Installation

RuneLang is distributed as a single binary. No runtime, no package manager, no dependencies.

Download a release (recommended)

Grab the latest pre-built binary from GitHub Releases.

Platform	File
Windows (x86_64)	runelang-windows-x86_64.zip
macOS (Apple Silicon)	runelang-macos-aarch64.tar.gz
macOS (Intel)	runelang-macos-x86_64.tar.gz
Linux (x86_64)	runelang-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
Linux (aarch64)	runelang-linux-aarch64.tar.gz

Windows

1. Download runelang-windows-x86_64.zip from the latest release
2. Extract runelang.exe
3. Move it somewhere on your PATH, or add the folder to your PATH

macOS

# Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)
curl -LO https://github.com/runelang/runelang/releases/latest/download/runelang-macos-aarch64.tar.gz
tar xzf runelang-macos-aarch64.tar.gz
sudo mv runelang /usr/local/bin/

# Intel
curl -LO https://github.com/runelang/runelang/releases/latest/download/runelang-macos-x86_64.tar.gz
tar xzf runelang-macos-x86_64.tar.gz
sudo mv runelang /usr/local/bin/

Linux

# x86_64
curl -LO https://github.com/runelang/runelang/releases/latest/download/runelang-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
tar xzf runelang-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
sudo mv runelang /usr/local/bin/

# aarch64 / ARM64
curl -LO https://github.com/runelang/runelang/releases/latest/download/runelang-linux-aarch64.tar.gz
tar xzf runelang-linux-aarch64.tar.gz
sudo mv runelang /usr/local/bin/

Build from source

If you prefer to build from source, RuneLang requires Rust (1.75+). Get it from rustup.rs.

# clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/runelang/runelang.git
cd runelang

# build in release mode
cargo build --release

# the binary is at target/release/runelang (or runelang.exe on Windows)

Verify installation

runelang --version

Running programs

Execute a file:

runelang my_program.rune

Start the REPL:

runelang

The REPL gives you an interactive environment to experiment with RuneLang. Type expressions and see results immediately.

File extension

RuneLang source files use the .rune extension.

hello.rune
dungeon.rune
my_module.rune

Next steps

You’re installed. Time to write your first program.