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Installation

Deno works on macOS, Linux, and Windows. Deno is a single binary executable. It has no external dependencies. On macOS, both M1 (arm64) and Intel (x64) executables are provided. On Linux and Windows, only x64 is supported.

Download and install Jump to heading

deno_install provides convenience scripts to download and install the binary.

Using Shell:

curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh

Using Homebrew:

brew install deno

Using MacPorts:

sudo port install deno

Using Nix:

nix-shell -p deno

Using asdf:

asdf plugin-add deno https://github.com/asdf-community/asdf-deno.git

# Download and install the latest version of Deno
asdf install deno latest

# To set as the default version of Deno globally
asdf global deno latest

# To set as the default version of Deno locally (current project only)
asdf local deno latest

Using vfox:

vfox add deno

# Download and install the latest version of Deno
vfox install deno@latest

# To set the version of Deno globally
vfox use --global deno

Using PowerShell (Windows):

irm https://deno.land/install.ps1 | iex

Using Scoop:

scoop install deno

Using Chocolatey:

choco install deno

Using Winget:

winget install DenoLand.Deno

Using vfox:

vfox add deno

# Download and install the latest version of Deno
vfox install deno@latest

# To set the version of Deno globally
vfox use --global deno

Using Shell:

curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh

Using Nix:

nix-shell -p deno

Using asdf:

asdf plugin-add deno https://github.com/asdf-community/asdf-deno.git

# Download and install the latest version of Deno
asdf install deno latest

# To set as the default version of Deno globally
asdf global deno latest

# To set as the default version of Deno locally (current project only)
asdf local deno latest

Using vfox:

vfox add deno

# Download and install the latest version of Deno
vfox install deno@latest

# To set the version of Deno globally
vfox use --global deno

You can also build and install from source using Cargo:

cargo install deno --locked

Deno binaries can also be installed manually, by downloading a zip file at github.com/denoland/deno/releases. These packages contain just a single executable file. You will have to set the executable bit on macOS and Linux.

Docker Jump to heading

For more information and instructions on the official Docker images: https://github.com/denoland/deno_docker

Testing your installation Jump to heading

To test your installation, run deno --version. If this prints the Deno version to the console the installation was successful.

Use deno help to see help text documenting Deno's flags and usage. Get a detailed guide on the CLI here.

Updating Jump to heading

To update a previously installed version of Deno, you can run:

deno upgrade

Or using Winget (Windows):

winget upgrade DenoLand.Deno

This will fetch the latest release from github.com/denoland/deno/releases, unzip it, and replace your current executable with it.

You can also use this utility to install a specific version of Deno:

deno upgrade --version 1.0.1

Building from source Jump to heading

Information about how to build from source can be found in the Contributing chapter.