Installation

Ende is a single binary executable with no external dependencies. Releases are published for macOS on Apple silicon, Linux (x64 and arm64), and Windows (x64).

Download and install

The install scripts download the latest release, verify its checksum, and install it to ~/.ende/bin.

curl -fsSL https://ende.sh/install.sh | sh

The script prints the line to add to your shell profile if ~/.ende/bin isn't on your PATH yet. To install a specific release, pass its version:

curl -fsSL https://ende.sh/install.sh | sh -s v2026.10.17

irm https://ende.sh/install.ps1 | iex

The script adds ~\.ende\bin to your user PATH. To install a specific release, set $v first:

$v = "v2026.10.17"; irm https://ende.sh/install.ps1 | iex

Set ENDE_INSTALL_ROOT before running a script to install somewhere other than ~/.ende; the binary goes in its bin directory.

Manual download

Ende binaries can also be installed manually, by downloading a zip file at github.com/theende/ende/releases. Each release ships one archive per platform, containing a single executable:

Platform	Asset
Windows x86_64	`ende-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip`
macOS ARM64 (Apple Silicon)	`ende-aarch64-apple-darwin.zip`
Linux x86_64	`ende-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.zip`
Linux ARM64	`ende-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.zip`

Unzip the archive and place the ende executable somewhere on your PATH. You will have to set the executable bit on macOS and Linux. Each asset has a matching .sha256sum file for verifying the download.

On Linux a common choice is ~/.local/bin (per-user) or /usr/local/bin (system-wide). For example:

unzip ende-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.zip
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
mv ende ~/.local/bin/
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/ende
# ensure the directory is on your PATH, then verify
ende --version

Installation location

Binary location

The install scripts place the ende binary in the following default location:

Platform	Default path
macOS / Linux	`$HOME/.ende/bin/ende`
Windows	`%USERPROFILE%\.ende\bin\ende.exe`

This is the same directory ende install -g puts installed tools in.

Cache location

Downloaded dependencies and compiled artefacts are stored in Ende's cache directory. It defaults to a platform-specific path:

Platform	Default path
Linux	`$HOME/.cache/ende`
macOS	`$HOME/Library/Caches/ende`
Windows	`%LOCALAPPDATA%\ende`

Override it by setting the ENDE_DIR environment variable (see Environment variables). Run ende info to print the directory currently in use.

Testing your installation

To test your installation, run ende --version. If this prints the Ende version to the console the installation was successful.

Use ende help to see help text documenting Ende's flags and usage. For a guide to every subcommand, see the CLI reference.

If you see "command not found"

If ende --version reports command not found, the install directory isn't on your PATH yet:

On macOS and Linux, add the lines the install script printed to your shell profile (~/.zshrc, ~/.bashrc, …), then open a new terminal.
On Windows, open a new terminal so the updated user PATH is picked up.
If you set ENDE_INSTALL_ROOT, the binary lives at $ENDE_INSTALL_ROOT/bin/ende.

Updating

To update a previously installed version of Ende, run:

ende upgrade

This fetches the latest release from github.com/theende/ende/releases and replaces your current executable with it. You can also install a specific release:

ende upgrade 2026.10.14

Uninstalling

First clear the Ende cache directory ($ENDE_DIR):

ende clean

Then remove the Ende installation directory:

rm -rf ~/.ende

Finally, remove the lines that add ~/.ende/bin to your PATH from your shell profile.

Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "$env:USERPROFILE\.ende"

Then remove the Ende bin directory from your user PATH environment variable via System Settings.

Building from source

Information about how to build from source can be found in the Building from source guide.