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How to install on Windows

sharkdp/fd

A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'

Rust#cli#command-line#filesystem#hacktoberfest

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
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License: Apache-2.0
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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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v10.5.1 · 11/4/2026 ↗

fd-v10.5.1-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip

zip · x64 · 1.6 MB · 15,660 downloads · best match

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

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/sharkdp/fd/releases/download/v10.5.1/fd-v10.5.1-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -OutFile "fd-v10.5.1-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip"
Expand-Archive "fd-v10.5.1-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -DestinationPath .

Other Windows downloads (4)

fd-v10.5.1-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.zip

zip · x64 · 1.5 MB · 84 downloads

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

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/sharkdp/fd/releases/download/v10.5.1/fd-v10.5.1-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.zip" -OutFile "fd-v10.5.1-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.zip"
Expand-Archive "fd-v10.5.1-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.zip" -DestinationPath .

fd-v10.5.1-aarch64-pc-windows-gnullvm.zip

zip · ARM64 · 1.4 MB · 26 downloads

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

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/sharkdp/fd/releases/download/v10.5.1/fd-v10.5.1-aarch64-pc-windows-gnullvm.zip" -OutFile "fd-v10.5.1-aarch64-pc-windows-gnullvm.zip"
Expand-Archive "fd-v10.5.1-aarch64-pc-windows-gnullvm.zip" -DestinationPath .

fd-v10.5.1-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip

zip · ARM64 · 1.4 MB · 169 downloads

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

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/sharkdp/fd/releases/download/v10.5.1/fd-v10.5.1-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -OutFile "fd-v10.5.1-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip"
Expand-Archive "fd-v10.5.1-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -DestinationPath .

fd-v10.5.1-i686-pc-windows-msvc.zip

zip · 32-bit · 1.4 MB · 45 downloads

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

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/sharkdp/fd/releases/download/v10.5.1/fd-v10.5.1-i686-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -OutFile "fd-v10.5.1-i686-pc-windows-msvc.zip"
Expand-Archive "fd-v10.5.1-i686-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -DestinationPath .

Install with a package manager

winget

winget install sharkdp.fd

npm

npm install -g fd-find

Cargo

cargo install fd-find

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

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