getting started

2026-01-02

you can download bimbo from itch.io. i've personally tested the Mac[1] one quite a lot, but the Windows one should work fine. after extracting the zip file and running the bimbo executable (.app or .exe), you should find a sparkling heart emoji icon in your system task/status bar.

bimbo tray icon on Mac bimbo tray icon on Windows

you can open the bimbo menu by left (on Mac)/right (on Windows) clicking this icon, which should look something like this if it's your first time:

bimbo tray icon on Windows

select create new project > minimal and select a folder to create the minimal project in. bimbo will automatically load the new project, which you'll see when opening the menu again:

bimbo tray icon on Windows

select preview in browser and watch in amazement as a real live[2] webpage appears in your default web browser

  1. specifically, the Apple Silicon version, which you can use if you have a newer device using their M-series of processors. if you're not sure, you can try using the Intel one ↩︎

  2. but not like live live - localhost refers to the device you're running bimbo on and 6969 (nice, nice) is the network port it's available on. this address will only work while bimbo is running and is only for previewing your site. we'll talk about deploying to the greater internet later ↩︎

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