Install

Latest release v0.6.6 · today

kdef ships as a single self-contained binary. Zero runtime dependencies.

Go install

go install github.com/gsid-nl/kdef/cmd/kdef@latest
go install github.com/gsid-nl/kdef/cmd/kdef-lsp@latest

This is the fastest way if you already have Go installed.

Prebuilt binaries

Linux, macOS, and Windows binaries (amd64 + arm64) are attached to every release.

# Example: Linux amd64
curl -L -o kdef https://github.com/gsid-nl/kdef/releases/latest/download/kdef-linux-amd64
chmod +x kdef
sudo mv kdef /usr/local/bin/

kdef version

Linux packages

Native .deb, .rpm, and .apk packages are also published on each release.

# Debian / Ubuntu
curl -LO https://github.com/gsid-nl/kdef/releases/latest/download/kdef_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i kdef_amd64.deb

# Fedora / RHEL
sudo rpm -i https://github.com/gsid-nl/kdef/releases/latest/download/kdef_amd64.rpm

# Alpine
sudo apk add --allow-untrusted kdef_amd64.apk

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/gsid-nl/kdef.git
cd kdef
make build          # produces ./kdef and ./kdef-lsp
make build-all      # cross-compile: linux, macOS, windows × amd64, arm64
make package        # .deb, .rpm, .apk (requires nfpm)

Verify

kdef version
# kdef vX.Y.Z (commit abcdef1, built 2026-04-19)

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