sass-site/source/install.md

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## Applications

![Mouse](/assets/img/illustrations/mouse.svg)

There are a good many applications that will get you up and running
with Sass in a few minutes for Mac, Windows, and Linux. You can download
most of the applications for free but a few of them are paid apps
<small>(and totally worth it)</small>.

- [CodeKit](https://codekitapp.com/) (Paid) Mac
- [Prepros](https://prepros.io/) (Paid) Mac Windows Linux

## Libraries

The Sass team maintains two Node.js packages for Sass, both of which
support [the standard JavaScript API]. The [`sass` package] is pure
JavaScript, which is a little slower but can be installed on all platforms
Node.js supports. The [`sass-embedded` package] wraps a JS API around the
Dart VM, so it's faster but only supports Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.

[the standard JavaScript API]: /documentation/js-api
[`sass` package]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/sass
[`sass-embedded` package]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/sass-embedded

There are also community-maintained wrappers for the following languages:

- [Ruby](https://github.com/ntkme/sass-embedded-host-ruby#readme)
- [Swift](https://github.com/johnfairh/swift-sass#readme)
- [Java](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/de.larsgrefer.sass), including:
  - A [Gradle
    plugin](https://docs.freefair.io/gradle-plugins/current/reference/#_embedded_sass).
  - A lightweight [Maven plugin wrapping the Sass
    CLI](https://github.com/HebiRobotics/sass-cli-maven-plugin). It specifies
    the Sass version to use. The CLI arguments are passed-in with an `<args>`
    list.
  - A batteries-included [Maven plugin wrapping Dart
    Sass](https://github.com/cleydyr/dart-sass-maven-plugin). It bundles a fixed
    `dart-sass` version. The CLI arguments are exposed as Maven parameters.

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## Command Line

![Keyboard](/assets/img/illustrations/keyboard.svg)

When you install Sass on the command line, you'll be able to run the
`sass` executable to compile `.sass` and `.scss` files to `.css` files.
For example:

```shellsession
sass source/stylesheets/index.scss build/stylesheets/index.css
```

First install Sass using one of the options below, then run
`sass --version` to be sure it installed correctly. If it did, this will
include `{{ releases['dart-sass'].version }}`.
You can also run `sass --help` for more information
about the command-line interface.

Once it's all set up, **go and play**. If you're brand new to
Sass we've set up some resources to help you learn pretty darn quick.

[Learn More About Sass](/guide){.sl-c-button .sl-c-button--primary}

Install Anywhere (Standalone)

: You can install Sass on Windows, Mac, or Linux by downloading the package for
your operating system [from
GitHub](https://github.com/sass/dart-sass/releases/latest) and [adding it to
your `PATH`](https://katiek2.github.io/path-doc/). That's all—there are no
external dependencies and nothing else you need to install.

Install Anywhere (npm)

: If you use Node.js, you can also install Sass using
[npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) by running

    ```shellsession
    npm install -g sass
    ```

    **However, please note** that this will install the pure JavaScript
    implementation of Sass, which runs somewhat slower than the other options
    listed here. But it has the same interface, so it'll be easy to swap in
    another implementation later if you need a bit more speed!

Install on Windows (Chocolatey)

: If you use the [Chocolatey package manager](https://chocolatey.org/) for
Windows, you can install Dart Sass by running

    ```shellsession
    choco install sass
    ```

Install on Mac OS X or Linux (Homebrew)

: If you use [the Homebrew package manager](https://brew.sh/) for Mac OS X or
Linux, you can install Dart Sass by running

    ```shellsession
    brew install sass/sass/sass
    ```

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