Radius is a cloud-native application platform that enables developers and the platform engineers that support them to collaborate on delivering and managing cloud-native applications that follow organizational best practices for cost, operations and security, by default. Radius is an open-source project that supports deploying applications across private cloud, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services, with more cloud providers to come.
Publisher’s description
What is Radius?
Radius by Radius Project is open-source Windows software. It is written in Go.
Installation and requirements
The publisher provides Portable installers for 64-bit Windows. It runs without installation (portable).
Updates and version history
The current version is 0.61.1, released on September 30, 2026. The version history goes back to December 18, 2023: 25 releases, all linked to the official files. That is about 9 releases a year. The last update is less than a month old.
Popularity and file types
The source code on GitHub (radius-project/radius) has 1,668 stars.
Project description on GitHub: “Radius is a cloud-native, portable application platform that makes app development easier for teams building cloud-native apps.”
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Open source: the code can be inspected and built by anyone
- Portable: runs without installation
- Frequent updates (about 9 a year)
Cons
- No native ARM64 build
In short: Radius is an open-source Windows tool for 64-bit PCs. It is actively maintained.
Is Radius safe to download?
- The file is served by github.com, the publisher’s own domain
- The download link uses HTTPS
- A SHA256 hash is published, so you can verify the file:
8CF7853EC7E7BC4F4254A758EBA4ECFFC0B08975C06DF582FC0FFEB9A4EFD5AC· Open the VirusTotal report for this hash - The link has not been checked yet
- The source code is public
- ExeAtlas does not host, wrap or modify installers
Related guide: How to check a file’s SHA256 hash on Windows
Security practices (OpenSSF Scorecard)
Automated checks of the radius-project/radius repository on GitHub by the Open Source Security Foundation, last run on October 24, 2026.
- Actively maintained10
- Dependency update tool10
- Security policy10
- No dangerous workflows10
- No binaries in the repository10
- Fuzzing10
- Published packages10
- Licence declared10
- Tests in CI10
- Contributors from several organisations10
- Code review9
- Pinned dependencies8
- Branch protection8
- Static code analysis7
- No known vulnerabilities4
- OpenSSF Best Practices badge2
- Restricted token permissions0
- Signed releases0
The score rates how the project is developed and released, not whether the program is safe to install. scorecard.dev
Recent versions
All 25 versions ›25 versions over 3 years · about 9 a year
| Version | Date | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.61.1Latest | September 30, 2026 | — | 64-bit Portable |
| 0.61.0 | September 25, 2026 | — | 64-bit Portable |
| 0.60.2 | September 3, 2026 | — | 64-bit Portable |
| 0.60.1 | August 26, 2026 | — | 64-bit Portable |
| 0.60.0 | August 19, 2026 | — | 64-bit Portable |
| 0.59.0 | June 18, 2026 | — | 64-bit Portable |
| 0.58.0 | May 26, 2026 | — | 64-bit Portable |
| 0.57.1 | May 12, 2026 | — | 64-bit Portable |
Install from the command line
Silent install ›winget install --id Radius.Radius -eProgram files (.exe): rad.exe
Related guide: How to use winget: install and update apps
Information
- Publisher
- Radius Project
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Price
- Free
- Source code
- github.com/radius-project/radius
- Written in
- Go
- Requires
- Windows 11 / 10
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Installer
- Portable
- Version
- 0.61.1
- Released
- September 30, 2026
- Added to the catalogue
- December 18, 2023
- Versions listed
- 25
- Updates / year
- 9
- GitHub stars
- 1,668
- GitHub forks
- 139
- Website
- github.com
- winget ID
- Radius.Radius
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Frequently asked questions
Is Radius free?
Yes. Radius is open-source software under the Apache-2.0 licence.
Is Radius safe to download?
The download comes from github.com, which belongs to the publisher; ExeAtlas does not host or change the file. Compare its SHA256 hash with the one shown here, or open the VirusTotal report for that hash.
How do I install Radius with winget?
Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal and run the winget command shown on this page. winget downloads the official installer and checks its SHA256 hash before running it.
Does Radius run on ARM (Windows on Arm)?
There is no ARM64 build; Windows 11 on Arm can run the 64-bit version through emulation.
Where can I download an older version of Radius?
The versions page lists all 25 versions with links to their official installer files, back to December 18, 2023.
Can I use Radius without administrator rights?
Yes, it is portable: unpack and run it.