# Atom — Futuristic Text Editing ![atom](https://s3.amazonaws.com/speakeasy/apps/icons/27/medium/7db16e44-ba57-11e2-8c6f-981faf658e00.png) Check out our [guides](https://www.atom.io/docs/latest/) and [API documentation](https://www.atom.io/docs/api/v34.0.0/api/) ## Installing Download the latest Atom release from [speakeasy](https://speakeasy.githubapp.com/apps/27). It will automatically update when a new release is available. ## Building ### Requirements * Mountain Lion * Looking for Windows support? Read [here][building]. * Boxen (Obviously Atom won't release with this requirement) ### Installation 1. `gh-setup atom` 2. `cd ~/github/atom` 3. `script/build` [building]: https://github.com/atom/atom/blob/master/docs/building-atom.md