## 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/)
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[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/)
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Debian]]            | `apt-get install git-annex`
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Ubuntu]]            | `apt-get install git-annex`
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Fedora]]            | `yum install git-annex`
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[FreeBSD]]           | `pkg install hs-git-annex`
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[ArchLinux]]         | `pacman -S git-annex`
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[NixOS]]             | `nix-env -i git-annex`
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Gentoo]]            | `emerge git-annex`
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Void]]            | `xbps-install git-annex`
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[ScientificLinux5]]  |
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[openSUSE]]          | 
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Docker]]            | 
[[Windows]]                       | [download installer](https://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/windows/current/) **beta**
"""]]

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]]
