bootstrap/docs/getting-started/download.md

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Bootstrap is available for download via ZIP file in two flavors: precompiled CSS and Javascript, and the complete source code with documentation.

### Precompiled

Compiled and minified CSS and JavaScript. No docs or original source files are included.

<a href="{{ site.download.dist }}" class="btn btn-lg btn-outline" role="button" onclick="ga('send', 'event', 'Getting started', 'Download', 'Download compiled');">Download Bootstrap</a>

### Download source and docs

Source Less, JavaScript, and documentation. **Requires a Less compiler and [some setup](#grunt).**

<a href="{{ site.download.source }}" class="btn btn-lg btn-outline" role="button" onclick="ga('send', 'event', 'Getting started', 'Download', 'Download source');">Download source</a>

### Bower

You can also install and manage Bootstrap's Less, CSS, and JavaScript using [Bower](http://bower.io).

{% highlight bash %}$ bower install bootstrap{% endhighlight %}

### npm

Bootstrap is available as [an npm package](https://www.npmjs.org/package/bootstrap). Install it into your Node powered apps with:

{% highlight bash %}$ npm install bootstrap{% endhighlight %}