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# Atom Shell [](https://travis-ci.org/atom/atom-shell)
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The Atom Shell framework lets you write cross-platform desktop applications
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using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. It is based on [io.js](http://iojs.org) and
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[Chromium](http://www.chromium.org) and is used in the [Atom
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editor](https://github.com/atom/atom).
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## Downloads
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Prebuilt binaries and debug symbols of atom-shell for Linux, Windows and Mac can
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be found on the [releases](https://github.com/atom/atom-shell/releases) page.
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You can also use [`npm`](https://docs.npmjs.com/) to install prebuilt atom-shell
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binaries:
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```
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# Install globally in your $PATH
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npm install atom-shell -g
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# Install as a development dependency
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npm install atom-shell --save-dev
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```
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### Mirrors
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- [China Mirror](https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/atom-shell): Improve download speeds for Chinese user.
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## Documentation
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Guides and the API reference are located in the
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[docs](https://github.com/atom/atom-shell/tree/master/docs) directory. It also
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contains documents describing how to build and contribute to atom-shell.
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## Community
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There is an [`atom-shell` category on the Atom forums](http://discuss.atom.io/category/atom-shell)
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as well as an `#atom-shell` channel on Freenode.
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