> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://bazel-pr-29502.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Installing Bazel

This page describes the various platforms supported by Bazel and links
to the packages for more details.

[Bazelisk](/versions/6.5.0/install/bazelisk) is the recommended way to install Bazel on [Ubuntu Linux](/versions/6.5.0/install/ubuntu), [macOS](/versions/6.5.0/install/os-x), and [Windows](/versions/6.5.0/install/windows).

<h2 id="community-supported-packages">
  Community-supported packages
</h2>

Bazel community members maintain these packages. The Bazel team doesn't
officially support them. Contact the package maintainers for support.

* [Arch Linux](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/bazel/)
* [Fedora 25, 26, 27, 28, and CentOS 7](/versions/6.5.0/install/redhat)
* [CentOS 6](https://github.com/sub-mod/bazel-builds)
* [FreeBSD](https://www.freshports.org/devel/bazel)
* [Gentoo](https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/dev-util/bazel)
* [Linuxbrew](https://github.com/Linuxbrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/bazel.rb)
* [Nixpkgs](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel)
* [openSUSE](/versions/6.5.0/install/suse)
* [Parabola](https://www.parabola.nu/packages/?q=bazel)
* [Scoop](https://github.com/scoopinstaller/scoop-main/blob/master/bucket/bazel.json)
* [Raspberry Pi](https://github.com/koenvervloesem/bazel-on-arm/blob/master/README.md)

<h2 id="community-supported-architectures">
  Community-supported architectures
</h2>

* [ppc64el](https://oplab9.parqtec.unicamp.br/pub/ppc64el/bazel)

For other platforms, you can try to [compile from source](/versions/6.5.0/install/compile-source).