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stage: Create
group: Source Code
-info: "To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers"
-author: Sean Packham
-author_gitlab: SeanPackham
-level: beginner
-article_type: user guide
-date: 2017-05-15
+info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers
description: 'This article describes how to install Git on macOS, Ubuntu Linux and Windows.'
type: howto
-last_updated: 2020-04-22
---
# Installing Git
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## Install Git on macOS using the Homebrew package manager
-Although it is easy to use the version of Git shipped with macOS
-or install the latest version of Git on macOS by downloading it from the project website,
-we recommend installing it via Homebrew to get access to
-an extensive selection of dependency managed libraries and applications.
+Although you can use the version of Git shipped with macOS or install the latest
+version of Git on macOS by downloading it from the project website, we recommend
+installing Git with Homebrew to get access to an extensive selection of
+dependency-managed libraries and applications.
-If you are sure you don't need access to any additional development libraries
-or don't have approximately 15gb of available disk space for Xcode and Homebrew,
-use one of the aforementioned methods.
+If you don't need access to any additional development libraries or don't have
+approximately 15 GB of available disk space for Xcode and Homebrew, use one of
+the previously mentioned methods.
### Installing Xcode