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Positron on desktop

Find out what you need to know to get started using Positron, then download the desktop installer for your platform.

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Platform Download Size
Windows 10, 11 x64 (system level install) Positron-2025.04.0-250-Setup.exe 270M
Windows 10, 11 x64 (user level install) Positron-2025.04.0-250-UserSetup.exe 270M
MacOS 10.15+ (universal) Positron-2025.04.0-250.dmg 693M
Debian-based Linux x64 (Ubuntu 20+) Positron-2025.04.0-250-x64.deb 264M
Debian-based Linux arm64 (Ubuntu 20+) Positron-2025.04.0-250-arm64.deb 260M
Red Hat-based Linux x64 (RHEL9) Positron-2025.04.0-250-x64.rpm 301M
Red Hat-based Linux arm64 (RHEL9) Positron-2025.04.0-250-arm64.rpm 297M


Older releases are available on GitHub.

Positron Pro on Posit Workbench

Posit Workbench 2024.12.1 and later includes preview support for Positron Pro. To configure and use Positron Pro on Posit Workbench, please see the Posit Workbench Administration Guide and the Positron Pro user guide.