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title: Download Kubernetes
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## Core Kubernetes components

Find links to download Kubernetes components (and their checksums) in the [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/CHANGELOG) files.

Alternately, use [downloadkubernetes.com](https://www.downloadkubernetes.com/) to filter by version and architecture.

## kubectl

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The Kubernetes command-line tool, [kubectl](/docs/reference/kubectl/kubectl/), allows
you to run commands against Kubernetes clusters.

You can use kubectl to deploy applications, inspect and manage cluster resources,
and view logs. For more information including a complete list of kubectl operations, see the
[`kubectl` reference documentation](/docs/reference/kubectl/).

kubectl is installable on a variety of Linux platforms, macOS and Windows. 
Find your preferred operating system below.

- [Install kubectl on Linux](/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl-linux)
- [Install kubectl on macOS](/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl-macos)
- [Install kubectl on Windows](/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl-windows)