This document explains how to install the latest version of yazi from source. If you're looking for a way to install an unreleased version of yazi.nvim, see the instructions for developers.
Yazi is moving fast, and some new yazi.nvim features might be supported only for the latest version of yazi.
If you need the latest version of yazi, you can install it from source. This is useful if you want to try out the latest features or if you want to contribute to the project.
Warning
yazi.nvim tracks a recent version of yazi, but it might not always be the very latest version. Most of the time, the latest yazi version is compatible with yazi.nvim, but there might be exceptions. If you run into issues, you can try installing the version used in testing. The version can be found in test.yml.
Note
Keep in mind that installing from source might be more complex than installing from a release. That being said, many yazi.nvim users run the latest version of yazi from source without any issues.
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Install rustup, which installs the Rust toolchain. Yazi is written in rust, so you need this to compile and install it.
- if you have another way of installing the Rust toolchain, you can skip this step.
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Clone the yazi repository with git and navigate to it.
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Execute these commands to build+install yazi:
# in the yazi repository: # Install `yazi`, the main application cargo install --path yazi-fm --locked # Install `ya`, the command line interface that's internally used by yazi.nvim cargo install --path yazi-cli --locked
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In case there are any issues, you can try these steps:
- Check https://yazi-rs.github.io/docs/installation/ and see if you have followed all steps correctly
- Yazi has a
yazi --debugcommand that can help you debug issues specific to yazi - In yazi.nvim, you can run
:checkhealth yazito see if everything works
- If you still have issues, please open an issue: https://github.com/mikavilpas/yazi.nvim/issues