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Expand Up @@ -4,41 +4,18 @@ title: Use F# on Windows | The F# Software Foundation
headline: Use F# on Windows
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### Option 1: Install the CLI tools and use your own editor

![logo](/images/thumbs/dotnet.png) Install the [.NET Core SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download). Once that is installed, you can begin using F#!
### Option 1: Install Visual Studio

Create a file called `hello.fsx` that looks like this:

```fsharp
printfn "Hello World from F#"
```

Now compile and run this F# script with the following command:

```
dotnet fsi hello.fsx
```

If this is your first time using .NET Core, there will be a short, one-time message about using the .NET SDK. After that, you'll see the following output in your console:

```
Hello World from F#
```

To create a project use

```
dotnet new console --language F#
dotnet run
```
![logo](/images/thumbs/vstudio.png) On Windows, F# programmers commonly use the Visual Studio tools for F#.

You will see a message saying "Hello World from F#".
* [Visual Studio 2019](https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/) comes with F# support in all its editions: Community, Professional and Enterprise. Community is completely free. See [Get started with F# in Visual Studio](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/fsharp/get-started/get-started-visual-studio) for more information.

For more information see [Getting started with the F# command line tools](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/fsharp/get-started/get-started-command-line).
* If you already have an older version of Visual Studio, F# is also supported. But the quality of the tooling support and number of features is not as high as in Visual Studio 2019.

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### Option 2: Install Visual Studio Code and Ionide

![logo](/images/thumbs/VSCode.png)&nbsp;[Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com) is a free, [open source](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode), cross platform source code editor
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### Option 3: Install Visual Studio

![logo](/images/thumbs/vstudio.png)&nbsp;On Windows, F# programmers commonly use the Visual Studio tools for F#.

* [Visual Studio 2019](https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/) comes with F# support in all its editions: Community, Professional and Enterprise. Community is completely free. See [Get started with F# in Visual Studio](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/fsharp/get-started/get-started-visual-studio) for more information.

* If you already have an older version of Visual Studio, F# is also supported. But the quality of the tooling support and number of features is not as high as in Visual Studio 2019.

<br />

### Option 4: Install JetBrains Rider
### Option 3: Install JetBrains Rider

![logo](/images/thumbs/rider.png)&nbsp;[JetBrains Rider](https://www.jetbrains.com/rider) is a cross-platform .NET IDE built using IntelliJ and ReSharper technology. It offers support for .NET and .NET Core applications on all platforms.

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### Option 4: Install the .NET Core SDK

If you're just looking for F# command-line tools, e.g. for a build server or cloud VM image, then the .NET Core SDK is your best option. To learn more, see [Get started with F# with the .NET Core CLI](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/fsharp/get-started/get-started-command-line).

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### Option 5: Build F# from source

You can build and contribute to the F# compiler and library from [the source](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp) if that is your preference.