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 (/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 Latest Intel Core
AMD CPU with support for a Windows Hypervisor Framework processor
(/studio/run/emulator-acceleration#vm-windows).
Disk space 8 GB (IDE and Android SDK and Emulator) Solid state drive with
16 GB or more
Screen 1280 x 800 1920 x 1080
resolution
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:
0:00 / 0:40
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 Latest Apple Silicon
for Hypervisor Framework chip
(/studio/run/emulator-acceleration#vm-windows).
Disk space 8 GB (IDE and Android SDK and Emulator) Solid state drive with 16
GB or more
Screen 1280 x 800 1920 x 1080
resolution
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:
0:00 / 0:23
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 UnityLatest 64-bit version of
DE; GNU C Library (glibc) 2.31 or later. Linux
RAM 8 GB RAM 16 GB RAM or more
CPU x86_64 CPU architecture; 2nd generation Intel Core or newer, or Latest Intel Core
AMD processor with support for AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) processor
and SSSE3.
Disk space 8 GB (IDE and Android SDK and Emulator) Solid state drive with 16
GB or more
Screen 1280 x 800 1920 x 1080
resolution
To install Android Studio on Linux, follow these steps:
1. Unpack the .tar.gz 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
(#64bit-libs).
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 libbz
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:
0:00 / 0:51
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.
ChromeOS
For the system requirements to support Android Studio and the Android Emulator, see
Android development
(https://chromeos.dev/en/android-environment#install-android-studio-on-chrome-os) in the
ChromeOS documentation.
To install Android Studio on ChromeOS, follow these steps:
1. Install Linux for ChromeOS (https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/9145439).
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 /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 ChromeOS currently supports deploying your app only to a connected hardware
device. To learn more, read Run apps on a hardware device (/studio/run/device).
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Last updated 2024-07-19 UTC.
