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# Installation
We provide pre-built binaries on the [GitHub Releases page](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/releases).
[](https://repology.org/project/helix/versions)
## OSX
Helix is available in homebrew-core:
```
brew install helix
```
## Linux
### NixOS
A [flake](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes) containing the package is available in
the project root. The flake can also be used to spin up a reproducible development
shell for working on Helix with `nix develop`.
Flake outputs are cached for each push to master using
[Cachix](https://www.cachix.org/). The flake is configured to
automatically make use of this cache assuming the user accepts
the new settings on first use.
If you are using a version of Nix without flakes enabled you can
[install Cachix cli](https://docs.cachix.org/installation); `cachix use helix` will
configure Nix to use cached outputs when possible.
### Arch Linux
Releases are available in the `community` repository.
A [helix-git](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/helix-git/) package is also available on the AUR, which builds the master branch.
### Fedora Linux
You can install the COPR package for Helix via
```
sudo dnf copr enable varlad/helix
sudo dnf install helix
```
### Void Linux
```
sudo xbps-install helix
```
## Build from source
```
git clone https://github.com/helix-editor/helix
cd helix
cargo install --path helix-term
```
This will install the `hx` binary to `$HOME/.cargo/bin`.
Helix also needs its runtime files so make sure to copy/symlink the `runtime/` directory into the
config directory (for example `~/.config/helix/runtime` on Linux/macOS). This location can be overridden
via the `HELIX_RUNTIME` environment variable.
| OS | command |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| windows(cmd.exe) | `xcopy /e /i runtime %AppData%/helix/runtime` |
| windows(powershell) | `xcopy /e /i runtime $Env:AppData\helix\runtime` |
| linux/macos | `ln -s $PWD/runtime ~/.config/helix/runtime` |
To use Helix in desktop environments that supports [XDG desktop menu](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/menu-spec-latest.html), including Gnome and KDE, copy the provided `.desktop` file to the correct folder:
```bash
cp contrib/Helix.desktop ~/.local/share/applications
```
To use another terminal than the default, you will need to modify the `.desktop` file. For example, to use `kitty`:
```bash
sed -i "s|Exec=hx %F|Exec=kitty hx %F|g" ~/.local/share/applications/Helix.desktop
sed -i "s|Terminal=true|Terminal=false|g" ~/.local/share/applications/Helix.desktop
```
Please note: there is no icon for Helix yet, so the system default will be used.
## Finishing up the installation
To make sure everything is set up as expected you should finally run the helix healthcheck via
```
hx --health
```
For more information on the information displayed in the health check results refer to [Healthcheck](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/Healthcheck).
### Building tree-sitter grammars
Tree-sitter grammars must be fetched and compiled if not pre-packaged.
Fetch grammars with `hx --grammar fetch` (requires `git`) and compile them
with `hx --grammar build` (requires a C++ compiler).
### Installing language servers
Language servers can optionally be installed if you want their features (auto-complete, diagnostics etc.).
Follow the [instructions on the wiki page](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/How-to-install-the-default-language-servers) to add your language servers of choice.
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