# Official Linux ARM64 builds

**URL:** <https://forum.crystal-lang.org/t/official-linux-arm64-builds/8856>\
**Category:** Website\
**Created:** [April 9, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.crystal-lang.org/t/official-linux-arm64-builds/8856 "2026-04-09T07:25:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Crys](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.crystal-lang.org/crys/32/2261_2.png) [@Crys](https://forum.crystal-lang.org/u/Crys)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.crystal-lang.org/t/official-linux-arm64-builds/8856/1 "2026-04-09T07:25:23Z")

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This has been a long awaited feature: how to run Crystal on ARM64 CPUs?

Crystal has supported ARM64 as a tier 1 architecture for many years now, and we already distribute an universal build for macOS, but still no ARM64 builds for Linux.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://crystal-lang.org/2026/04/07/official-linux-arm64-builds](https://crystal-lang.org/2026/04/07/official-linux-arm64-builds)

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**Author:** ![straight-shoota](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.crystal-lang.org/straight-shoota/32/36_2.png) [@straight-shoota](https://forum.crystal-lang.org/u/straight-shoota)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.crystal-lang.org/t/official-linux-arm64-builds/8856/2 "2026-04-09T12:06:31Z")

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