Install Android Studio

Set up Android Studio in just a few clicks. First, check the system requirements. Then download the latest version of Android Studio.

Here are the system requirements for Windows:

To install Android Studio on Windows, follow these steps:

• If you downloaded an file (recommended), double-click to launch it.

• If you downloaded a file:

  1. Unpack the .
  2. Copy the android-studio folder into your Program Files folder.
  3. Open the android-studio > bin folder.
  4. Launch (for 64-bit machines) or (for 32-bit machines).
  5. Follow the Setup Wizard in Android Studio and install any recommended SDK packages.

The following video shows each step of the setup procedure for the recommended download:

As new tools and other APIs become available, Android Studio notifies you with a pop-up. To manually check for updates, click Help > Check for Update.

Here are the system requirements for Mac:

To install Android Studio on your Mac, follow these steps:

1. Launch the Android Studio DMG file.
2. Drag and drop Android Studio into the Applications folder, then launch Android Studio.
3. Choose whether to import previous Android Studio settings, then click OK.
4. Complete the Android Studio Setup Wizard, which includes downloading the Android SDK components that are required for development.

The following video shows each step of the recommended setup procedure:

As new tools and other APIs become available, Android Studio notifies you with a pop-up. To manually check for updates, click Android Studio > Check for Updates.

Here are the system requirements for Linux:

To install Android Studio on Linux, follow these steps:

1. Unpack the file you downloaded to an appropriate location for your applications, such as within for your user profile or for shared users.

   For a 64-bit version of Linux, first install the required libraries for 64-bit machines.

2. To launch Android Studio, open a terminal, navigate to the directory, and execute .
3. Select whether you want to import previous Android Studio settings, then click OK.
4. Complete the Android Studio Setup Wizard, which includes downloading the Android SDK components that are required for development.

If you are running a 64-bit version of Ubuntu, you need to install some 32-bit libraries with the following command:

If you are running 64-bit Fedora, the command is:

The following video shows each step of the recommended setup procedure:

As new tools and other APIs become available, Android Studio notifies you with a pop-up. To manually check for updates, click Help > Check for Update.

For the system requirements to support Android Studio and the Android Emulator, see Android development in the ChromeOS documentation.

To install Android Studio on ChromeOS, follow these steps:

1. Install Linux for ChromeOS.
2. Open the Files app and locate the DEB package in the Downloads folder under My files.

3. Right-click the DEB package and select Install with Linux (Beta).

   • If you have installed Android Studio before, select whether you want to import previous Android Studio settings, then click OK.

4. Complete the Android Studio Setup Wizard, which includes downloading the Android SDK components that are required for development.

5. Once the installation is complete, launch Android Studio from the Launcher or from the ChromeOS Linux terminal. In the default installation directory , run .