Install Cinder in about a minute.

Pick the route that suits your machine. Every route gives you the same cinder binary, and the version check below confirms it works.

Four ways to install

macOS and Linux, recommended

Taps and upgrades stay in step with the releases.

Install command

$brew install cinderbuild/tap/cinder

Windows 11, PowerShell 7 or later

Add the bucket once, then install and upgrade from the terminal.

Install command

$scoop install cinderbuild/cinder

Any system with Go 1.23 or later

Builds from source on your machine. Handy when you already run Go.

Install command

$go install example.com/cinder/cmd/cinder@latest

Any system, no package manager

Download the archive for your system from the releases page, unpack it and move cinder onto your PATH.

Open a new terminal and run the version command. You should see a version number and your platform.

$ cinder version
cinder 2.4.0 (darwin/arm64, built 2026-10-08)

Platform	Tested on	Notes
macOS	Ventura and later, Apple silicon and Intel	Homebrew is the smoothest route
Linux	Ubuntu 24.04, Fedora 41, Alpine 3.20	Static builds, so glibc and musl both work
Windows	Windows 11	Use Scoop or the binary; PowerShell 7 runs build hooks

Make a folder, then run cinder init inside it. It writes a starter content/ folder and a layout.
Edit content/index.md in your editor. Save the file.
Run cinder serve and open the address it prints. Keep it running while you write.