The easy way to install Ruby on Windows

This is a self-contained Windows-based installer that includes the Ruby language, an execution environment, important documentation, and more.

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Latest News

Ruby-4.0 is available in the Microsoft Store

Great news: Ruby is now installable through the Microsoft Store!

2026-01-27 Read full article

RubyInstaller 3.4.1-2 released with a new package for ARM64

RubyInstaller-3.4.1-2 has been released! It features a brand-new package for Windows on ARM. See the ruby-3.4.0 release post and the RubyInstaller-CHANGELOG for more details.

2025-01-19 Read full article

Ruby Version Manager 4 Windows 1.0.0 released

The final version 1.0.0 of the Ruby Version Manager for Windows (rvm-windows) has been released.

2024-12-11 Read full article

RubyInstaller for ARM64

The RubyInstaller for Windows on ARM is an entry that has been on my backlog for a longer time. But I still miss a device with an ARM processor other than a Raspberry PI. After several attempts to get Windows 11 properly working on this device, I give up with this low budget hardware for this purpose. It needs a more powerful and stable system.

2024-11-20 Read full article

RubyInstaller 3.3.0-1 released

RubyInstaller-3.3.0-1 has been released! It features a whole bunch of great new features and improvements. See the ruby-3.3.0 release post and the RubyInstaller-CHANGELOG for more details.

2023-12-26 Read full article

Is RubyInstaller for you?

RubyInstaller is the easiest and most widely-used Ruby environment on Windows. And Ruby is a great language for beginners as well as professionals. It’s suitable for small scripts as well as large applications. RubyInstaller combines the possibilities of native Windows programs with the rich UNIX toolset of MSYS2 and the large repository of MINGW libraries. RubyInstaller is a great foundation for using Ruby for development and production … Read more

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