# download

Install Bolt

One global package, every platform. Node 18+ (or Bun) is all you need.

GitHub releases

# shell installer (recommended)

$curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bolt-builder/bolt-cli/dev/install | bash

# or npm

$npm i -g @bolt-builder/bolt-cli

Works on Apple Silicon and Intel. The installer drops the binary on your PATH and prints the location it used.

Verify and update

$terminal

bolt --version     # confirm the install
bolt upgrade       # move to the latest release
bolt uninstall     # remove it again

Desktop app

On macOS, install from the terminal — it goes straight into /Applications with no Gatekeeper warning:

# macOS (recommended)

$curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bolt-builder/bolt-cli/dev/install-desktop | bash

Windows and Linux installers, plus direct macOS downloads, live on the releases page. If you download the .dmg in a browser instead, macOS will ask you to confirm the first launch under System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.

Open releases page