Download
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All releases are signed with a :doc:`PGP key <pgpkey>`.

Unsure which release you want? Check the :ref:`FAQ <devel_vs_stable>`.

.. note::

   If you are planning on developing an application using TLS, using
   the latest 1.11 release instead of 1.10 is highly recommended.

Current Development Series (1.11)
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The latest development release is :doc:`relnotes/1_11_12`:
:tgz:`1.11.12` (:tgz_sig:`sig <1.11.12>`)

To access the latest unreleased sources, see :doc:`vcs`. A script also
creates regular snapshots of trunk, which are available `here
<https://files.randombit.net/botan/snapshots/>`_.

.. note::

   Versions 1.11.0 and later require a mostly-compliant C++11 compiler
   such as Clang 3.1 or GCC 4.7.

Current Stable Series (1.10)
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The latest stable branch release is :doc:`relnotes/1_10_9`:
:tgz:`1.10.9` (:tgz_sig:`sig <1.10.9>`)

..
  Windows Installer
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

  Windows installers for use with Visual C++ 2010
  :installer_x86_32:`1.10.5` (:installer_sig_x86_32:`sig <1.10.5>`)
  and
  :installer_x86_64:`1.10.5` (:installer_sig_x86_64:`sig <1.10.5>`)
  are also available.

From Your Favorite Distribution
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Botan is already included in many package distributions,
including `Fedora <https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/acls/name/botan>`_,
`EPEL <http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/SRPMS/repoview/botan.html>`_ (for RHEL/CentOS),
`Debian <http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=libbotan>`_,
`Ubuntu <http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=botan>`_,
`Gentoo <http://packages.gentoo.org/package/botan>`_,
`Arch <http://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/botan/>`_,
`Slackbuild <http://slackbuilds.org/result/?search=Botan>`_,
`FreeBSD <http://www.freshports.org/security/botan110>`_,
`NetBSD <ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/current/pkgsrc/security/botan/README.html>`_,
`Cygwin <http://cygwin.com/packages/x86/botan/>`_,
`MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=name&substr=botan>`_,
`OpenPKG <http://www.openpkg.org/product/packages/?package=botan>`_, and
`T2 SDE <http://www.t2-project.org/packages/botan.html>`_
though in some cases the included version lags behind the latest
release.