Install Atlas Engine

Getting Atlas running locally only takes a few minutes. Follow these steps to download the latest build, verify your environment, and spin up the sample project.

Prerequisites

• Windows, macOS, or Linux (Ubuntu 22.04+) with administrator privileges
• Latest GPU drivers installed
• CMake 3.27+ and Ninja available on your PATH
• A recent version of Visual Studio Code or another IDE of your choice

💡 We ship prebuilt binaries so you can try Atlas without compiling from source.

1. Download the installer

1. Visit the Atlas releases page and grab the most recent build.
2. Extract the archive; inside you will find the atlas executable plus example projects.
3. Make the binary executable if you are on macOS or Linux:

chmod +x atlas

2. Link optional toolchains

Atlas automatically detects major IDEs and compilers. If you want to target additional platforms, set the following environment variables before launching:

export ATLAS_VULKAN_SDK="/opt/vulkan-sdk"
export ATLAS_ANDROID_NDK="/opt/android-ndk"

3. Create a Project

./atlas create myProject

Troubleshooting

• Driver crashes – update to the latest NVIDIA or AMD drivers and retry.
• Missing DLLs on Windows – install the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable.
• Permission denied – ensure the atlas binary has execute permissions (chmod +x atlas).

Need more help? Open a discussion on GitHub.