# Atom — The hackable, ~~collaborative~~ editor of tomorrow! ![Atom](http://i.imgur.com/OrTvUAD.png) Check out our [guides and API documentation](https://www.atom.io/docs/latest/). ## Installing Download the latest [Atom release](https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/latest). Atom will automatically update when a new release is available. ## Building Follow the instructions in the [build docs][building]. [building]: https://github.com/atom/atom/blob/master/docs/building-atom.md