Mahjong

Set up mahjong on this computer

By Porcelain Lattice editorial team Current release, published September 12, 2026

Framed tile-pair panel with umber tile faces and sand pips on tile-mist paper.
Tile-pair panel: matching tile faces used as the mahjong mark across this install guide. Porcelain Lattice original tile-pair geometry for factory-mahjong (not an ffalt/mah logo).

Choose the Mah asset that matches this computer, install from GitHub Releases, and prove one local clear before you chase tile sets.

Windows 64-bit desks prefer win-mah-*-x64.msi. Apple silicon Macs prefer macos-mah-*-aarch64.dmg. Debian-family Linux prefers linux-mah-*-amd64.deb, with AppImage as a portable alternate.

Windows chooser

Take the MSI when you want a normal installed client. The EXE is an alternate on the same tag. No winget id was found. Detail: Windows.

macOS chooser

Take the aarch64 DMG on the reviewed tag. Intel Mac installers were not listed there. Detail: macOS.

Linux chooser

Prefer the .deb when you want package-manager removal later. Prefer AppImage when you want a single file without apt. rpm exists for Fedora-style desks. Details: deb, AppImage.

Phone note

Android apks ship on the same tag. They help travel phones, yet they do not replace the desk MSI for a shared lab image.

Prove the install

Launch Mah, start a classic board, and clear at least part of a layout before you call the machine ready. First run: first run. First hour: installed.

Document the door

Write the filename beside the OS version on the machine ticket. That habit keeps the next mahjong bump on the same honest path.

Porcelain Lattice maps filenames for people who searched for a local mahjong client and need an MIT Mah path. Upstream remains at ffalt.github.io/mah and ffalt/mah under MIT.

  • Keep one installer door forever on each machine ticket.
  • Prove one short local clear after every reimage.
  • Ask for the GitHub Releases URL instead of vague “best download” links.

Why filenames beat portals

People searching for mahjong often land on advertising pages that wrap a browser game or a renamed installer. Those pages can change overnight, hide the real filename, and ship toolbars beside the setup you thought you chose.

  • Prefer win-mah-*-x64.msi on Windows from ffalt/mah Releases
  • Prefer the aarch64 DMG or amd64 deb on the same tag when those desks matter
  • Refuse Softonic-style mirrors that hide the filename

No winget package id was found on this review date. Inventing one would send shared labs to the wrong mahjong product.

Repeatable lab rhythm

Club machines, classroom images, and family PCs all benefit from the same boring checklist. Write the OS version beside the asset name. Prove one short mahjong clear after every reimage.

  1. Match the GitHub filename character for character.
  2. Launch Mah and prove a local clear.
  3. Document the update door on the machine ticket.

Travel bags should separate phone apks from desk MSI files so a hurried restore never grabs the wrong binary. Shared tickets should say whether the room standard is deb or AppImage on Linux.

Closing discipline

Ask for the GitHub Releases URL whenever someone pastes a vague “best download” link into chat. Match characters in the filename. Prove a clear. Document the update door for this mahjong client.

Asset checklist before imaging

Before you image a lab for mahjong, confirm the live Releases tag still lists the Windows primary MSI together with the Linux and macOS builds you need. Prefer one tag for every desk in the room so support tickets stay short.

  • Windows: win-mah-*-x64.msi (EXE alternate on the same tag)
  • macOS Apple silicon: macos-mah-*-aarch64.dmg
  • Linux: linux-mah-*-amd64.deb or AppImage or rpm

Android apks help travel phones, yet they do not replace the desk MSI when you rebuild a shared mahjong image.

Support ticket lines that work

Write three lines on the machine ticket: OS version, exact asset filename, and the date you proved a local clear. That record beats another Softonic search when SmartScreen returns next month.

  1. Record the GitHub Releases URL you typed.
  2. Record the filename character for character.
  3. Record “cleared one board” with the date.

Family PCs and classroom images both benefit from that boring mahjong paperwork. It keeps the next bump on the same honest door without inventing a winget id that was not found.