1*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker--- 2*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Workertitle: 'How to download Skia' 3*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerlinkTitle: 'Download' 4*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 5*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Workerweight: 10 6*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Workermenu: 7*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker main: 8*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker weight: 50 9*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker--- 10*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 11*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker## Install `depot_tools` and Git 12*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 13*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerFollow the instructions on [Installing Chromium's 14*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Workerdepot_tools](http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/install-depot-tools) 15*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Workerto download `depot_tools` (which includes gclient, git-cl, and Ninja). 16*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerBelow is a summary of the necessary steps. 17*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 18*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<!--?prettify lang=sh?--> 19*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 20*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker git clone 'https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git' 21*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker export PATH="${PWD}/depot_tools:${PATH}" 22*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 23*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker`depot_tools` will also install Git on your system, if it wasn't installed 24*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Workeralready. 25*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 26*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker### Install `bazelisk` 27*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerIf you intend to add or remove files, or change #includes, you will need to use Bazel to 28*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Workerregenerate parts of the BUILD.bazel files. Instead of installing Bazel manually, we recommend 29*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Workeryou install [Bazelisk](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk#installation), which will fetch the 30*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Workerappropriate version of [Bazel](https://bazel.build/) for you (as specified by //.bazelversion). 31*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 32*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker### Install `ninja` 33*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerNinja can be supplied using `gclient` or with `bin/fetch-ninja`. 34*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 35*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker## Clone the Skia repository 36*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 37*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerSkia can either be cloned using `git` or the `fetch` tool that is 38*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Workerinstalled with `depot_tools`. 39*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 40*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<!--?prettify lang=sh?--> 41*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 42*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker git clone https://skia.googlesource.com/skia.git 43*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker # or 44*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker # fetch skia 45*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker cd skia 46*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker python3 tools/git-sync-deps 47*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker python3 bin/fetch-ninja 48*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 49*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker## Getting started with Skia 50*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 51*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerYou will probably now want to [build](../build) Skia. 52*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 53*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker## Changing and contributing to Skia 54*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 55*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerAt this point, you have everything you need to build and use Skia! If 56*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Workeryou want to make changes, and possibly contribute them back to the Skia 57*c8dee2aaSAndroid Build Coastguard Workerproject, read [How To Submit a Patch](/docs/dev/contrib/submit/). 58