Download Ascension

Get Ascension for your production system.

Register once for immediate access to the current Ascension builds for Windows and Linux. The download is the complete Ascension application — not a reduced evaluation edition — and can be licensed when you are ready to put the system into production.

No purchase is required to download and install Ascension
One registration unlocks both Windows and Linux builds
Licensing can be completed after installation
Product and release-update email is optional

EARLY RELEASE CANDIDATE

The software is ready. The learning library is still growing.

This is Ascension's first public release candidate. The application code is complete for this release, and the full instructional text for the Help system is already included.

Over the coming month, we will continue expanding the Help system with additional interface screenshots while building a comprehensive library of video tutorials. Ascension already includes extensive first-time visual guidance and mouse-hover tooltips throughout the operator interface.

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ASCENSION DOWNLOADS Access the current release

Complete the short registration below for immediate Windows and Linux download access. Required fields are marked with an asterisk.

First name * Last name *

Email address * Company or organization

Primary platform * Production role

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DOWNLOAD ACCESS READY

Choose your Ascension build.

Your registration is complete. Choose the installation path for your platform below.

WINDOWS

Ascension for Windows

Windows 10/11 · 64-bit x64 installer.

Windows installer

Download Windows installer

LINUX

Ascension for Linux

64-bit Linux (amd64) · Tested and supported on Debian 13.

For Linux systems, the recommended installation method is the official IEW Solutions APT repository. It downloads and installs the current Ascension package and keeps the system ready for future updates.

LINUX INSTALLATION Recommended: IEW Solutions APT repository

RECOMMENDED

Install from the IEW Solutions APT repository

This signed repository method downloads the current Ascension .deb package, installs its required dependencies, and allows future Ascension releases to be installed through Debian's normal package-management system.

Run this script to install Ascension


sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://apt.iewsolutions.com/ascension/ascension-signing-key.asc \
| sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/iewsolutions-ascension.asc >/dev/null
printf '%s\n' \
'Types: deb' \
'URIs: https://apt.iewsolutions.com/ascension/' \
'Suites: stable' \
'Components: main' \
'Architectures: amd64' \
'Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/iewsolutions-ascension.asc' \
| sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/iewsolutions-ascension.sources >/dev/null
sudo chmod 0644 /etc/apt/keyrings/iewsolutions-ascension.asc
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ascension

After installation, launch Ascension from your desktop application menu.

Future updates


sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Ascension is currently tested and officially supported on Debian 13 · 64-bit x86 (amd64). Other Debian-based Linux distributions may also be compatible but have not yet been formally validated. Ascension includes its application runtime and complete offline Help system. An Internet connection is required for downloading, online licensing operations and software updates, but not for normal operation.

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One platform · Two operating environments

Build the production system that fits the deployment.

Ascension provides supported Windows and Linux builds so production workstations, dedicated playback nodes and distributed systems can be designed around the hardware and operating environment appropriate for the job.

WINDOWS

Production workstation

Deploy Ascension on supported Windows systems where familiar desktop operation, device support and production utilities are central to the workflow.

LINUX

Purpose-built node

Deploy Ascension on supported Linux systems for dedicated playback, remote-node and appliance-style production configurations.

DISTRIBUTED

One Ascension environment

Operate browser control positions, outputs, CueBoards, timelines and remote processing as parts of the same coordinated production system.

BEFORE INSTALLING

Prepare the production machine.

Confirm graphics capability, storage, output hardware and network access before installation. Final supported-system details should be reviewed for the build being downloaded.

Installation and system guidance →

AFTER INSTALLING

Activate when the system is ready.

Download access and commercial licensing are separate. Install Ascension first, then select a license term and production-machine seat count through the secure IEW Solutions purchase process.

Understand licensing →