Install Joule

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v1.0.0 — NOW AVAILABLE

Joule v1.0.0 is here. Download prebuilt binaries for macOS, Linux, and Windows — or install via Homebrew or APT.

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Quick Install

# One-line install (macOS / Linux)
curl -fsSL https://github.com/openIE-dev/joule-lang/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh

# Verify installation
joule --version

Package Managers

Homebrew

macOS and Linux

brew install openIE-dev/joule/joule

APT

Ubuntu / Debian

# Add the Joule repository
curl -fsSL https://openie-dev.github.io/joule-lang/gpg.key \
  | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/joule.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/joule.gpg] \
  https://openie-dev.github.io/joule-lang stable main" \
  | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/joule.list

# Install
sudo apt update && sudo apt install joule

Direct Downloads

Prebuilt binaries for v1.0.0. SHA256 checksums available on the release page.

macOS

Apple Silicon & Intel

Linux

Ubuntu / Debian

Windows

x86_64 & ARM64

Platform Support

Linux

Full Support

  • x86_64, aarch64
  • RAPL energy monitoring
  • CUDA, ROCm GPU support

macOS

Full Support

  • Apple Silicon (M1-M5)
  • IOReport energy APIs
  • Metal GPU backend

Windows

Full Support

  • x86_64, arm64
  • EMI energy measurement
  • CUDA GPU support

Build from Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/openIE-dev/joule-lang.git
cd joule-lang

# Build Joule with Joule
./joule build --release

# Run tests
./joule test

# Install the compiler
./joule install

# Verify installation
joulec --version

Prerequisites

  • ✓

    No external dependencies

    Joule is fully self-hosted with its own compiler toolchain

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    Energy monitoring (optional)

    Linux RAPL, macOS IOReport, or Windows EMI for hardware energy measurement

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