PowerShell install guide

Install PowerShell on Windows, macOS or Linux

PowerShell for every system!

★ 56k stars WindowsmacOS and Linux

Install PowerShell with one command

Pick your system, reveal the command, copy it, paste it into your terminal and press Enter. This command comes from the project's public source.

PowerShell

What exactly does this do?

On Windows, open PowerShell (press Win, type PowerShell, hit Enter) and paste the command. On macOS or Linux, open Terminal — on a Mac it's in Applications ▸ Utilities, or press Cmd+Space and type Terminal — and paste the command there.

Run PowerShell --help to see the available commands, and PowerShell --version to confirm the install worked. If your shell complains about permissions, that project usually documents a corrected command on its own site.

This is the install command PowerShell publishes. Running it downloads PowerShell and puts it somewhere your terminal can find it, so you can start using it right away.

PowerShell at a glance

  • Installs with a single command — bash process substitution.
  • Installs on Windows and macOS / Linux.
  • Free and open source, with no paid tier and no account needed.
  • 56k stars — an actively used project.

PowerShell doesn't publish a feature list we can quote, so this is what we verified ourselves.

About PowerShell

PowerShell for every system!

CategoryDeveloper tool
Install methodbash process substitution
Windowsdocumented install command available
macOS / Linuxdocumented install command available
PriceFree and open source
Command verifiedFrom project source
Popularity56k stars on the project's public repository

On mobile

PowerShell is a command-line tool, so there is no phone app for it — a phone has no shell to run it in. You'll need a desktop, or a remote shell into a machine that has one.

PowerShell is developed by its own authors. This page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by the project. The command shown here was reproduced from the project's public documentation — always check the project's own documentation before running anything.