Chilkat Library for Ruby
for Windows, Linux, and MAC OS X

Installing from RubyGems.org

The Chilkat Ruby Library is published to RubyGems.org can can be installed with this single gem command from a shell prompt:

gem install chilkat

* Installing directly from RubyGems.org is possible if the Ruby version is 2.5.*.

MAC OS X Downloads

Alternative Manual Install Instructions

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: ef5d9df76585e044ca9a596c4fbd7d1c5c4c12cc7752b8a723c69c3a330300cc Mac OS X Ruby 2.7.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: d00ec8acd4f153d8eb9b80056a3c9b0a39c5b7bbb6dd89e4dcaab1d2902bf96b Mac OS X Ruby 2.6.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 36e86d589795b2e5d1b0f6cdc5ebc03bef8351418d50bb679c0cadcb9658aec1 Mac OS X Ruby 2.5.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: b706ebda67d006d3d1c8f93ad1f6e0cd8368bc1dc622904fd9e37dbaf3e0addd Mac OS X Ruby 2.4.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 34a3573c0c9d5d9947a4ee405fa0058c63e49d645c86a20a5691502c27db9935 Mac OS X Ruby 2.3.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • MD5 Sum: bcf2742fcf963f202ce201ad0ce5c2f1 Mac OS X Ruby 2.2.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • MD5 Sum: de1d9754e433bf23994adc4e11f08bc2 Mac OS X Ruby 2.1.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • MD5 Sum: e81a48db347e842fbb3b861669ce53b3 Mac OS X Ruby 2.0.*

Linux Downloads

If using Ruby 2.5, install directly from RubyGems.org:

gem install chilkat

Alternative Manual Install Instructions

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 2da744b97731c9eabf820ac04aee2cbf210ba8d3506b3e1f2208d53256e31c11 64-bit Linux Ruby 2.7.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 661c2e0a8d88c1afcb0d7ec465661ec980a30b307a49b8c0a51f2a71df582464 32-bit Linux Ruby 2.7.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 1cd09a1ca715b6210502ecd9a4bc61c90320db12e40dd479fa720d0bd998ea2d 64-bit Linux Ruby 2.6.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 179cb91021ff098b1dcace74c9032d3d1394f71fec4cd747d47387f3cee783d7 32-bit Linux Ruby 2.6.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 385619ab5b0a2bde67f3774d2e1701f0f2d8afbd28b36c26f0d1e60136bb1bc3 64-bit Linux Ruby 2.5.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 3c3d93bea72c3293ecf24ec7f9846d03f5758093458b4957893b4ec777efd931 32-bit Linux Ruby 2.5.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 14ca8a8c376e271584b6f1b6296c9aa26e6648047cdfef47d1d6d9d381dc810d 64-bit Linux Ruby 2.4.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 54c41e29a5ad208f69019a50a6d5fb67837c4463add6b8ac8e49b0eadc969ccf 32-bit Linux Ruby 2.4.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 4b1617009bb53ce96afe705c8711384b50620291449ab9923bf943aacd803db3 64-bit Linux Ruby 2.3.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: f95df344e61ad61c38179ef78c0e09ebc3e73e4826dcc262399f1fd1c49f72e8 32-bit Linux Ruby 2.3.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • MD5 Sum: e72df7af78541f702f29cc8dbbbb6ff9 64-bit Linux Ruby 2.2.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • MD5 Sum: 31621bdb289a9135ab5c04f239324334 32-bit Linux Ruby 2.2.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • MD5 Sum: a2f0d9a8dd87ab670c006ce3c5ad4886 64-bit Linux Ruby 2.1.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • MD5 Sum: e9b41cd6d62f57173e8b90fbc5f66d79 32-bit Linux Ruby 2.1.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • MD5 Sum: 885d52f45c695c0ab02f5d08585f1857 64-bit Linux Ruby 2.0.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • MD5 Sum: cf40fc8f4cd132dbc6bf8565fe3766db 32-bit Linux Ruby 2.0.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • MD5 Sum: bd397e7ad5d681a718a06df892e2e4a7 64-bit Linux Ruby 1.9.3

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • MD5 Sum: 1cfb7bec94303d92ba4f9642e494c5fc 32-bit Linux Ruby 1.9.3

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • MD5 Sum: 925d79c70fabe672f4192fdad2f6fc39 64-bit Linux Ruby 1.8.7

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • MD5 Sum: 01ea15ce9ceeb631e91752d4a9078799 32-bit Linux Ruby 1.8.7

Alpine Linux Downloads

Install Instructions

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 08c6d0173f232519efffba7e908e5da29f50ab6805899373c23068a6ccf71465 32-bit Alpine Linux Ruby 2.5.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: c6704c67e74b5492007059fd046fb3405de3fcb63c72f0a444037fc0d14bcf3d 64-bit Alpine Linux Ruby 2.5.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: fb5ed16da189cec3768cd54895f4587ffed46cf72067a1ecd49581d763152bf5 32-bit Alpine Linux Ruby 2.4.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: b109af5127b25515d507251683d617ae4114d7834e2490074051890b630d93ee 64-bit Alpine Linux Ruby 2.4.*

Windows Downloads

If using Ruby 2.5, install directly from RubyGems.org:

gem install chilkat

Alternative Manual Install Instructions

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 8e70a24a42f0a9ce2fc51cb27bd1f5344ff551d8ed6c46e70dd2710c5c6fe35c 64-bit Windows Ruby 2.7.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 130c8449531f3b3f87f2e34a495c6ca07bacac0b0181d303ebeda9a819ce7c51 32-bit Windows Ruby 2.7.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 898e2253c3d31eb4243dce51d54728d463c84af02fd01b666bdb64525c67d8fb 64-bit Windows Ruby 2.6.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: acbe8374191a45fbe55767d0b91a3525746969c1411544824469107725333c10 32-bit Windows Ruby 2.6.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 1d29720114a948fffab47df70a7e0b03e01152a4462a2ce90395335fc6420bb1 64-bit Windows Ruby 2.5.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: e0318ac9913e426d4c47aba74283dd4467be1d41025f3d1f75667cf0b387a251 32-bit Windows Ruby 2.5.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 15715cb70d4a39ae4d7042f45ff0796f0c5121fb2abb8eb669f60337bc26240d 64-bit Windows Ruby 2.4.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 943967550928137d931a01dbf45ae8f2c14d25913d4028565d52baf656a9f05d 32-bit Windows Ruby 2.4.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 2d1c4f12978fd78fe59298fbf457ef09405bd2c3fef0257ec16e6fb6095806d5 64-bit Windows Ruby 2.3.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: b43ec85d94c4c4415802ce482f11abd903a35aeac4a3839f74c448f3812bf950 32-bit Windows Ruby 2.3.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: bd9ec4c79b019d20c7f907b86bab7b6ba53a4e39a4562aaeb826d55b9adb09a3 64-bit Windows Ruby 2.2.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: bb7a4eb374795ee6653870d41fae0eb07e818ed917bd612e55b9669f15f79714 32-bit Windows Ruby 2.2.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 582510addc905a810848388a96093bc44ab473c4614754c502991ef0ecef5c3c 64-bit Windows Ruby 2.1.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: ec672cfe659bd4762f945050421bc78ac85bdd323cac4d7d614a32cf815dcdec 32-bit Windows Ruby 2.1.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: 051b6f6e86c35c49fa2800e511a6b004eb72b099634f422995c7e9f31efed13a 64-bit Windows Ruby 2.0.*

v9.5.0.84 • 29-Sep-2020 • sha256: f5ec4540602b3a5b83fcc9348ef6f28995a8dfb0a1773c924c6767f890688bb7 32-bit Windows Ruby 2.0.*

Manual Install Instructions

These instructions apply only if the Chilkat library is downloaded and installed manually (not from RubyGems.org).

1. Download and extract to any directory. For example:

   tar xvfz chilkat-9.5.0.79-linux-x86_64-ruby-2.6.gem.tar.gz

2. Install using RubyGems. For example:

   gem install chilkat-9.5.0.79-x86_64-linux.gem

3. Use require 'chilkat' in Ruby scripts:

       require 'rubygems'
       require 'chilkat'
       
       # It should now be possible to instantiate and use Chilkat objects:
       mailman = Chilkat::CkMailMan.new()
       print mailman.version() + "\n"
   

Ruby Examples

Chilkat Ruby example programs.

Reference Documentation

Chilkat Ruby API Reference Documentation

Release Notes

The latest release notes are located here on the Chilkat blog.