1# Installing Zed
  2
  3## Download Zed
  4
  5### macOS
  6
  7Get the latest stable builds via [the download page](https://zed.dev/download). If you want to download our preview build, you can find it on its [releases page](https://zed.dev/releases/preview). After the first manual installation, Zed will periodically check for install updates.
  8
  9You can also install Zed stable via Homebrew:
 10
 11```sh
 12brew install --cask zed
 13```
 14
 15As well as Zed preview:
 16
 17```sh
 18brew install --cask zed@preview
 19```
 20
 21### Windows
 22
 23Get the latest stable builds via [the download page](https://zed.dev/download). If you want to download our preview build, you can find it on its [releases page](https://zed.dev/releases/preview). After the first manual installation, Zed will periodically check for install updates.
 24
 25Additionally, you can install Zed using winget:
 26
 27```sh
 28winget install -e --id ZedIndustries.Zed
 29```
 30
 31### Linux
 32
 33For most Linux users, the easiest way to install Zed is through our installation script:
 34
 35```sh
 36curl -f https://zed.dev/install.sh | sh
 37```
 38
 39You can now optionally specify a **version** of Zed to install using the `ZED_VERSION` environment variable:
 40
 41```sh
 42# Install the latest stable version (default)
 43curl -f https://zed.dev/install.sh | sh
 44
 45# Install a specific version
 46curl -f https://zed.dev/install.sh | ZED_VERSION=0.216.0 sh
 47```
 48
 49If you'd like to help us test our new features, you can also install our preview build:
 50
 51```sh
 52curl -f https://zed.dev/install.sh | ZED_CHANNEL=preview sh
 53```
 54
 55This script supports `x86_64` and `AArch64`, as well as common Linux distributions: Ubuntu, Arch, Debian, RedHat, CentOS, Fedora, and more.
 56
 57If Zed is installed using this installation script, it can be uninstalled at any time by running the shell command `zed --uninstall`. The shell will then prompt you whether you'd like to keep your preferences or delete them. After making a choice, you should see a message that Zed was successfully uninstalled.
 58
 59If this script is insufficient for your use case, you run into problems running Zed, or there are errors in uninstalling Zed, please see our [Linux-specific documentation](./linux.md).
 60
 61## System Requirements
 62
 63### macOS
 64
 65Zed supports the follow macOS releases:
 66
 67| Version       | Codename | Apple Status   | Zed Status          |
 68| ------------- | -------- | -------------- | ------------------- |
 69| macOS 26.x    | Tahoe    | Supported      | Supported           |
 70| macOS 15.x    | Sequoia  | Supported      | Supported           |
 71| macOS 14.x    | Sonoma   | Supported      | Supported           |
 72| macOS 13.x    | Ventura  | Supported      | Supported           |
 73| macOS 12.x    | Monterey | EOL 2024-09-16 | Supported           |
 74| macOS 11.x    | Big Sur  | EOL 2023-09-26 | Partially Supported |
 75| macOS 10.15.x | Catalina | EOL 2022-09-12 | Partially Supported |
 76
 77The macOS releases labelled "Partially Supported" (Big Sur and Catalina) do not support screen sharing via Zed Collaboration. These features use the [LiveKit SDK](https://livekit.io) which relies upon [ScreenCaptureKit.framework](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/screencapturekit/) only available on macOS 12 (Monterey) and newer.
 78
 79#### Mac Hardware
 80
 81Zed supports machines with Intel (x86_64) or Apple (aarch64) processors that meet the above macOS requirements:
 82
 83- MacBook Pro (Early 2015 and newer)
 84- MacBook Air (Early 2015 and newer)
 85- MacBook (Early 2016 and newer)
 86- Mac Mini (Late 2014 and newer)
 87- Mac Pro (Late 2013 or newer)
 88- iMac (Late 2015 and newer)
 89- iMac Pro (all models)
 90- Mac Studio (all models)
 91
 92### Linux
 93
 94Zed supports 64-bit Intel/AMD (x86_64) and 64-bit Arm (aarch64) processors.
 95
 96Zed requires a Vulkan 1.3 driver and the following desktop portals:
 97
 98- `org.freedesktop.portal.FileChooser`
 99- `org.freedesktop.portal.OpenURI`
100- `org.freedesktop.portal.Secret` or `org.freedesktop.Secrets`
101
102### Windows
103
104Zed supports the following Windows releases:
105| Version | Zed Status |
106| ------------------------- | ------------------- |
107| Windows 11, version 22H2 and later | Supported |
108| Windows 10, version 1903 and later | Supported |
109
110A 64-bit operating system is required to run Zed.
111
112#### Windows Hardware
113
114Zed supports machines with x64 (Intel, AMD) or Arm64 (Qualcomm) processors that meet the following requirements:
115
116- Graphics: A GPU that supports DirectX 11 (most PCs from 2012+).
117- Driver: Current NVIDIA/AMD/Intel/Qualcomm driver (not the Microsoft Basic Display Adapter).
118
119### FreeBSD
120
121Not yet available as an official download. Can be built [from source](./development/freebsd.md).
122
123### Web
124
125Not supported at this time. See our [Platform Support issue](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/5391).