How do I install Maigret on Windows when the machine has no internet access?

Download Maigret wheels on an online workstation with pip download, copy them via removable media, and install offline using pip install --no-index --find-links .

Install Maigret on Windows Without Internet

Offline environments (lab networks, air-gapped hosts) require staged installation.

Prepare on an online workstation

mkdir C:\maigret-wheelhouse
pip download maigret -d C:\maigret-wheelhouse

Include optional extras:

pip download "maigret[tor]" -d C:\maigret-wheelhouse

Zip the folder and transfer it via approved media.

Install offline

Expand-Archive .\maigret-wheelhouse.zip C:\maigret-wheelhouse
python -m venv C:\maigret
C:\maigret\Scripts\Activate.ps1
pip install --no-index --find-links C:\maigret-wheelhouse maigret

Verify

maigret --version
maigret johndoe --top-sites 50 --html

Optional Tor bundle

Install the Tor Expert Bundle offline by copying the ZIP.
Configure torrc to run a local SOCKS proxy for Maigret usage.

Diagram

  flowchart LR
    A[Online workstation] --> B[pip download wheelhouse]
    B --> C[USB drive]
    C --> D[Air-gapped Windows host]
    D --> E[pip --no-index install]

Keep the wheelhouse updated after every Maigret release to patch dependencies promptly.