diff --git a/cmd/dbc/install.go b/cmd/dbc/install.go
index e15e1e0..85f8b1e 100644
--- a/cmd/dbc/install.go
+++ b/cmd/dbc/install.go
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ type writeDriverManifestMsg struct {
 	DriverInfo config.DriverInfo
 }
 
+type localInstallMsg struct{}
+
 type installState int
 
 const (
@@ -162,9 +164,16 @@ type progressiveInstallModel struct {
 	p       dbc.FileProgressModel
 
 	width, height int
+	isLocal       bool
 }
 
 func (m progressiveInstallModel) Init() tea.Cmd {
+	if strings.HasSuffix(m.Driver, ".tar.gz") || strings.HasSuffix(m.Driver, ".tgz") {
+		return tea.Batch(m.spinner.Tick, func() tea.Msg {
+			return localInstallMsg{}
+		})
+	}
+
 	return tea.Batch(m.spinner.Tick, func() tea.Msg {
 		drivers, err := m.getDriverRegistry()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -281,6 +290,17 @@ func (m progressiveInstallModel) startDownloading() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 
 func (m progressiveInstallModel) startInstalling(downloaded *os.File) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	m.state = stInstalling
+	if m.isLocal {
+		driverName := strings.TrimSuffix(
+			strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(m.Driver), ".tar.gz"), ".tgz")
+		parts := strings.Split(driverName, "_"+config.PlatformTuple()+"_")
+		if len(parts) < 2 {
+			m.Driver = driverName
+		} else {
+			m.Driver = parts[0] // drivername_platform_arch_version grab drivername
+		}
+	}
+
 	return m, func() tea.Msg {
 		if m.conflictingInfo.ID != "" {
 			if err := config.UninstallDriver(m.cfg, m.conflictingInfo); err != nil {
@@ -313,6 +333,17 @@ func (m progressiveInstallModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		return m, cmd
 	case []dbc.Driver:
 		return m.searchForDriver(msg)
+	case localInstallMsg:
+		m.isLocal = true
+		return m, tea.Sequence(
+			tea.Printf("Installing from local package: %s\n", m.Driver),
+			func() tea.Msg {
+				localDrv, err := os.Open(m.Driver)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				return localDrv
+			})
 	case dbc.PkgInfo:
 		m.DriverPackage = msg
 		di, err := config.GetDriver(m.cfg, m.Driver)
@@ -324,6 +355,10 @@ func (m progressiveInstallModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	case *os.File:
 		return m.startInstalling(msg)
 	case config.Manifest:
+		if m.DriverPackage.Version == nil {
+			m.DriverPackage = msg.ToPackageInfo()
+		}
+
 		m.state = stVerifying
 		m.postInstallMessage = strings.Join(msg.PostInstall.Messages, "\n")
 		return m, func() tea.Msg {
@@ -372,6 +407,10 @@ func (m progressiveInstallModel) View() string {
 
 	var b strings.Builder
 	for s := range stDone {
+		if m.isLocal && (s == stSearching || s == stDownloading) {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if s == m.state {
 			fmt.Fprintf(&b, "[%s] %s...", m.spinner.View(), s.String())
 			if s == stDownloading {
diff --git a/cmd/dbc/install_test.go b/cmd/dbc/install_test.go
index f4c0ac7..e8568a3 100644
--- a/cmd/dbc/install_test.go
+++ b/cmd/dbc/install_test.go
@@ -262,3 +262,62 @@ func (suite *SubcommandTestSuite) TestInstallCreatesSymlinks() {
 	suite.NoError(err)
 	suite.Equal(os.ModeSymlink, info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink, "Expected test-driver-1.toml to be a symlink")
 }
+
+func (suite *SubcommandTestSuite) TestInstallLocalPackage() {
+	packagePath := filepath.Join("testdata", "test-driver-1.tar.gz")
+	m := InstallCmd{Driver: packagePath, Level: suite.configLevel}.
+		GetModelCustom(baseModel{getDriverRegistry: getTestDriverRegistry, downloadPkg: downloadTestPkg})
+	out := suite.runCmd(m)
+
+	suite.validateOutput("Installing from local package: "+packagePath+"\r\n\r\n\r"+
+		"[✓] installing\r\n[✓] verifying signature\r\n",
+		"\nInstalled test-driver-1 1.0.0 to "+suite.Dir()+"\n", out)
+	suite.driverIsInstalled("test-driver-1", true)
+}
+
+func (suite *SubcommandTestSuite) TestInstallLocalPackageNotFound() {
+	packagePath := filepath.Join("testdata", "test-driver-2.tar.gz")
+	m := InstallCmd{Driver: packagePath, Level: suite.configLevel}.
+		GetModelCustom(baseModel{getDriverRegistry: getTestDriverRegistry, downloadPkg: downloadTestPkg})
+	out := suite.runCmdErr(m)
+
+	errmsg := "no such file or directory"
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		errmsg = "The system cannot find the file specified."
+	}
+	suite.validateOutput("Installing from local package: "+packagePath+"\r\n\r\nError: open "+packagePath+
+		": "+errmsg+"\r\n\r ", "", out)
+	suite.driverIsNotInstalled("test-driver-2")
+}
+
+func (suite *SubcommandTestSuite) TestInstallLocalPackageNoSignature() {
+	packagePath := filepath.Join("testdata", "test-driver-no-sig.tar.gz")
+	m := InstallCmd{Driver: packagePath}.
+		GetModelCustom(baseModel{getDriverRegistry: getTestDriverRegistry, downloadPkg: downloadTestPkg})
+	out := suite.runCmdErr(m)
+	suite.Contains(out, "signature file 'test-driver-1-not-valid.so.sig' for driver is missing")
+
+	suite.Empty(suite.getFilesInTempDir())
+	suite.NoDirExists(filepath.Join(suite.tempdir, "test-driver-no-sig"))
+
+	m = InstallCmd{Driver: packagePath, NoVerify: true}.
+		GetModelCustom(baseModel{getDriverRegistry: getTestDriverRegistry, downloadPkg: downloadTestPkg})
+	suite.validateOutput("Installing from local package: "+packagePath+"\r\n\r\n\r"+
+		"[✓] installing\r\n[✓] verifying signature\r\n",
+		"\nInstalled test-driver-no-sig 1.1.0 to "+suite.tempdir+"\n", suite.runCmd(m))
+}
+
+func (suite *SubcommandTestSuite) TestInstallLocalPackageFixUpName() {
+	origPackagePath, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join("testdata", "test-driver-1.tar.gz"))
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+	packagePath := filepath.Join(suite.tempdir, "test-driver-1_"+config.PlatformTuple()+"_v1.0.0.tgz")
+	suite.Require().NoError(os.Symlink(origPackagePath, packagePath))
+	m := InstallCmd{Driver: packagePath, Level: suite.configLevel}.
+		GetModelCustom(baseModel{getDriverRegistry: getTestDriverRegistry, downloadPkg: downloadTestPkg})
+	out := suite.runCmd(m)
+
+	suite.validateOutput("Installing from local package: "+packagePath+"\r\n\r\n\r"+
+		"[✓] installing\r\n[✓] verifying signature\r\n",
+		"\nInstalled test-driver-1 1.0.0 to "+suite.Dir()+"\n", out)
+	suite.driverIsInstalled("test-driver-1", true)
+}
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 63efd29..e9dded5 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func InstallDriver(cfg Config, shortName string, downloaded *os.File) (Manifest,
 	if loc, err = EnsureLocation(cfg); err != nil {
 		return Manifest{}, fmt.Errorf("could not ensure config location: %w", err)
 	}
-	base := strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(downloaded.Name()), ".tar.gz")
+	base := strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(downloaded.Name()), ".tar.gz"), ".tgz")
 	finalDir := filepath.Join(loc, base)
 
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(finalDir, 0o755); err != nil {
diff --git a/config/driver.go b/config/driver.go
index a78d767..f74b74b 100644
--- a/config/driver.go
+++ b/config/driver.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3"
+	"github.com/columnar-tech/dbc"
 	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2"
 )
 
@@ -42,6 +43,17 @@ type Manifest struct {
 	} `toml:"PostInstall,omitempty"`
 }
 
+func (m Manifest) ToPackageInfo() dbc.PkgInfo {
+	return dbc.PkgInfo{
+		Driver: dbc.Driver{
+			Title:   m.Name,
+			Path:    m.ID,
+			License: m.License,
+		},
+		Version: m.Version,
+	}
+}
+
 type DriverInfo struct {
 	ID       string
 	FilePath string