# Support for windows

**URL:** <https://forum.crystal-lang.org/t/support-for-windows/3690>\
**Category:** Help & Support\
**Created:** [August 29, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.crystal-lang.org/t/support-for-windows/3690 "2021-08-29T11:28:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kakarot-dev](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.crystal-lang.org/kakarot-dev/32/1383_2.png) [@kakarot-dev](https://forum.crystal-lang.org/u/kakarot-dev)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.crystal-lang.org/t/support-for-windows/3690/1 "2021-08-29T11:28:49Z")

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When will crystal support windows?

It’s amazing that it has a lot of platforms supported, but windows seems to be missing

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**Author:** ![Rezvitsky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.crystal-lang.org/rezvitsky/32/1380_2.png) [@Rezvitsky](https://forum.crystal-lang.org/u/Rezvitsky)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.crystal-lang.org/t/support-for-windows/3690/2 "2021-08-29T18:24:40Z")

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Alternatively, you can use wsl and install crystal on the linux distribution.

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**Author:** ![kakarot-dev](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.crystal-lang.org/kakarot-dev/32/1383_2.png) [@kakarot-dev](https://forum.crystal-lang.org/u/kakarot-dev)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.crystal-lang.org/t/support-for-windows/3690/3 "2021-08-30T00:43:27Z")

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But would that work on normal windows?

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**Author:** ![ComputerMage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.crystal-lang.org/computermage/32/719_2.png) [@ComputerMage](https://forum.crystal-lang.org/u/ComputerMage)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.crystal-lang.org/t/support-for-windows/3690/4 "2021-08-30T01:04:06Z")

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Have you seen this link?

[https://pryp.in/blog/28/running-crystal-natively-on-windows-building-videogame-examples.html](https://pryp.in/blog/28/running-crystal-natively-on-windows-building-videogame-examples.html)

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**Author:** ![beta-ziliani](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.crystal-lang.org/beta-ziliani/32/1821_2.png) [@beta-ziliani](https://forum.crystal-lang.org/u/beta-ziliani)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.crystal-lang.org/t/support-for-windows/3690/5 "2021-08-30T19:31:25Z")

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We’re working on it, but I can’t honestly provide a date. My goal is to have it before the end of the year, but that’s a goal and not a promise! You can track the progress [here](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/issues/5430).