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CAT has multiple implementations - CAT Studio, PowerShell module, CAT CLI, and there is also Python integration. How to get started page can help you choose what tool is best for you.

Where to install from

The source we recommend for each tool, per platform. Direct downloads are further down the page.

Tool Windows Linux macOS
CAT Studio Microsoft Store — —
CAT CLI WinGet — winget install DataTools.CATCLI brew install justcatit/cat/catcli, or the archive below brew install justcatit/cat/catcli (preview)
CAT PowerShell module PowerShell Gallery PowerShell Gallery PowerShell Gallery (preview)
CAT Python package PyPI PyPI PyPI (preview)

Direct downloads — latest versions

CAT Studio 3.2.0

Windows x64

Download
catstudio-setup-3.2.0.exe
SHA256
2aabc8961fcd2620c61d9efc6969304473fc5c4f97214dc33435380d7f470b96
Notes
Digitally signed installer. 374 MB
Older versions

CAT CLI 3.2.1

Windows x64

Download
cat-cli-3.2.1-setup.exe
SHA256
0b45a07647968cbae37dd3f856096ad5b0db74019fdab0a96268c06c4bd93f77
Notes
Digitally signed installer. 69 MB

Linux x64

Download
cat-cli-3.2.1-linux-x64.tar.gz
SHA256
121d84db49b5ea3da681fd7c8ee1f4830a0656845cfea2cf69aca7eef432bc70
Notes
Archive, not signed — verify the hash. 87 MB

Linux arm64 (preview)

Download
cat-cli-3.2.1-linux-arm64.tar.gz
SHA256
d2e4a4f4fec127bbffa9e0bdc2ef811a52b9ae7f290c457bf0810b691f2ff609
Notes
Archive, not signed — verify the hash. 71 MB

macOS Intel (preview)

Download
cat-cli-3.2.1-osx-x64.tar.gz
SHA256
dec0dc4143f59f10dc851cca1cfbf6989dad15a76f792a89fd70af8ff5dd3a59
Notes
Archive, not signed — verify the hash. 90 MB

macOS Apple silicon (preview)

Download
cat-cli-3.2.1-osx-arm64.tar.gz
SHA256
43e8c8bcebaac268559c870998579bcd254ca1444b6223e276fd9a6290f861ad
Notes
Archive, not signed — verify the hash. 88 MB

Skills for coding agents

Download
cat-skills-3.2.1.zip
SHA256
6995c66da0571098fb3d509c943169b30af5ab756f6efbe72f4d2f1d0658ab24
Notes
Zip of the skills folder for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and the like; unpack it into your agent's skills folder. Not signed — verify the hash. 536 KB
Older versions

Every archive has a .sha256 file next to it with the same name — for example /releases/cat-cli-3.2.1-linux-x64.tar.gz.sha256.

Which file do I need

You run Take How to tell
Windows 10 or later the installer, or WinGet —
Linux, uname -m says x86_64 linux-x64 run uname -m in a terminal
Linux, uname -m says aarch64 or arm64 linux-arm64 typical for Raspberry Pi, AWS Graviton, a container on a Mac
Mac with an Apple chip (M1 and later) osx-arm64 Apple menu → About This Mac → Chip
Mac with an Intel chip osx-x64 Apple menu → About This Mac → Processor

Install

  • Windows — run the installer, or winget install DataTools.CATCLI. CAT Studio comes from the Microsoft Store.
  • Linux and macOS — brew install justcatit/cat/catcli, or unpack the archive by hand.

Step-by-step instructions for every platform — unpacking the archive, checking the hash, prerequisites, updating and removing — are on the Installation page.