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Install & Platform Setup
Getting OpenCode running across the documented install paths and platforms, and setting the prerequisites the docs call out.
Mapped capabilities
4 capabilities
Package manager install paths
install script (curl | bash), npm/bun/pnpm/yarn global installs, Homebrew via anomalyco/tap vs. the Homebrew-maintained opencode formula, pacman/paru, choco/scoop, mise, Docker image.
Platform guidance
macOS, Linux, Windows (WSL recommended over native), and the desktop beta availability across all three.
Terminal prerequisites
modern terminal emulator recommendations (WezTerm, Alacritty, Ghostty, Kitty) and which are cross-platform vs. Linux/macOS only.
Release channel freshness
which install source tracks the most up-to-date releases (OpenCode tap, AUR latest) versus slower-moving stable channels.




