Install from Tarball
You can download Crystal in a standalone .tar.gz file with everything you need to get started.
The latest files can be found on the Releases page at GitHub. Nightly builds are available as well at https://crystal-lang.org/install/nightlies/.
Download the file for your platform and uncompress it. Inside it you will have a bin/crystal executable.
To make it simpler to use, you can create a symbolic link available in the path:
ln -s /full/path/to/bin/crystal /usr/local/bin/crystal
Then you can invoke the compiler by just typing:
crystal --version
| OS | Type | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Tarball (.tar.gz)
|
x86_64,
x86_64-bundled
|
| MacOS | Tarball (.tar.gz)
|
universal
|
| Windows | Installer (.exe)
|
x86_64-msvc
|
| Windows | Portable Archive (.zip)
|
aarch64-gnu,
x86_64-msvc,
x86_64-gnu
|
| OS | Type | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Tarball (.tar.gz)
|
x86_64
|
| MacOS | Tarball (.tar.gz)
|
universal
|
