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## Requirements
Textual requires Python 3.7 or later (if you have a choice, pick the most recent Python). Textual runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and probably any OS where Python also runs.
!!! info inline end "Your platform"
### :fontawesome-brands-linux: Linux (all distros)
All Linux distros come with a terminal emulator that can run Textual apps.
### :material-apple: macOS
The default terminal app is limited to 256 colors. We recommend installing a newer terminal such as [iterm2](https://iterm2.com/), [Kitty](https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/), or [WezTerm](https://wezfurlong.org/wezterm/).
### :material-microsoft-windows: Windows
The new [Windows Terminal](https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/windows-terminal/9N0DX20HK701?hl=en-gb&gl=GB) runs Textual apps beautifully.
## Installation
You can install Textual via PyPI.
If you plan on developing Textual apps, then you should install `textual[dev]`. The `[dev]` part installs a few extra dependencies for development.
```
pip install "textual[dev]==0.2.0b5"
```
If you only plan on _running_ Textual apps, then you can drop the `[dev]` part:
```
pip install textual==0.2.0b5
```
!!! important
There may be a more recent beta version since the time of writing. Check the [release history](https://pypi.org/project/textual/#history) for a more recent version.
## Textual CLI
If you installed the dev dependencies you have access to the `textual` CLI command. There are a number of sub-commands which will aid you in building Textual apps.
```bash
textual --help
```
See [devtools](guide/devtools.md) for more about the `textual` command.
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