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:url-rel: https://download.FreeBSD.org/releases
:url-snapshot: https://download.freebsd.org/snapshots

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= Get FreeBSD

The FreeBSD Operating System is available via images on this page or directly from cloud vendors.
Please read the link:{handbook}bsdinstall/[**installation guide**] before downloading an image.

For information on supported architectures, see the link:../platforms/#_supported_platforms[Platforms page].

For general information about past, present and future releases, see link:../releases/[Release Information]
or the http://ftp-archive.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/[Historical Release Archive].

[[choose-image]]
== Choosing an Image

FreeBSD images are provided in several formats to cover different installation and deployment scenarios:

* Installer images: DVD ISOs (`disc1`, `dvd1`) allow offline installation; `bootonly` ISO requires a network connection. USB images come as full `memstick` (offline) or `mini-memstick` (network required).
* Virtual machine images: Pre-installed systems for hypervisors and cloud environments. `BASIC-CI` images are minimal FreeBSD builds with cloudinit-compatible man:nuageinit[7] scripting installed by default, to enable custom automated scripting on startup. These are used by other projects to run test suites; they are not part of FreeBSD's own CI infrastructure.
* SD Card images: Pre-installed systems for single-board computers such as the Raspberry Pi.

[[download]]
== Production Quality

Production Releases are the latest supported versions produced by link:../releng[Release Engineering] for new installations.

[[download-rel151]]
=== FreeBSD {rel151-current}-RELEASE

[.tblbasic]
[.tblDownload]
[width="100%",cols="25%,25%,25%,25%",options="header",]
|===
|Installer |VM |SD Card |Documentation
a|
* link:{url-rel}/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[amd64]
* link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[aarch64]
* link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[armv7]
* link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[powerpc64]
* link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpc64le/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[powerpc64le]
* link:{url-rel}/riscv/riscv64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[riscv64]

a|
* link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/README.txt[README]
* link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel151-current}-RELEASE/amd64/Latest/[amd64]
* link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel151-current}-RELEASE/aarch64/Latest/[aarch64]
* link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel151-current}-RELEASE/riscv64/Latest/[riscv64]
* link:{url-rel}/CI-IMAGES/{rel151-current}-RELEASE/amd64/Latest/[amd64] (BASIC-CI)
* link:{url-rel}/CI-IMAGES/{rel151-current}-RELEASE/aarch64/Latest/[aarch64] (BASIC-CI)

a|
* aarch64
* {blank}
** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[PINE64]
** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[PINE64-LTS]
** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[ROCK64]
** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[ROCKPRO64]
** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[RPI] (3/4)
* armv7
* {blank}
** link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[GENERICSD]
* riscv64
* {blank}
** link:{url-rel}/riscv/riscv64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[GENERICSD]

a|
* {blank}
* link:../releases/#current[Released]: {rel151-current-date}
* link:{u-rel151-notes}[Release Notes]
* link:{u-rel151-readme}[Readme]
* link:{u-rel151-hardware}[Hardware Compatibility List]
* link:{u-rel151-installation}[Installation Instructions]
* link:{u-rel151-errata}[Errata]
* link:{u-rel151-signatures}[Signed Checksums]

|===

== Legacy Production Quality

Legacy Production Releases are previous releases still under support for maintaining existing installations.

[[download-rel150]]
=== FreeBSD {rel150-current}-RELEASE

[.tblbasic]
[.tblDownload]
[width="100%",cols="25%,25%,25%,25%",options="header",]
|===
|Installer |VM |SD Card |Documentation
a|
* link:{url-rel}/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel150-current}/[amd64]
* link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel150-current}/[aarch64]
* link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel150-current}/[armv7]
* link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel150-current}/[powerpc64]
* link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpc64le/ISO-IMAGES/{rel150-current}/[powerpc64le]
* link:{url-rel}/riscv/riscv64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel150-current}/[riscv64]

a|
* link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/README.txt[README]
* link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel150-current}-RELEASE/amd64/Latest/[amd64]
* link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel150-current}-RELEASE/aarch64/Latest/[aarch64]
* link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel150-current}-RELEASE/riscv64/Latest/[riscv64]
* link:{url-rel}/CI-IMAGES/{rel150-current}-RELEASE/amd64/Latest/[amd64] (BASIC-CI)
* link:{url-rel}/CI-IMAGES/{rel150-current}-RELEASE/aarch64/Latest/[aarch64] (BASIC-CI)

a|
* aarch64
* {blank}
** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel150-current}/[PINE64]
** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel150-current}/[PINE64-LTS]
** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel150-current}/[ROCK64]
** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel150-current}/[ROCKPRO64]
** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel150-current}/[RPI] (3/4)
* armv7
* {blank}
** link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel150-current}/[GENERICSD]
* riscv64
* {blank}
** link:{url-rel}/riscv/riscv64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel150-current}/[GENERICSD]

a|
* {blank}
* link:../releases/#current[Released]: {rel150-current-date}
* link:{u-rel150-notes}[Release Notes]
* link:{u-rel150-readme}[Readme]
* link:{u-rel150-hardware}[Hardware Compatibility List]
* link:{u-rel150-installation}[Installation Instructions]
* link:{u-rel150-errata}[Errata]
* link:{u-rel150-signatures}[Signed Checksums]

|===

[[download-rel144]]
=== FreeBSD {rel144-current}-RELEASE

[.tblbasic]
[.tblDownload]
[width="100%",cols="25%,25%,25%,25%",options="header",]
|===
|Installer |VM |SD Card |Documentation
a|
* link:{url-rel}/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel144-current}/[amd64]
* link:{url-rel}/i386/i386/ISO-IMAGES/{rel144-current}/[i386]
* link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel144-current}/[aarch64]
* link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel144-current}/[armv7]
* link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/{rel144-current}/[powerpc]
* link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel144-current}/[powerpc64]
* link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpc64le/ISO-IMAGES/{rel144-current}/[powerpc64le]
* link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpcspe/ISO-IMAGES/{rel144-current}/[powerpcspe]
* link:{url-rel}/riscv/riscv64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel144-current}/[riscv64]

a|
* link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/README.txt[README]
* link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel144-current}-RELEASE/amd64/Latest/[amd64]
* link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel144-current}-RELEASE/i386/Latest/[i386]
* link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel144-current}-RELEASE/aarch64/Latest/[aarch64]
* link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel144-current}-RELEASE/riscv64/Latest/[riscv64]
* link:{url-rel}/CI-IMAGES/{rel144-current}-RELEASE/amd64/Latest/[amd64] (BASIC-CI)
* link:{url-rel}/CI-IMAGES/{rel144-current}-RELEASE/aarch64/Latest/[aarch64] (BASIC-CI)

a|
* aarch64
* {blank}
** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel144-current}/[PINE64]
** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel144-current}/[PINE64-LTS]
** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel144-current}/[ROCK64]
** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel144-current}/[ROCKPRO64]
** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel144-current}/[RPI] (3/4)
* armv7
* {blank}
** link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel144-current}/[GENERICSD]
* riscv64
* {blank}
** link:{url-rel}/riscv/riscv64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel144-current}/[GENERICSD]

a|
* {blank}
* link:../releases/#current[Released]: {rel144-current-date}
* link:{u-rel144-notes}[Release Notes]
* link:{u-rel144-readme}[Readme]
* link:{u-rel144-hardware}[Hardware Compatibility List]
* link:{u-rel144-installation}[Installation Instructions]
* link:{u-rel144-errata}[Errata]
* link:{u-rel144-signatures}[Signed Checksums]

|===

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[[download-snapshots]]
== Development Snapshots

link:../snapshots/[Development snapshot images] are provided for testing experimental features and regressions.

* `CURRENT` images are weekly snapshots built for testing the bleeding-edge main development branch.
* `STABLE` images are weekly snapshots built for testing what will become pre-release images.
* `ALPHA`, `BETA`, and release candidates (`RC`) are pre-release images, please test these if available.

Please read the link:{handbook}cutting-edge/#current-stable[**development tracking guide**] before downloading one of these images.

=== FreeBSD {rel-head}-CURRENT

Installer and SD card images are available for link:{url-snapshot}/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel-head}/[amd64], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel-head}/[powerpc64], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpc64le/ISO-IMAGES/{rel-head}/[powerpc64le], link:{url-snapshot}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel-head}/[armv7], link:{url-snapshot}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel-head}/[aarch64], and link:{url-snapshot}/riscv/riscv64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel-head}/[riscv64].

VM images are available for link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel-head}-CURRENT/amd64/Latest/[amd64], link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel-head}-CURRENT/aarch64/Latest/[aarch64], and link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel-head}-CURRENT/riscv64/Latest/[riscv64].

=== FreeBSD {rel151-current}-STABLE

Installer and SD card images are available for link:{url-snapshot}/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[amd64], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[powerpc64], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpc64le/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[powerpc64le], link:{url-snapshot}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[armv7], link:{url-snapshot}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[aarch64], and link:{url-snapshot}/riscv/riscv64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel151-current}/[riscv64].

VM images are available for link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel151-current}-STABLE/amd64/Latest/[amd64], link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel151-current}-STABLE/aarch64/Latest/[aarch64], and link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel151-current}-STABLE/riscv64/Latest/[riscv64].

=== FreeBSD {rel145-current}-STABLE

Installer and SD card images are available for link:{url-snapshot}/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel145-current}/[amd64], link:{url-snapshot}/i386/i386/ISO-IMAGES/{rel145-current}/[i386], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/{rel145-current}/[powerpc], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel145-current}/[powerpc64], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpc64le/ISO-IMAGES/{rel145-current}/[powerpc64le], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpcspe/ISO-IMAGES/{rel145-current}/[powerpcspe], link:{url-snapshot}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel145-current}/[armv7], link:{url-snapshot}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel145-current}/[aarch64], and link:{url-snapshot}/riscv/riscv64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel145-current}/[riscv64].

VM images are available for link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel145-current}-STABLE/amd64/Latest/[amd64], link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel145-current}-STABLE/i386/Latest/[i386], link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel145-current}-STABLE/aarch64/Latest/[aarch64], and link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel145-current}-STABLE/riscv64/Latest/[riscv64].

[[apps]]
== Applications and Utility Software

=== The Ports Collection

A diverse collection of utility and application software that has been _ported_ to FreeBSD.

* link:../ports/[About FreeBSD Ports]
* https://www.freshports.org/[FreshPorts - a more advanced web interface to the Collection]
* link:{handbook}ports/[Installing Applications: Packages and Ports] in the FreeBSD Handbook
* Browse the Collection: https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/[FreeBSD ports Git repository] | https://download.freebsd.org/ports/[web].

For information about how _you_ can contribute _your_ favorite piece of software to the Collection, have a look at _link:{porters-handbook}[The Porter's Handbook]_ and _link:{contributing}[Contributing to FreeBSD]_.

[[fastly]]
== Fastly CDN

The FreeBSD project gratefully acknowledges the support of https://www.fastly.com[Fastly], providing CDN acceleration, caching, and bandwidth to bring FreeBSD images and packages to our globally distributed community.

image::../gifs/fastlyLogo-red-SVG.svg[Fastly Logo,120]

See also the link:{handbook}mirrors[FreeBSD project mirrors].
