| **on Windows** | Download, unzip, and run
[hledger-0.26-win64.zip](http://hledger.org/downloads/hledger-0.26-win64.zip)
and/or
[hledger-web-0.26-win64.zip](http://hledger.org/downloads/hledger-web-0.26-win64.zip) (Latest release is 0.27. To contribute binaries for windows or mac, please get in touch.)
 | 
| **on Mac** | Build with stack or cabal as described below. | 
| **on Debian or Ubuntu** | `apt-get install hledger hledger-web` | 
| **on Gentoo** | `emerge hledger hledger-web` | 
| **on Fedora** | `yum install hledger` | 
| **on NixOS** | `nix-env -iA nixpkgs.haskellPackages.hledger nixpkgs.haskellPackages.hledgerWeb` | 
| **in a VM** | Try | 
## I want to build the latest release
**Using stack** (easiest, recommended):\
*2015/11/3: but hledger-ui has not yet reached stackage; you must install it from source (see below) or with cabal*
1. Install [`stack`](https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/blob/master/doc/install_and_upgrade.md)
    (On Windows, the 64-bit version is [recommended](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/issues/275).)
    
2. `stack setup`
    (if you need GHC installed. If you're not sure, run the next command and it will tell you.)
3. `stack --resolver nightly-2015-11-02 install hledger` (the command-line interface), or\
   `stack --resolver nightly-2015-11-02 install hledger-web` (the web interface; also installs the CLI)\
    
4. Ensure `~/.local/bin` or the Windows equivalent is in your `$PATH`,
   so that you can just type `hledger` to run it.
   (stack will show the proper directory and will tell you if it is not in $PATH).
**Using cabal** (results will vary, not recommended for non-experts):
1. Install [GHC](http://haskell.org/ghc) and [cabal](http://haskell.org/cabal/download.html) if needed
2. `cabal update`
3. `cabal install alex happy`
4. `cabal sandbox init`
5. `cabal install hledger[-ui|-web]`
6. Ensure `~/.cabal/bin` or the Windows equivalent is in your `$PATH`
## I want to build the [latest source](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/commits/master)
1. `git clone http://code.hledger.org hledger`
2. `cd hledger`
3. `stack install`
or see the [Developer Guide](http://hledger.org/developer-guide.html) for more help.