# Installing the Chroma CLI

The Chroma CLI lets you run a Chroma server locally on your machine, install sample apps, browse your collections, interact with your Chroma Cloud DBs, and much more!

When you install our Python or JavaScript package globally, you will automatically get the Chroma CLI.

If you don't use one of our packages, you can still install the CLI as a standalone program with `cURL` (or `iex` on Windows).

## Python

You can install Chroma using `pip`:

```terminal
pip install chromadb
```

If you're machine does not allow for global `pip` installs, you can get the Chroma CLI with `pipx`:

```terminal
pipx install chromadb
```

## JavaScript

### yarn

```terminal
yarn global add chromadb 
```

### npm

```terminal
npm install -g chromadb
```

### pnpm

```terminal
pnpm add -g chromadb 
```

### bun

```terminal
bun add -g chromadb 
```

## Install Globally

### cURL

```terminal
curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chroma-core/chroma/main/rust/cli/install/install.sh | bash 
```

### Windows

```terminal
iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chroma-core/chroma/main/rust/cli/install/install.ps1'))
```