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1# Installing Elm
1# Installing Elm
3−There are two ways to install Elm:
3+Use the instructions [here](https://guide.elm-lang.org/install/).
5−- **Installers** for Mac or Windows
6−- **Instructions** for [Mac][mac] or [Linux][lin]
8−The code in this directory builds the Mac and Windows installers, which are available [here](https://guide.elm-lang.org/install.html).
6+<br/>
8+## Installing Multiple Versions
10−It is definitely valuable to read the install instructions even if you are not using them though! They reveal how installers actually work.
10+The secret is that Elm is just a single executable file. If you are developing a project in `~/Desktop/project/` you can download this file into that directory and run commands like `~/Desktop/project/elm make src/Main.elm` or `./elm make src/Main.elm`. You just run the local copy of the executable file!
12−[mac]: https://github.com/elm/compiler/blob/master/installers/mac/README.md
12+The instructions for [Mac][mac] and [Linux][lin] explain how to do this in more detail. You can follow the same steps on Windows, but you need to do each step by hand. (E.g. download the file through your browser rather than with a terminal command.)
13−[lin]: https://github.com/elm/compiler/blob/master/installers/linux/README.md
18−## Installing Multiple Versions
17+## Installing Previous Versions
20−The secret is that Elm is just a single executable file. If you are developing a project in `~/Desktop/project/` you can download this file into that directory and run commands like `~/Desktop/project/elm make src/Main.elm` or `./elm make src/Main.elm`. You just run the local copy of the executable file!
19+The past binaries for Mac, Linux, and Windows are hosted [here](https://github.com/elm/compiler/releases).
22−The instructions for [Mac][mac] and [Linux][lin] explain how to do this in more detail. You can follow the same steps on Windows, but you need to do each step by hand. (E.g. download the file through your browser rather than with a terminal command.)
21+You can download the executable files directly and use them locally.
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29- [Mac](https://github.com/elm/compiler/blob/master/installers/mac/README.md#uninstall)
28- [Mac](https://github.com/elm/compiler/blob/master/installers/mac/README.md#uninstall)
30- [Linux](https://github.com/elm/compiler/blob/master/installers/linux/README.md#uninstall)
29- [Linux](https://github.com/elm/compiler/blob/master/installers/linux/README.md#uninstall)
31−- [Windows](https://github.com/elm/compiler/blob/master/installers/win/README.md)
30+- [Windows](https://github.com/elm/compiler/blob/master/installers/win/README.md#uninstall)