# Installing Studio Desktop

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ChartSQL Studio is currently in development Preview. It is suitable for use by developers who wish to aid in testing and are comfortable troubleshooting.
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## Join the ChartSQL Developer Community

ChartSQL is developed and supported on Discord. Join the ChartSQL discord to get access to downloads, updates and community support.

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## Install ChartSQL Preview

During the pre-release, the **ChartSQL Studio Preview** build is accessible via the [ChartSQL Preview Github Repo](https://github.com/roryl/chartsql-preview)

The preview repo tracks development and will be regularly updated with the latest build.

## Clone the Developer Preview

Clone the repo to a folder on your local machine.

## Start the ChartSQL Studio Server

The development preview starts a local copy of the ChartSQL Studio Server that the editor communicates with.&#x20;

Within the root of the repo, there are scripts to start and stop the ChartSQL Studio Server for Windows and Mac.

### Windows

* start.bat
* stop.bat

### Mac

* start.sh
* stop.sh

## Launching ChartSQL Studio Editor

When the server is finished launching, it will automatically open ChartSQL Studio in your default browser.

## Updating ChartSQL

To update ChartSQL, git pull the latest changes and reload the editor from your settings.

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