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+APP_NAME="simplex-chat"
+TARGET_DIR="$HOME/.local/bin"
+PLATFORM="$(uname)"
+
+if [ $PLATFORM == "Darwin" ]; then
+	PLATFORM="macos-x86-64"
+elif [ $PLATFORM == "Linux" ]; then
+	PLATFORM="ubuntu-20_04-x86-64"
+else
+	echo "Scripted installation on your platform is not supported."
+	echo "See compiled binaries in the latest release: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/releases/latest"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+[ ! -d $TARGET_DIR ] && mkdir -p $TARGET_DIR
+
+wget -O $TARGET_DIR/$APP_NAME "https://github.com/$APP_NAME/$APP_NAME/releases/latest/download/$APP_NAME-$PLATFORM" && chmod +x $TARGET_DIR/$APP_NAME
+
+echo "$APP_NAME installed sucesfully!"
+
+if [ -z "$(which simplex-chat)" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$($SHELL -c 'echo $ZSH_VERSION')" ]; then
+		SHELL_FILE="$HOME/.zshrc"
+	elif [ -n "$($SHELL -c 'echo $BASH_VERSION')" ]; then
+		SHELL_FILE="$HOME/.bashrc"
+	else
+		echo "Unknown shell - cannot add simplex-chat folder to PATH"
+		echo "Please add $TARGET_DIR to PATH variable"
+		echo "Or you can run simplex-chat via full path: $TARGET_DIR/simplex-chat"
+	fi
+	if [ -n "$SHELL_FILE" ]; then
+		echo "export PATH=\$PATH:$TARGET_DIR" >> $SHELL_FILE
+		echo "Source your $SHELL_FILE or open a new shell and type simplex-chat to run it"
+	fi
+else
+	echo "Type simplex-chat in your terminal to run it"
+fi