# Installing KittenBlock

KittenBlock is the programming platform developed by Kittenbot for STEM Education.

### Setting Up KittenBlock on your machine

#### Download Site

For Windows 10:

[Download Kittenblock 1.89.16](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ud49VTlwOltofjScL73Lp7O3tyR_xW3B/view?usp=sharing)

For MacOS(Intel):

[Download Kittenblock 1.89.16](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GyXevj5wRmOn6bFWKoL-dXH4c27bKATG/view?usp=sharing)

![../\_images/187download.png](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/187download.png)

#### Installing KittenBlock(Windows)[](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/KittenBlock/kittenblockGreen.html#installing-kittenblock-windows)

Unzip the rar file.

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Winrar or similar programs can be used to unzip.
```

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/189_install1.png)

A folder named KittenBlock will be extracted from the archive.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/189_install2.png)

Launch KittenBlock.exe from the folder.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/189_install3.png)

**Installation Demo**

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU0zmLy1aQ8>" %}

[Windows Installation Demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU0zmLy1aQ8)

### Installing the Extensions

Open up the settings menu by clicking on the gear.

Install Microbit COM and CH340 extensions. It should take less than a few minutes.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/an081.png)

### Installing KittenBlock(Mac)

Unzip the KittenBlock zip file and launch the KittenBlock application.

#### Installation Demo

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/U8nrqviWDlI>" %}

[MacOS Installation Demo](https://youtu.be/U8nrqviWDlI)

### Troubleshooting

#### 1. KittenBlock launches to a blue or white screen.

The permissions have to be updated.

#### Right-click on Kittenblock.exe and tick run as administrator.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/an10.png)

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/an071.png)

#### 2. No hardware is displayed in the hardware menu

![](https://kittenbothk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/nohardware.png)

#### Close KittenBlock and open KittenBlock again