Installation
Deno works on macOS, Linux, and Windows. Deno is a single binary executable. It has no external dependencies. On macOS, both M1 (arm64) and Intel (x64) executables are provided. On Linux and Windows, only x64 is supported.
Download and install Jump to heading
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 The startup time of the Deno command gets affected if it's installed via npm. We recommend the shell install script for better performance.
Using Homebrew:
brew install deno Using MacPorts:
sudo port install deno Using Nix:
nix-shell -p deno 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 Using PowerShell (Windows):
irm https://deno.land/install.ps1 | iex Using npm:
npm install -g deno The startup time of the Deno command gets affected if it's installed via npm. We recommend the PowerShell install script for better performance.
Using Scoop:
scoop install deno Using Chocolatey:
choco install deno Using Winget:
winget install DenoLand.Deno 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 Using Shell:
curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh Using npm:
npm install -g deno The startup time of the Deno command gets affected if it's installed via npm. We recommend the shell install script for better performance.
Using Nix:
nix-shell -p deno 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 Deno binaries can also be installed manually, by downloading a zip file at github.com/denoland/deno/releases. These packages contain just a single executable file. You will have to set the executable bit on macOS and Linux.
Docker Jump to heading
For more information and instructions on the official Docker images: https://github.com/denoland/deno_docker
Testing your installation Jump to heading
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. Get a detailed guide on the CLI here.
Updating Jump to heading
To update a previously installed version of Deno, you can run:
deno upgrade 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 1.0.1 Building from source Jump to heading
Information about how to build from source can be found in the Building from source guide.