CLI Installation (Strings)

The client can be installed on macOS, Windows and Linux.

macOS Installation for Strings

The client can be installed with either Homebrew or Download.

To install using Homebrew, install the client using brew:

$ brew install phrase-cli

Run brew upgrade phrase-cli to update Formula or brew upgrade to update all packages.

To install via Download, follow these steps:

Download the latest release.
Place the executable in the path, or place it elsewhere and create a symbolic link to it in the path.
If required, set the executable flag to make the binary executable:
```
$ cd /path/to/phrase && chmod +x phrase
```
Run the client:
```
$ phrase
```
If not in the path:
```
$ /path/to/phrase/phrase
```

To install the client for Windows, follow these steps:

To install the client for Linux, follow these steps:

Download the latest release.
Place the executable in the path, or place it elsewhere and create a symbolic link to it in the path.
If required, set the executable flag to make the binary executable:
```
$ cd /path/to/phrase && chmod +x phrase
```
Run the client:
```
$ phrase
```
If not in the path:
```
$ /path/to/phrase/phrase
```

Users of other platforms that have a Go port can build the client from source.

If using Android Studio or Visual Studio, see IDE plugins for syncing locale files between repositories and Phrase.