> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://xlswriter-docs.viest.me/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://xlswriter-docs.viest.me/english/install.md).

# Install

xlswriter is distributed as a PHP C extension. The recommended path is PECL; manual builds from source are also supported on every major platform.

This section covers:

* [Environment requirements](/english/install/requirements.md)
* [PECL (recommended)](/english/install/pecl.md)
* [Mac](/english/install/mac.md)
* [Alpine](/english/install/alpine.md)
* [Ubuntu](/english/install/ubuntu.md)
* [Windows](/english/install/windows.md)