Downloads

Aura 0.6.0 is a technical preview. The compiler, command-line tools, editor extension, reference manual, and source all ship from the Aura GitHub repository.

Aura CLI

Install the current preview with one command. This works on a supported macOS or Linux host, including x86-64 Ubuntu 24.04 inside Windows WSL 2:

curl -fsSL https://johnolafenwa.github.io/Aura/install.sh | sh

The installer downloads the matching release archive and verifies it against the published SHA256SUMS. It installs Aura under ~/.local by default. Set AURA_INSTALL_PREFIX to choose another prefix.

For step-by-step instructions, pick a platform guide:

• Installation overview
• macOS: Apple silicon and Intel
• Linux: Ubuntu 24.04 and compatible x86-64 glibc hosts
• Windows 11 through Ubuntu on WSL 2

To install by hand, download the archive for your platform from the v0.6.0-preview release. Each release includes Linux x64, macOS x64, and macOS arm64 archives and a SHA256SUMS manifest.

Extract the archive, add its bin directory to PATH, and verify the installation:

aura --version

VS Code Extension

Install Aura Programming Language from either public extension registry:

• Visual Studio Marketplace
• Open VSX

Both registries carry the same package, with the plain extension version 0.6.0. The extension needs the aura executable on PATH. Its semantic editor features run through the aura lsp server that the compiler provides.

To install from a terminal:

code --install-extension JohnOlafenwa.vscode-aura-lang

To install by hand, download aura-language.vsix from the GitHub Release. Then run Extensions: Install from VSIX... in VS Code.

The complete VS Code guide covers the Marketplace, Open VSX, manual VSIX installation, custom compiler paths, verification, and installing into a WSL remote extension host.

Documentation And Source

The release also includes an archive of the static Aura documentation. The current book is on GitHub Pages, and the complete source is in the Aura repository.