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# HOW TO: Install twinBASIC
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/
- Published: 2022-08-12T03:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T12:55:45.000Z
- Description: The latest step-by-step instructions for installing twinBASIC (aka, Visual Basic 8).
- Author: Mike Wolfe
- Tags: twinBASIC, Tools, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59

Looking to give twinBASIC a try? Here are the **simple steps to install twinBASIC**:

1. Go to the [twinBASIC Releases page](https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases) on GitHub
2. Click on the **Assets** label for the latest numbered release
3. Click on the **twinBASIC\_IDE\_BETA\_xxx.zip** file name
4. Right-click the downloaded zip file and choose "**Properties**"
5. Check the box to **\[√\] Unblock** the file
6. Click **\[OK\]**
7. Right-click the downloaded zip file and choose "**Extract All..."**
8. Browse for a location to extract the files then click **\[Extract\]**
9. Double-click the **twinBASIC.exe** file to run the IDE (no install needed!)
10. Create a new project from the **New** tab OR
11. Start with a template from the **Samples** tab
12. Check out my full collection of [twinBASIC How-To articles](https://nolongerset.com/tag/twinbasic/) for more info

*Note: The IDE requires the WebView2 runtime as the development environment uses the HTML-based Monaco code editor. The WebView2 runtime comes preinstalled with Windows 11 and certain Windows 10 software, such as Office 365\. If you don't have it, you can download it here:* <https://tinyurl.com/twinbasicwebview2runtime>

### Screenshots

For all you visual learners out there:

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2022/08/image-9.png)](https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases)

1\. Visit the [twinBASIC Releases page](https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases)

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12\. Check out all my [twinBASIC articles](https://nolongerset.com/tag/twinbasic/)

NOTE: The unblocking steps (4-6) may not be necessary, but I prefer to remove the [Mark of the Web (MotW)](https://nolongerset.com/mark-of-the-web-details/) from downloaded files **that I trust.** You never know when some Windows utility or anti-virus software will behave strangely when handling files with the MotW.

## Installation History

Since its initial (pre-?)alpha release in April of 2021, the steps to install twinBASIC have evolved. 

Here is a brief history of the twinBASIC installation process:

- ~~Install VS Code and then get the twinBASIC VS extension~~ (*NOTE: development on the twinBASIC VS Code extension has been suspended until at least 2023*)
- ~~Download a zip file from the bottom of [Github issue 772](https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/issues/772)~~
- Download a zip file from the [Github Releases page](https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases)

As the installation process continues to evolve over time, this page will remain updated with the latest step-by-step instructions for installing twinBASIC.