Downloads

Aura 0.3.2 is a technical preview. The compiler, command-line tools, editor extension, reference manual, and source are distributed from the Aura GitHub repository.

Aura CLI

Install the current preview with one command 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, verifies it against the published SHA256SUMS, and installs Aura under ~/.local by default. Set AURA_INSTALL_PREFIX to select another prefix.

Choose a detailed 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

Download the archive for your platform from the v0.3.2-preview release. Each release includes Linux x64, macOS x64, and macOS arm64 archives together with a SHA256SUMS manifest.

After extracting an archive, put its bin directory on PATH and verify the installation:

aura --version

VS Code Extension

Install Aura Programming Language from either public extension registry:

• Visual Studio Marketplace
• Open VSX

The registry packages are identical and carry the plain extension version 0.3.3. The extension needs the aura executable on PATH because semantic editor features run through the compiler-owned aura lsp server.

Install from a terminal with:

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

For a manual installation, download aura-language.vsix from the GitHub Release, then choose Extensions: Install from VSIX... in VS Code.

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

Documentation And Source

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