## Downloading

Go to the [Defold download page](https://defold.com/download/) where you will find Download buttons for macOS, Windows and Linux (Ubuntu):

![download editor](../shared/images/editor_download.png)

## Installation

Installation on macOS
: The downloaded file is a DMG image containing the program.

  1. Locate the file "Defold-x86_64-macos.dmg" and double click it to open the image.
  2. Drag the application "Defold" to the "Applications" folder link.

  To start the editor, open your "Applications" folder and <kbd>double click</kbd> the file "Defold".

  ![Defold macOS](../shared/images/macos_content.png)

Installation on Windows
: The downloaded file is a ZIP archive that needs to be extracted:

  1. Locate the archive file "Defold-x86_64-win32.zip", <kbd>press and hold</kbd> (or <kbd>right-click</kbd>) the folder, select *Extract All*, and then follow the instructions to extract the archive to a folder named "Defold".
    2. Move the folder "Defold" to your preferred location (e.g. `D:\Defold`). You should not move Defold to `C:\Program Files (x86)\` or `C:\Program Files\` since this will prevent the editor from updating.

  To start the editor, open the folder "Defold" and <kbd>double click</kbd> the file "Defold.exe".

  ![Defold windows](../shared/images/windows_content.png)

Installation on Linux
: The downloaded file is a ZIP archive that needs to be extracted:

  1. From a terminal, locate the archive file "Defold-x86_64-linux.zip" unzip it to a target Directory called "Defold".

     ```bash
     $ unzip Defold-x86_64-linux.zip -d Defold
     ```

  To start the editor, change directory to where you extracted the application, then run the `Defold` executable, or <kbd>double click</kbd> it on your desktop.

  ```bash
  $ cd Defold
  $ ./Defold
  ```

  There is a helper to install a desktop entry on the `Help > Create Desktop Entry` menu.

  If you run into any problems starting the editor, opening a project or running a Defold game please refer to the [Linux section of the FAQ](/faq/faq#linux-questions).

## Install an old version

Every beta and stable version of Defold is also [available on GitHub](https://github.com/defold/defold/releases).