Starting PDI tools and utilities

As part of the installation, we provide different ways to help you start each tool and utility, depending on the operating system you use. This table shows you the options.

Operating System	Installation Method	Start the Tools and Utilities
Microsoft Windows	Pentaho Installation Wizard	PDI client Click Start > Programs > Pentaho Enterprise Edition > Design Tools and double-click on Data Integration the item to launch the PDI client. For these tools and utilities, you must navigate to a directory to launch the batch file. Carte pentaho\design-tools\data-integration\carte.bat Kitchen pentaho\design-tools\data-integration\kitchen.bat Pan pentaho\design-tools\data-integration\pan.bat
Microsoft Windows	Pentaho Archive or Manual Installation	Create shortcuts to the .bat file or each design tool and add them to the Start menu. Or, navigate to the one of these directories and run the design tool's batch file to launch it.- PDI client pentaho\design-tools\data-integration\spoon.bat Carte pentaho\design-tools\data-integration\carte.bat Kitchen pentaho\design-tools\data-integration\kitchen.bat Pan pentaho\design-tools\data-integration\pan.bat
Linux	Pentaho Wizard, Archive, or Manual Installation	Navigate to one of these directories and run the design tool shell file to launch it.- PDI client pentaho/design-tools/data-integration/spoon.sh Carte pentaho/design-tools/data-integration/carte.sh Kitchen pentaho/design-tools/data-integration/kitchen.sh Pan pentaho/design-tools/data-integration/pan.sh
Mac OS	Pentaho Wizard, Archive, or Manual Installation	Navigate to one of these directories and run the design tool application file to launch it.- PDI client pentaho/design-tools/data-integration/data integration.app Carte pentaho/design-tools/data-integration/carte.app Kitchen pentaho/design-tools/data-integration/kitchen.app Pan pentaho/design-tools/data-integration/pan.app