---
description: Install Jawk from Maven Central or run the standalone jar.
date_published: 2026-05-13
date_modified: 2026-05-13
canonical_url: https://jawk.io/install.html
---

# Installation

Jawk can be added as a normal Maven dependency or used as a standalone jar for CLI execution.

## [Project Dependency](#project-dependency)

Add Jawk to your project:

Maven

**Maven**

```xml
<dependency>
  <groupId>io.jawk</groupId>
  <artifactId>jawk</artifactId>
  <version>6.4.00</version>
</dependency>
```

Gradle (Groovy)

**Gradle (Groovy)**

```groovy
implementation 'io.jawk:jawk:6.4.00'
```

Gradle (Kotlin)

**Gradle (Kotlin)**

```kotlin
implementation("io.jawk:jawk:6.4.00")
```

Jawk artifacts are published on Maven Central, so standard Maven and Gradle builds can resolve them automatically. For other build tools (Ivy, SBT, Leiningen, etc.), see the [dependency information](dependency-info.html)[1] page.

## [Standalone Jar](#standalone-jar)

Download [jawk-6.4.00-standalone.jar](https://github.com/jawkio/jawk/releases/download/v6.4.00/jawk-6.4.00-standalone.jar)[2] from the [latest release](https://github.com/jawkio/jawk/releases)[3], then run it with Java:

```shell-session
$ java -jar jawk-6.4.00-standalone.jar -?
```

## [Java Prerequisite](#java-prerequisite)

Jawk targets Java 8 and later.

## [Where to Go Next](#where-to-go-next)

- [Command-line usage](cli.html)[4]
- [Java embedding](java.html)[5]
- [Extensions](extensions.html)[6]