# Downloads

Binary releases for Storm are provided below. Only the latest version is provided in binary form. Earlier versions need to be compiled from source. All reseases are marked by a tag with the name `release/<version>` in the Git repository.

Release notes for each version can be found here, or in the annotated tags in the Git repository.

Storm is licensed under the 2-clause BSD license from version 0.6.19 and onwards. Type `licenses` or `fullLicenses` in the Storm prompt for more details.

## Binary releases for 0.8.1-1build1+debian (2026-07-24)

- Windows (32-bit, X86)
- Windows (64-bit, X86)
- Linux (64-bit, X86) (should work for recent Debian-based distributions, built on Debian Bookworm)
- Linux (64-bit, ARM) (should work for recent Debian-based distributions, built on Debian Bookworm)

Simply download and unpack the archive somewhere. Then run the `Storm` (`Storm.exe` on Windows) file to start the interactive top loop. There are also scripts to start bundled applications. For example `Progvis.sh`/`Progvis.bat` to start Progvis conveniently.

On Windows, the downloaded executables should work on Windows 7 and later. They only depend on files that are typically installed alongside Windows.

The Linux binaries are built on Debian Bookworm (oldstable at the time of writing). As such, they depend on the C and C++ standard libraries for GCC 12.2.0 or later. For the Ui library, Gtk+ 3.10 or later is required. If you wish to connect to MariaDB or MySQL databases, you also need to install the MariaDB client library (`libmariadb.so.3`). Similarly, if you wish to connecto to PostgreSQL, you need to install the PostgreSQL client library (`libpq.so.5`).

A detailed tutorial for installation in different scenarios is available in the tutorial.

## Alternative versions

Storm is available with two different garbage collectors. The default garbage collector is the MPS, which is performant and stable. Another collector, SMM (Storm Memory Manager) is also available. It is, however, currently in the experimental stage and is not currently stable. For example, it crashes when running the full Storm test suite. Below are binary releases for two platforms for those that wish to experiment:

- Windows (32-bit), SMM
- Linux (64-bit), SMM

## Source Releases

The source code is freely available through Git at the URL `git://storm-lang.org/storm.git`. The repository contains submodules. To clone the entire repository, including submodules, the following command can be used:

    git clone --recursive git://storm-lang.org/storm.git

If the submodules are missing for some reason, they can be cloned at a later time by running:

    git submodule init
    git submodule update

Instructions on compiling Storm from source are available in the getting started section.

## License

Storm is licensed under the 2-clause BSD license. Note, however, that some libraries used by the system come with different licenses. To check which libraries are used and which licenses apply, type `licenses` at the interactive Basic Storm prompt, or call `core.info.licenses` from your code. Note that this only shows loaded libraries. You might want to use the library you are interested in (e.g. by typing `help ui`) to make sure they are loaded before querying license information.

Also note that some programs, most notably Progvis, have different licenses. Check the About menu option for details.