diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e3cbf16d3..b12b3a1b4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 dist
+result
 dist-*
 cabal-dev
 *.o
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e3b90339..87132d2bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ corresponding issue and the status ("wont fix", "on hold", "in review", "fixed")
 
 ## Installation
 
+### Easy Installer
+
+Run `bash install.sh` in this repo or `curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crytic/echidna/master/install.sh | bash` from any command line. This script will install `pip3` and `slither` if not not already present, download the latest echidna release, save it to `$HOME/.echidna/bin/echidna` and add it to your PATH.
+
 ### Precompiled binaries
 
 Before starting, make sure Slither is [installed](https://github.com/crytic/slither) (`pip3 install slither-analyzer --user`).
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1d04695d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+version="2.2.0"
+slither_version="0.9.3"
+
+ECHIDNA_MAC_DIGEST="33f4aa8d5e0693711520d1470cd2511d0443a4cf6602d6000e4de00f6208340b"
+ECHIDNA_UBUNTU_DIGEST="4301d2e83343ce448a53e8dcc233cdbf29450d2bb6ce52f083ea7bd479989883"
+
+# Do nothing if echidna is already installed
+if echidna-test --version > /dev/null 2>&1
+then
+  echo "WARNING: $(echidna-test --version) is installed but is out-of-date, we recommend removing it"
+fi
+
+# Do nothing if echidna is already installed
+if echidna --version > /dev/null 2>&1
+then
+  echo "$(echidna --version) is already installed" && exit
+  # TODO: check that the version is up to date, otherwise offer to upgrade
+fi
+
+# In the unlikely scenario that python3 isn't available, let the user install it manually
+if ! python3 --version > /dev/null 2>&1
+then echo "python3 is not available, please install it manually before attempting to install echidna" && exit 1
+fi
+
+# install pip3 if not already installed
+if ! pip3 --version > /dev/null 2>&1
+then
+  echo "pip3 is not available, installing it now.."
+  curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python3
+fi
+
+# install slither if not already installed
+if ! slither --version > /dev/null 2>&1
+then
+  echo "slither is not available, installing it now.."
+  pip3 install slither-analyzer --user
+elif [[ "$(slither --version)" != "$slither_version" ]]
+then
+  echo "slither is out of date, upgrading it now.."
+  pip3 install --upgrade slither-analyzer --user
+fi
+
+echo "Installing Echidna v$version.."
+
+BASE_DIR=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME}
+ECHIDNA_DIR=${ECHIDNA_DIR-"$BASE_DIR/.echidna"}
+ECHIDNA_BIN_DIR="$ECHIDNA_DIR/bin"
+ECHIDNA_ARCHIVE_DIR="$ECHIDNA_DIR/v$version"
+ECHIDNA_ARCHIVE_PATH="$ECHIDNA_ARCHIVE_DIR/echidna.tar.gz"
+TRUE_BIN_PATH="$ECHIDNA_ARCHIVE_DIR/echidna/echidna"
+BIN_PATH="$ECHIDNA_BIN_DIR/echidna"
+
+if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]]
+then
+  arch="MacOS"
+  digest="$ECHIDNA_MAC_DIGEST"
+elif [[ "$(uname)" == "Linux" ]]
+then
+  arch="Ubuntu"
+  digest="$ECHIDNA_UBUNTU_DIGEST"
+else echo "Unsupported system: $(uname)" && exit 1
+fi
+
+TARBALL_URL="https://github.com/crytic/echidna/releases/download/v$version/echidna-$version-$arch.tar.gz"
+
+# Create the .echidna bin directory and echidna binary if it doesn't exist.
+mkdir -p "$ECHIDNA_ARCHIVE_DIR"
+pushd "$ECHIDNA_ARCHIVE_DIR" > /dev/null || exit 1
+
+# Download the tarball if it's not present or if the digest is wrong
+if [[ -f "$ECHIDNA_ARCHIVE_PATH" ]]
+then
+  if [[ "$digest" != "$(sha256sum "$ECHIDNA_ARCHIVE_PATH" | cut -d " " -f 1)" ]] 
+  then
+    echo "Wrong digest, deleting and re-downloading.."
+    rm -f "$ECHIDNA_ARCHIVE_PATH"
+    echo "Downloading the echidna archive"
+    curl -# -L "$TARBALL_URL" -o "$ECHIDNA_ARCHIVE_PATH"
+  fi
+  if [[ "$digest" != "$(sha256sum "$ECHIDNA_ARCHIVE_PATH" | cut -d " " -f 1)" ]] 
+  then echo "Wrong digest again, something's seriously wrong, aborting.." && exit 1
+  else echo "Echidna v$version archive already exists and has the expected sha256 digest, moving on.."
+  fi
+else
+  echo "Downloading the echidna archive"
+  curl -# -L "$TARBALL_URL" -o "$ECHIDNA_ARCHIVE_PATH"
+  if [[ "$digest" != "$(sha256sum "$ECHIDNA_ARCHIVE_PATH" | cut -d " " -f 1)" ]] 
+  then echo "Wrong digest, something's seriously wrong, aborting.." && exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -d "echidna" ]]
+then tar xzf "$ECHIDNA_ARCHIVE_PATH"
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f "$TRUE_BIN_PATH" || ! -x "$TRUE_BIN_PATH" ]]
+then echo "Failed to extract an executable echidna binary" && exit 1
+fi
+
+popd > /dev/null || exit 1
+pushd "$ECHIDNA_DIR" > /dev/null || exit 1
+mkdir -p "$ECHIDNA_BIN_DIR"
+# If a link alreaady exists here, remove it
+if [[ -f "$BIN_PATH" ]]
+then rm -f "$BIN_PATH"
+fi
+# Add a symlink to the current version of echidna
+ln -s "$TRUE_BIN_PATH" "$BIN_PATH"
+popd > /dev/null || exit 1
+
+# Store the correct profile file (i.e. .profile for bash or .zshenv for ZSH).
+case $SHELL in
+*/zsh)
+    PROFILE=${ZDOTDIR-"$HOME"}/.zshenv
+    PREF_SHELL=zsh
+    ;;
+*/bash)
+    PROFILE=$HOME/.bashrc
+    PREF_SHELL=bash
+    ;;
+*/fish)
+    PROFILE=$HOME/.config/fish/config.fish
+    PREF_SHELL=fish
+    ;;
+*/ash)
+    PROFILE=$HOME/.profile
+    PREF_SHELL=ash
+    ;;
+*)
+    echo "echidna: could not detect shell, manually add ${ECHIDNA_BIN_DIR} to your PATH."
+    exit 1
+esac
+
+# Only add echidna if it isn't already in PATH.
+if [[ ":$PATH:" != *":${ECHIDNA_BIN_DIR}:"* ]]; then
+    # Add the echidna directory to the path and ensure the old PATH variables remain.
+    (echo >> "$PROFILE" && echo "export PATH=\"\$PATH:$ECHIDNA_BIN_DIR\"" >> "$PROFILE") || (echo "Failed to add echidna to your PATH, is $PROFILE read only?" && exit 1)
+fi
+
+echo && echo "Detected your preferred shell is ${PREF_SHELL} and added echidna to PATH. Run 'source ${PROFILE}' or start a new terminal session to use echidna."
+echo "Then, simply run 'echidna --help' to learn how to use this fuzz tester."