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{{% note %}} Hugo v0.121.1 and later require at least Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016. {{% /note %}}
Editions
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Unless your specific deployment needs require the extended/deploy edition, we recommend the extended edition.
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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
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{{% note %}} See these detailed instructions to install GCC on Windows. {{% /note %}}
Comparison
| Prebuilt binaries | Package managers | Build from source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy to install? | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Easy to upgrade? | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Easy to downgrade? | ✔️ | ✔️ 1 | ✔️ |
| Automatic updates? | ❌ | ❌ 2 | ❌ |
| Latest version available? | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |