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

Windows

Note:

Windows machines with ARM-based CPUs aren’t currently supported.

Here are the system requirements for Windows:

Requirement
Minimum
Recommended

OS
64-bit Microsoft Windows 8
Latest 64-bit version of Windows

RAM
8 GB RAM
16 GB RAM or more

CPU
x86_64 CPU architecture; 2nd generation Intel Core or newer, or AMD CPU
with support for a Windows
Hypervisor Framework.
Latest Intel Core processor

Disk space
8 GB (IDE and Android SDK and Emulator)
Solid state drive with 16 GB or more

Screen resolution
1280 x 800
1920 x 1080

To install Android Studio on Windows, follow these steps:

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

• If you downloaded a .zip file:

  1. Unpack the .zip.
  2. Copy the android-studio folder into your Program Files folder.
  3. Open the android-studio > bin folder.
  4. Launch studio64.exe (for 64-bit machines) or studio.exe (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
.exe 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.

Mac

Here are the system requirements for Mac:

Requirement
Minimum
Recommended

OS
MacOS 10.14 (Mojave)
Latest version of MacOS

RAM
8 GB RAM
16 GB RAM or more

CPU
Apple M1 chip, or 2nd generation Intel Core or newer with support for
Hypervisor Framework.
Latest Apple Silicon chip

Disk space
8 GB (IDE and Android SDK and Emulator)
Solid state drive with 16 GB or more

Screen resolution
1280 x 800
1920 x 1080

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.

Linux

Note:

Linux machines with ARM-based CPUs aren’t currently supported.

Here are the system requirements for Linux:

Requirement
Minimum
Recommended

OS
Any 64-bit Linux distribution that supports Gnome, KDE, or Unity DE;
GNU C Library (glibc) 2.31 or later.
Latest 64-bit version of Linux

RAM
8 GB RAM
16 GB RAM or more

CPU
x86_64 CPU architecture; 2nd generation Intel Core or newer, or AMD
processor with support for AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) and SSSE3.
Latest Intel Core processor

Disk space
8 GB (IDE and Android SDK and Emulator)
Solid state drive with 16 GB or more

Screen resolution
1280 x 800
1920 x 1080

To install Android Studio on Linux, follow these steps:

1. Unpack the .zip file you downloaded to an
   appropriate location for your applications, such as within
   /usr/local/ for your user profile or /opt/
   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 android-studio/bin/ directory,
   and execute studio.sh.
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.

Tip:
To make Android Studio available in your list of applications, select
Tools > Create Desktop Entry from the Android Studio menu bar.

Required libraries for 64-bit machines

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

sudo apt-get install libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 lib32z1 libbz2-1.0:i386

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

sudo yum install zlib.i686 ncurses-libs.i686 bzip2-libs.i686

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.

Chrome OS

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

To install Android Studio on Chrome OS, follow these steps:

1. Install
   Linux for Chrome OS.
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 Chrome OS Linux terminal. In the default installation directory
   /opt/android-studio/bin/studio.sh, run studio.sh.

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.

Note:

Android Studio on Chrome OS currently supports deploying your app only to a connected hardware device. To learn more, read Run apps on a hardware
device