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last_modified: 2026-07-09
title: Installation
description: "A Guide to installing Deno on different operating systems. Includes instructions for Windows, macOS, and Linux using various package managers, manual installation methods, and Docker containers." oldUrl:

• /runtime/manual/fundamentals/installation
• /runtime/manual/getting_started/installation
• /runtime/fundamentals/installation ---

Deno is a single binary executable with no external dependencies. It runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows, on both x64 and arm64 architectures.

Download and install

deno_install provides convenience scripts to download and install the binary.

Using Shell:

curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh
Using npm:

npm install -g deno
Using Nix:

nix-shell -p deno

Using Shell:

curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh
Using npm:

npm install -g deno
Using Homebrew:

brew install deno
Using MacPorts:

sudo port install deno
Using Nix:

nix-shell -p deno

NOTE: Deno requires Windows 10 version 1709, or Windows Server 2016 version 1709 and up, due to requiring
IsWow64Process2.

Using PowerShell (Windows):

irm https://deno.land/install.ps1 | iex
Using npm:

npm install -g deno
Using Scoop:

scoop install deno
Using Chocolatey:

choco install deno
Using Winget:

winget install DenoLand.Deno

:::note

The startup time of the Deno command gets affected if it's installed via npm. We recommend the official install script (shell or PowerShell) for better performance.

:::

Deno does not publish an official apt repository, and the versions packaged by Linux distributions (such as Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, or the Snap Store) are community maintained and often lag behind the latest release. For the most up-to-date version on any Linux distribution, use the shell installer above (or the manual download), which always installs the current release.

Cross-platform package managers

These version managers work on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Using asdf:

asdf plugin add deno https://github.com/asdf-community/asdf-deno.git

Download and install the latest version of Deno

asdf install deno latest

To set as the default version of Deno globally

asdf set -u deno latest

To set as the default version of Deno locally (current project only) asdf set deno latest

Using vfox:

vfox add deno

Download and install the latest version of Deno

vfox install deno@latest

To set the version of Deno globally

vfox use --global deno
You can also build and install from source using
Cargo:

cargo install deno --locked

Manual download

Deno binaries can also be installed manually, by downloading a zip file at github.com/denoland/deno/releases. Each release ships one archive per platform, containing a single executable:

Platform	Asset
Windows x86_64	deno-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip
Windows ARM64	deno-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip
macOS ARM64 (Apple Silicon)	deno-aarch64-apple-darwin.zip
macOS x86_64 (Intel)	deno-x86_64-apple-darwin.zip
Linux x86_64	deno-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.zip
Linux ARM64	deno-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.zip

Unzip the archive and place the deno executable somewhere on your PATH. You will have to set the executable bit on macOS and Linux. Each asset has a matching .sha256sum file for verifying the download.

On Linux a common choice is ~/.local/bin (per-user) or /usr/local/bin (system-wide). For example:

unzip deno-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.zip
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
mv deno ~/.local/bin/
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/deno

ensure the directory is on your PATH, then verify deno --version

Docker

Deno publishes official images to
Docker Hub and the GitHub Container Registry, in debian, ubuntu, alpine, distroless, and bin variants.

See Deno and Docker for Dockerfiles, multi-stage builds, Docker Compose, and other best practices.

Installation location

Binary location

When installed via the shell or PowerShell script, the deno binary is placed in the following default location:

Platform	Default path
macOS / Linux	$HOME/.deno/bin/deno
Windows	%USERPROFILE%.deno\bin\deno.exe

Override the install directory by setting the DENO_INSTALL environment variable before running the install script.

When installed via a package manager (Homebrew, Scoop, etc.), the binary location is managed by that package manager.

Cache location

Downloaded dependencies and compiled artefacts are stored in Deno's cache directory. It defaults to a platform-specific path:

Platform	Default path
Linux	$HOME/.cache/deno
macOS	$HOME/Library/Caches/deno
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\deno

Override it by setting the DENO_DIR environment variable (see Environment variables). Run deno info to print the directory currently in use.

Testing your installation

To test your installation, run deno --version. If this prints the Deno version to the console the installation was successful.

Use deno help to see help text documenting Deno's flags and usage. For a guide to every subcommand, see the CLI reference.

If you see "command not found"

If deno --version reports command not found, the install directory isn't on your PATH yet. To fix this:

• Open a new terminal window or restart your shell so the updated PATH is picked up. This is the most common cause — the install script updates your shell rc file, but existing shell sessions don't see the change until they reload.
• Confirm the install directory is on your PATH. The shell install script defaults to ~/.deno/bin on macOS and Linux; for npm-based installs, run npm config get prefix to find the directory containing the global bin.
• If you customised the install location, the shell install script's install root can be overridden with the DENO_INSTALL environment variable, in which case the binary lives at $DENO_INSTALL/bin/deno.

Updating

To update a previously installed version of Deno, you can run:

deno upgrade
Or using Homebrew (macOS):

brew upgrade deno
Or using Scoop (Windows):

scoop update deno
Or using Chocolatey (Windows):

choco upgrade deno
Or using Winget (Windows):

winget upgrade DenoLand.Deno
This will fetch the latest release from
github.com/denoland/deno/releases, unzip it, and replace your current executable with it.

You can also use this utility to install a specific version of Deno:

deno upgrade --version 2.7.0

Uninstalling

If you installed Deno using the shell or PowerShell install script, first clear the Deno cache directory ($DENO_DIR):

deno clean
Then remove the Deno installation directory:

rm -rf /.deno
Finally, remove the line that sources Deno's env file from your shell config (/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, ~/.profile, etc.). The shell install script appends a line like . "$HOME/.deno/env" — delete that line. Fish users should additionally remove ~/.config/fish/conf.d/deno.fish.

Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "$env:USERPROFILE.deno" Then remove the Deno bin directory from your PATH environment variable via System Settings.

If you installed Deno via a package manager (Homebrew, Scoop, Chocolatey, etc.), use that package manager's uninstall command instead (e.g. brew uninstall deno, scoop uninstall deno).

Building from source

Information about how to build from source can be found in the Building from source guide.

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