## Dat Desktop

| MacOS   | [Download](https://github.com/datproject/dat-desktop/releases/download/1.0.3/dat-desktop-1.0.3.dmg)          |
|---------|-------------------|
| Linux   | [Build from Source](http://github.com/datproject/dat-desktop) |
| Windows | Coming Soon       |

## In the terminal

```
npm install -g dat
```

Requires [node 4](http://node.js) or later. If you have a problem with permissions, [see this guide](https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/fixing-npm-permissions). Any other problems, see [troubleshooting](/dat#troubleshooting) or the [FAQ](/faq).

## Node.js

See our [node.js library](http://github.com/datproject/dat-node), our underlying protocl layer [hyperdrive](http://github.com/mafintosh/hyperdrive) and the [ecosystem guide](https://docs.datproject.org/ecosystem) for a variety of ways to build dat-compatible applications using Node.