## Pick your OS [[!table format=dsv header=yes data=""" detailed instructions | quick install [[OSX]] | [download git-annex.app](https://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/OSX/current/) [[OSX/Homebrew]] | `brew install git-annex` [[Android]] | [download git-annex.apk](https://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/android/current/) **beta** [[Linux|linux_standalone]] | [download prebuilt linux tarball](https://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/linux/current/) [[Debian]] | `apt-get install git-annex` [[Ubuntu]] | `apt-get install git-annex` [[Fedora]] | `yum install git-annex` [[FreeBSD]] | `pkg install hs-git-annex` [[ArchLinux]] | `yaourt -Sy git-annex-bin` [[NixOS]] | `nix-env -i git-annex` [[Gentoo]] | `emerge git-annex` [[ScientificLinux5]] | [[openSUSE]] | [[Docker]] | [[Windows]] | [download installer](https://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/windows/current/) **beta** """]] Note: [[todo/git-annex_in_debian_sid]] is somewhat outdated, which makes the above Debian and Ubuntu release not quite up to date. The [NeuroDebian team](http://neuro.debian.net/) provides a [standalone build package](http://neuro.debian.net/pkgs/git-annex-standalone.html) that is regularly updated and that should work across all releases of Ubuntu and Debian. See [[todo/git-annex-standalone_Debian_package/]] for more information. All the download links above use https for security. For added security, see [[verifying_downloads]]. ## Building it yourself git-annex is [[Free Software|license]], written in [Haskell](http://www.haskell.org/). Experienced users should not find it too hard to build and install it [[from source|fromsource]]. ## See also * [[autobuild overview|builds]] * [[upgrades]]