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# Download *Boxes*

*Boxes* is free software under the
[GNU General Public License](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html#TOC1){:target="_blank"}
(GNU GPL), version 2.

The current release is **version 1.2**. For older revisions, feel free to browse the
[release history]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/releases.html).


## Sources

The *boxes* sources are now all on GitHub, including previous releases:

[https://github.com/{{ site.github }}](https://github.com/{{ site.github }}){:target="_blank"}


## Binaries

The author currently creates binaries for intel/win32 only. *Boxes* has originally been developed
on Unix, is made of highly portable code, and it being run on a very wide variety of platforms.
For older releases, some of the binaries created are available via the
[release history]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/releases.html). If you have new binaries for different
and/or new platforms, please send them in to be added there.

Binaries available for download:
[https://github.com/{{ site.github }}/releases](https://github.com/{{ site.github }}/releases){:target="_blank"}

**MacOS X**\\
According to *boxes* user *Michel*, *boxes* can be installed on MacOS X by simply typing `brew install boxes`. (Information of October 3, 2012)

**Debian** and debian-based, such as **Ubuntu**, including **Windows 10 Ubuntu Subsystem**\\
Just type `apt-get install boxes`


## Miscellaneous

  - The current [list of available box designs]({{ site.baseurl }}/box-designs.txt).
    Want to see your design in the official config file? Submit it as a [pull request](https://github.com/{{ site.github }}/pulls){:target="_blank"} on GitHub. If this seems too complicated, or you are not an IT person, feel free to send email, too. Emails take much longer to be processed, though.
  - A [vim syntax file](https://github.com/{{ site.github }}/issues/4){:target="_blank"} to enable the vim editor to use syntax highlighting with *boxes* config files (beta state).