Chilkat Module for Perl — Downloads

The latest Chilkat Perl module for Windows, Linux, Alpine Linux, and macOS. Install it with one command, or choose the build that matches your Perl version, operating system, and CPU architecture from the tables below.

Install with one command

The install-perl script reads your Perl's version, CPU architecture, threading, and C library from the perl that runs it, downloads the matching build from this page, and installs it into that same perl. There is no compiler step, no make, and no build to pick by hand.

# Linux, Alpine Linux, macOS
curl -fsSL https://chilkatdownload.com/perl/install-perl | perl -

# no curl?  wget works the same way
wget -qO- https://chilkatdownload.com/perl/install-perl | perl -

# Windows (Strawberry Perl), PowerShell or cmd -- note curl.exe
curl.exe -fsSL https://chilkatdownload.com/perl/install-perl | perl -
sudo may be required The installer writes into your Perl's site library. On macOS (the system perl) and on most Linux distributions that directory is owned by root, so the command needs sudo. The script checks first and says so if it cannot write there. Without root, add --local to install under ~/perl5 for your user only:
# with curl
curl -fsSL https://chilkatdownload.com/perl/install-perl | sudo perl -
# with wget
wget -qO- https://chilkatdownload.com/perl/install-perl | sudo perl -

# per-user, no root needed
curl -fsSL https://chilkatdownload.com/perl/install-perl | perl - --local
Using cpanm? The module is also available as a CPAN distribution, from Chilkat's own repository rather than from CPAN itself, so tell cpanm where to look:
cpanm --mirror https://chilkatdownload.com/cpan --mirror-only Chilkat
It fetches the same prebuilt package at configure time and installs it through MakeMaker, so cpanm's usual options apply: --sudo when the site library needs root, or -l ~/perl5 for a per-user install; cpanm --uninstall Chilkat removes it. A specific release can be installed from its URL, cpanm https://chilkatdownload.com/cpan/authors/id/C/CH/CHILKAT/Chilkat-<version>.tar.gz.

--dry-run shows what would be installed without changing anything. Options, the manual download procedure, and troubleshooting are on the install pages for Linux & Alpine Linux, macOS, and Windows.


Looking for an older Perl version? This page lists only the most recent release for each platform. For earlier Perl versions (5.30 through 5.40 on Windows, 5.26 through 5.42 on Linux and macOS), see Chilkat Perl Module — Older Versions.

Jump to: One-line install · Windows · Linux · Alpine Linux · macOS

Windows

Windows Install Instructions →

v11.7.0 • 11-Nov-2026 • sha256: 4e8ac5e122bab543a7152d2bdeac3d94034fd16eb1ffcefd8591369996bdacb7
Perl 5.42 64-bit


Linux

Linux Install Instructions → Should I choose the “Perl with Threads” download?

v11.7.0 • 11-Nov-2026 • sha256: c58f95121cc1832c64df46d2ea41f06a158da5e7ff1358bbf45fe9c9fc2800d7
Perl 5.44 64-bit Linux

v11.7.0 • 11-Nov-2026 • sha256: b603c4c48812d63bdc799c0adf17df40c27bed1bc69ea129afe5a182e233f0c3
Perl with Threads 5.44 64-bit Linux

v11.7.0 • 11-Nov-2026 • sha256: d1862ad00a8e39b57854eac83e834edd41f5ae30e6b3446ccec3e35c56b5a774
Perl 5.44 arm64 Linux

v11.7.0 • 11-Nov-2026 • sha256: 4b072cad1e9881a67a626820fed3d5a99bb56556f052cae923c52054fa13cfa8
Perl with Threads 5.44 arm64 Linux


Alpine Linux

Alpine Linux Install Instructions →

v11.7.0 • 11-Nov-2026 • sha256: 32674eeaefa06c48410e5f389e3929cf29b180abf162756bc1290db959b014e5
Perl 5.44 64-bit Alpine Linux (x86_64)

v11.7.0 • 11-Nov-2026 • sha256: 5f47cf98ef0845b49f33d9f97d2b6f281e382b6cb1567f88a201e3a6da88b657
Perl with Threads 5.44 64-bit Alpine Linux (x86_64)

v11.7.0 • 11-Nov-2026 • sha256: 7c57c5b31e24ddf8dedcc3e89d8359f9a79d3eabeded1ef45ef458c2b303608e
Perl 5.44 arm64 Alpine Linux

v11.7.0 • 11-Nov-2026 • sha256: a19a961562f1811fc22a09cc85c68866bc9af82416843d555259fd8421c8d2c9
Perl with Threads 5.44 arm64 Alpine Linux


macOS

macOS Install Instructions → Should I choose the “Perl with Threads” download?

v11.7.0 • 11-Nov-2026 • sha256: 844feda4e59d9ef93aa9584806a3e9df54f0521cfbae49cc00dca08116f84d7b
Perl 5.44 Module for x86_64 MacOS

v11.7.0 • 11-Nov-2026 • sha256: aa0ef693220625e2f155b84f40fedc84963b19465f70350975e67fc1b59bfaf3
Perl 5.44 Module for arm64 MacOS

v11.7.0 • 11-Nov-2026 • sha256: 912c6539a4dca9b32cbaedbb95c4491a5b13bb9c5eaaaa3d9120de0c56783bb0
Perl with Threads 5.44 for x86_64 MacOS

v11.7.0 • 11-Nov-2026 • sha256: 85164759c1e0ce599ba1d9a1cc280cb019588a499b161cd5edddfca43a149f2c
Perl with Threads 5.44 for arm64 MacOS


Earlier Perl versions (5.26 – 5.42; Windows 5.30 – 5.40) are available on the Older Versions page.