Windows

[!note] Hugo v0.121.1 and later require at least Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016.

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Package managers

Chocolatey

Chocolatey is a free and open-source package manager for Windows. To install the extended edition of Hugo:

choco install hugo-extended

Scoop

Scoop is a free and open-source package manager for Windows. To install the extended edition of Hugo:

scoop install hugo-extended

Winget

Winget is Microsoft's official free and open-source package manager for Windows. To install the extended edition of Hugo:

winget install Hugo.Hugo.Extended

To uninstall the extended edition of Hugo:

winget uninstall --name "Hugo (Extended)"

Build from source

To build Hugo from source you must install:

1. Git
2. Go version 1.25.0 or later

[!note] The Bash-style KEY=VALUE cmd syntax used in the macOS and Linux build-from-source instructions does not work in PowerShell or Command Prompt. Use the code block matching your shell.

Standard edition

To build and install the standard edition:

PowerShell:

$env:CGO_ENABLED=0; go install github.com/gohugoio/hugo@latest

Command Prompt:

set CGO_ENABLED=0
go install github.com/gohugoio/hugo@latest

Deploy edition

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To build and install the deploy edition:

PowerShell:

$env:CGO_ENABLED=0; go install -tags withdeploy github.com/gohugoio/hugo@latest

Command Prompt:

set CGO_ENABLED=0
go install -tags withdeploy github.com/gohugoio/hugo@latest

Extended edition

To build and install the extended edition, first install a C compiler such as GCC or Clang and then run the following command:

PowerShell:

$env:CGO_ENABLED=1; go install -tags extended github.com/gohugoio/hugo@latest

Command Prompt:

set CGO_ENABLED=1
go install -tags extended github.com/gohugoio/hugo@latest

Extended/deploy edition

To build and install the extended/deploy edition, first install a C compiler such as GCC or Clang and then run the following command:

PowerShell:

$env:CGO_ENABLED=1; go install -tags extended,withdeploy github.com/gohugoio/hugo@latest

Command Prompt:

set CGO_ENABLED=1
go install -tags extended,withdeploy github.com/gohugoio/hugo@latest

[!note] See these detailed instructions to install GCC on Windows.

Comparison