Elm is a functional programming language that compiles to JavaScript.

There are installers for Mac and Windows available here. There are also binaries for direct download. These are the most reliable ways to install Elm.

This package tries to download those binaries with npm. It is sometimes used by people intergating Elm into existing projects or workflows.

The following command should download the elm binary:

npm install -g elm

If this runs successfully, the elm binary should be available at:

• /usr/local/bin/elm on Mac and Linux
• C:\Users\YOUR_NAME\AppData\Roaming\npm\ on Windows

It should be possible to run elm from your terminal after this.

If you run into trouble, check out troubleshooting.md.

Head over to The Official Guide to start learning Elm!