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title: Download
description: Download Bootstrap to get the compiled CSS and JavaScript, source code, or include it with your favorite package managers like npm, RubyGems, and more.
group: getting-started
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## Compiled CSS and JS
Download ready-to-use compiled code for **Bootstrap v{{ site.current_version}}** to easily drop into your project, which includes:
- Compiled and minified CSS bundles (see [CSS files comparison]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/{{ site.docs_version }}/getting-started/contents/#css-files))
- Compiled and minified JavaScript plugins
This doesn't include documentation, source files, or any optional JavaScript dependencies (jQuery and Popper.js).
Download
## Source files
Compile Bootstrap with your own asset pipeline by downloading our source Sass, JavaScript, and documentation files. This option requires some additional tooling:
- Sass compiler (Libsass or Ruby Sass is supported) for compiling your CSS.
- [Autoprefixer](https://github.com/postcss/autoprefixer) for CSS vendor prefixing
Should you require [build tools]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/{{ site.docs_version }}/getting-started/build-tools/#tooling-setup), they are included for developing Bootstrap and its docs, but they're likely unsuitable for your own purposes.
Download source
## BootstrapCDN
Skip the download with [BootstrapCDN](https://www.bootstrapcdn.com/) to deliver cached version of Bootstrap's compiled CSS and JS to your project.
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If you're using our compiled JavaScript, don't forget to include CDN versions of jQuery and Popper.js before it.
{% highlight html %}
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## Package managers
Pull in Bootstrap's **source files** into nearly any project with some of the most popular package managers. No matter the package manager, Bootstrap will **require a Sass compiler and [Autoprefixer](https://github.com/postcss/autoprefixer)** for a setup that matches our official compiled versions.
### npm
Install Bootstrap in your Node.js powered apps with [the npm package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/bootstrap):
{% highlight sh %}
npm install bootstrap
{% endhighlight %}
`require('bootstrap')` will load all of Bootstrap's jQuery plugins onto the jQuery object. The `bootstrap` module itself does not export anything. You can manually load Bootstrap's jQuery plugins individually by loading the `/js/*.js` files under the package's top-level directory.
Bootstrap's `package.json` contains some additional metadata under the following keys:
- `sass` - path to Bootstrap's main [Sass](https://sass-lang.com/) source file
- `style` - path to Bootstrap's non-minified CSS that's been precompiled using the default settings (no customization)
### yarn
Install Bootstrap in your Node.js powered apps with [the yarn package](https://yarnpkg.com/en/package/yarn):
{% highlight sh %}
yarn add bootstrap
{% endhighlight %}
### RubyGems
Install Bootstrap in your Ruby apps using [Bundler](https://bundler.io/) (**recommended**) and [RubyGems](https://rubygems.org/) by adding the following line to your [`Gemfile`](https://bundler.io/gemfile.html):
{% highlight ruby %}
gem 'bootstrap', '~> {{ site.current_ruby_version }}'
{% endhighlight %}
Alternatively, if you're not using Bundler, you can install the gem by running this command:
{% highlight sh %}
gem install bootstrap -v {{ site.current_ruby_version }}
{% endhighlight %}
[See the gem's README](https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap-rubygem/blob/master/README.md) for further details.
### Composer
You can also install and manage Bootstrap's Sass and JavaScript using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):
{% highlight sh %}
composer require twbs/bootstrap:{{ site.current_version }}
{% endhighlight %}
### NuGet
If you develop in .NET, you can also install and manage Bootstrap's [CSS](https://www.nuget.org/packages/bootstrap/) or [Sass](https://www.nuget.org/packages/bootstrap.sass/) and JavaScript using [NuGet](https://www.nuget.org/):
{% highlight powershell %}
Install-Package bootstrap
{% endhighlight %}
{% highlight powershell %}
Install-Package bootstrap.sass
{% endhighlight %}