "Windows protected your PC", because the installer is not code-signed yet. Click More info, then Run anyway. Code signing is a change to the build, not something you can fix on your machine.
Launch it from the Start menu
Monghoul appears under M. The first window asks for a connection, and you can test one before saving it.
Good to know
Installing from a terminal
The command at the top of this page installs and updates Monghoul through winget. It is the same build as the .exe, and the winget package can trail a new release by a day or two, so the .exe is always the newest.
Where saved passwords go
Monghoul keeps the key for your saved connection passwords in Windows Credential Manager, which scopes the entry to your user account. A program running as another user cannot read it, and one running as you can. Credential Manager is always present, so there is nothing to install.
Updates
Monghoul checks for a new version on launch and shows a banner. Installing is one click and the app restarts itself. Automatic checks can be turned off in Settings.
Before you install
You need a MongoDB server at 4.4 or newer. Monghoul refuses an older one with an explicit error rather than connecting and behaving strangely later. The full list is on system requirements, and Install Monghoul covers what happens after the first launch.
Every installer is published as a GitHub release asset on monghoul-public, and the links on this page are those same files. Downloading from anywhere else is not something we can vouch for.
Other platforms
Monghoul for macOS · Monghoul for Linux · What’s new in 1.12.3
Windows questions
Why does Windows say the publisher is unknown?
The installer is not code-signed, so SmartScreen has no publisher to name and warns about any file it has not seen often. Click More info, then Run anyway. The same file is published as a GitHub release asset, so you can check you downloaded it from the right place.
Should I take the .exe or the .msi?
The .exe, unless you are deploying through Group Policy or Intune. The .msi exists for those tools. Both install the same application.
Does Monghoul run on Windows on ARM?
There is no ARM64 build. On Windows 11 on ARM the x64 build runs under emulation, which works and is slower than a native build. Windows 10 on ARM emulates 32-bit x86 only, so it cannot run this installer.
Does it need administrator rights?
No. The .exe installs for the current user. The .msi follows whatever your deployment tool asks for.