Install the Vale CLI (Windows)

To install Vale on your computer, you'll need to use a package manager. Package managers allow you to install and update packages and libraries.

Windows users can install Vale using Chocolatey. If you've already installed Chocolatey, skip to step two. Otherwise, continue reading the instructions below.

Step one: Install Chocolatey

1. Follow these steps to install Chocolatey on your computer.
2. To verify that you installed Chocolatey, run the command choco -?. If the installation was successful, the command prints the help documentation to the terminal.

Step two: Install Vale

1. From the terminal, run the command choco install vale. You'll see some output in the terminal as Chocolatey installs Vale on your computer.
2. To verify that you installed Vale, run the command vale -v in the terminal. If the installation was successful, the command reports the latest, stable version of Vale.

That's all you need to do to install the Vale CLI! Next, you'll learn how to configure and customize Vale for your documentation needs.