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# Installing Swift

## macOS

In order to use the Swift exercises, install Xcode version 10.0 or greater.
On the first launch of Xcode, install the command line tools when prompted.

The current release version is available at the [Mac App Store][xcode].

Swift is available on macOS, Linux, and Windows.
The installation process varies depending on the operating system you are using.
Important to note with Linux support is that Swift is only (offically) supported on the following distributions:
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- RedHat
- Fedora
- Amazon Linux

If you are using a different distribution of Linux, you will have to find a way to install Swift yourself.

## Xcode (macOS)

Swift is included with Xcode, Apple's IDE for macOS and iOS development.
For the exercism track you will need to have Xcode version 16.0 or greater installed.
Xcode is available for free on the [Mac App Store][xcode].
Additional versions of Xcode (including the most recent beta) are available at [Apple's developer center][apple-developer-center].

## Linux & Windows
## macOS & Linux

For macOS and Linux, there is a Swift installation manager called [swiftly][swiftly].
It is a command line tool that allows you to install and manage multiple versions of Swift on your system.
The command to install swiftly on macOS can be found [here][swiftly-macos], and [here][swiftly-linux] for linux.

Other installation methods for macOS is [Homebrew][homebrew].
For Linux, you can install using the tarball from the official [Swift website][tarball].

The latest release is available on [Swift.org][swift-download].
Swift.org installation [instructions][swift-installation-instructions].
## Windows

The recommended way to install Swift on Windows is to use the [WinGet installer][winget-windows].
It is also possible to install Swift using the Scoop package manager or doing a manual installation.
For all options, see the [Install Swift for Windows][swift-windows] page.

[xcode]: https://developer.apple.com/xcode/
[apple-developer-center]: https://developer.apple.com/xcode/downloads/
[swift-download]: https://swift.org/download/#releases
[swift-installation-instructions]: https://swift.org/getting-started/#installing-swift
[swiftly]: https://github.com/swiftlang/swiftly
[swiftly-macos]: https://www.swift.org/install/macos/swiftly/
[swiftly-linux]: https://www.swift.org/install/linux/swiftly/
[homebrew]: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/swift#default
[tarball]: https://www.swift.org/install/linux/
[winget-windows]: https://www.swift.org/install/windows/winget/
[swift-windows]: https://www.swift.org/install/windows/