## Pick your OS

[[!table format=dsv header=yes data="""
detailed instructions             | quick install
[[OSX]]                           | [download git-annex.app](http://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/OSX/current/)
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[OSX/Homebrew]]      | `brew install git-annex`
[[Android]]                       | [download git-annex.apk](http://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/android/current/) **beta**
[[Linux|linux_standalone]]        | [download prebuilt linux tarball](http://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_add -r hs-git-annex`
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[ArchLinux]]         | `yaourt -Sy git-annex`
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[NixOS]]             | `nix-env -i git-annex`
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Gentoo]]            | `emerge git-annex`
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[ScientificLinux5]]  |
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[openSUSE]]          | 
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Docker]]            | 
[[Windows]]                       | [download installer](http://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/windows/current/) **beta**
"""]]

All the downloads above use https for security. For added security, see
[[verifying_downloads]].

## Using cabal

As a haskell package, git-annex can be installed from source pretty easily
[[using cabal|cabal]].

## Installation from scratch

This is not recommended, but if you really want to, see [[fromscratch]].

## See also

[[autobuild overview|builds]]
