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How to install bat on Windows (sharkdp/bat) · gitmanual

How to install on Windows

sharkdp/bat

A cat(1) clone with wings.

Rust#cli#command-line#git#hacktoberfest

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
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Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your Windows

A ready-made Windows download is in the latest release.

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v0.26.1 · 12/2/2025 ↗

bat-v0.26.1-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip

zip · x64 · 3.6 MB · 139,495 downloads · best match

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Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat-v0.26.1-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -OutFile "bat-v0.26.1-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip"
Expand-Archive "bat-v0.26.1-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -DestinationPath .

Other Windows downloads (2)

bat-v0.26.1-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip

zip · ARM64 · 3.4 MB · 5,831 downloads

Download

Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat-v0.26.1-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -OutFile "bat-v0.26.1-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip"
Expand-Archive "bat-v0.26.1-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -DestinationPath .

bat-v0.26.1-i686-pc-windows-msvc.zip

zip · 32-bit · 3.4 MB · 3,961 downloads

Download

Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat-v0.26.1-i686-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -OutFile "bat-v0.26.1-i686-pc-windows-msvc.zip"
Expand-Archive "bat-v0.26.1-i686-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -DestinationPath .

Install with a package manager

winget

winget install sharkdp.bat

Chocolatey

choco install bat

Scoop

scoop install bat

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

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