How to Install Go on Windows, Mac, and Linux – Step-by-Step Setup

Installing Go on Windows

1. Download the Windows installer (.msi) from the official Go website.
2. Run the installer and follow the setup wizard — it automatically sets the PATH environment variable.
3. Open Command Prompt and run go version to confirm installation.

Installing Go on macOS

# Using Homebrew
brew install go

# Verify installation
go version

Installing Go on Linux

wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.22.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.22.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
go version

Setting Up Your Workspace

Modern Go uses Go Modules for dependency management, so you no longer need a strict GOPATH directory structure — simply run go mod init myproject inside any folder to start a new project.