# Installation (/pb-cli/install)



## Quick install

The installer downloads the latest release, verifies the SHA-256 checksum, and installs `pb` into `~/.local/bin` by default.

<Tabs items={['Linux / macOS', 'Windows PowerShell']}>
  <Tab value="Linux / macOS">
    ```bash
    curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/parseablehq/pb/main/scripts/install.sh | sh
    ```

    Install somewhere else by setting `INSTALL_DIR`:

    ```bash
    curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/parseablehq/pb/main/scripts/install.sh | INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/bin sh
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="Windows PowerShell">
    ```powershell
    powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -c "irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/parseablehq/pb/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex"
    ```

    This installs to `%USERPROFILE%\bin` and adds that folder to your user `PATH`. Open a new PowerShell window after installation.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Homebrew

```bash
brew install parseablehq/tap/pb
```

<Callout type="warn">
  Use the full tap name. `brew install pb` installs an unrelated Homebrew cask.
</Callout>

## Release archive

If you prefer to install manually, download the latest archive for your operating system and architecture from the [GitHub releases page](https://github.com/parseablehq/pb/releases/latest), extract it, and move the binary to a directory in your `PATH`.

```bash
tar xzf pb_*.tar.gz
chmod +x pb
sudo mv pb /usr/local/bin/
```

Windows archives contain `pb.exe`; extract the `.zip` and move `pb.exe` to a folder in your `PATH`.

| Platform            | Archive                            |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| macOS Apple Silicon | `pb_<version>_darwin_arm64.tar.gz` |
| macOS Intel         | `pb_<version>_darwin_amd64.tar.gz` |
| Linux x86 64-bit    | `pb_<version>_linux_amd64.tar.gz`  |
| Linux ARM 64-bit    | `pb_<version>_linux_arm64.tar.gz`  |
| Windows x86 64-bit  | `pb_<version>_windows_amd64.zip`   |
| Windows ARM 64-bit  | `pb_<version>_windows_arm64.zip`   |

On macOS, a manually downloaded binary may be blocked on first run. Allow it once with:

```bash
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /usr/local/bin/pb
```

## Verify installation

After installation, confirm that `pb` is available on your `PATH`:

```bash
pb --help
```

To print version details:

```bash
pb version
pb --version
```

If you get a `command not found` error, make sure the install directory is included in your `PATH`.