> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://danil-dukhovenko.gitbook.io/force/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://danil-dukhovenko.gitbook.io/force/force-editor/installing-force.md).

# Installing Force

Force support only **Windows** platform for developing, and compile the project that you're build. Other platforms and system will be added along with developing.

To quickly install and configure this engine on Windows go to [Home](/force/readme.md#download) page, and download **ForceSetup.exe** file or to Github [**Releases**](https://github.com/KennyProgrammer/Force/releases) page and download latest release. 

## Force Setup

Download the **ForceSetup.exe** from Google Drive (ahh, he may complain about viruses, because its .exe file), so ignore that and just download it. In future i will move this **ForceSetup** to my own server and this will be like official-official. 

Open it and install, by default it will be installed to **C:\Program Files\Force\Nave.** Open the **Nave** and go to **Installs** tab. 

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Then click to **Download Force** and go to **Install Force Editor** page.

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Here you can choose witch version of Editor to Install. As today **Force** go with **Releases** and **Previews**. Release type of version its pretty stable version at that moment of release, and its recommended to install. But second preview type of versions almost always goes in **Debug** build (with debug console), and allows users to preview version, check it and if has some major bugs, report about it, if that bugs/problems already was not fixed.&#x20;

So select proper version for you and click **Install**.

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**Force** required several components/packages to be installed along. Generally **Visual Studio** should be installed along to create and compile **Force projects** (on Windows it required **Microsoft Build Engine**). If don't need fully integated IDE like **Visual Studio**, you can select **Minimum Build Tools**, and it will install only (on Windows: **Microsoft Build Engine**).

Side note: When **Nave** finish installing **Force**, it will download and redirect you to **Visual Studio Installer**, so follow along to that installer to proper installing selected modules.

Click I**nstall** and wait to finish. After finishing installing **Force** should be appering it **Installs** list.

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Next step what need is **create new project**, and open it. **Force** now has two ways to create projects, one of it throw **Nave**, and second its inside **Force** itself throw its **Startup Window**. Second case probably soon be removed. Nevermind.

So lets [make one](/force/force-editor/first-launch.md#project-creation).