From d801375883281eebfba1f418024b1ee9c5d7599e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christopher Nguyen <91625426+nguyen-dows@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 07:00:29 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update README with Canary info (#16125) This PR updates the README with information about Windows Terminal Canary. --------- Co-authored-by: Dustin L. Howett --- README.md | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b174aeaa5a..2ace5f109b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -![terminal-logos](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/48369326/115790869-4c852b00-a37c-11eb-97f1-f61972c7800c.png) +![terminal-logos](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/91625426/333ddc76-8ab2-4eb4-a8c0-4d7b953b1179) # Welcome to the Windows Terminal, Console and Command-Line repo @@ -118,6 +118,28 @@ repository. --- +## Installing Windows Terminal Canary +Windows Terminal Canary is a nightly build of Windows Terminal. This build has the latest code from our `main` branch, giving you an opportunity to try features before they make it to Windows Terminal Preview. + +Windows Terminal Canary is our least stable offering, so you may discover bugs before we have had a chance to find them. + +Windows Terminal Canary is available as an App Installer distribution and a Portable ZIP distribution. + +The App Installer distribution supports automatic updates. Due to platform limitations, this installer only works on Windows 11. + +The Portable ZIP distribution is a portable application. It will not automatically update and will not automatically check for updates. This portable ZIP distribution works on Windows 10 (19041+) and Windows 11. + +| Distribution | Architecture | Link | +|---------------|:---------------:|------------------------------------------------------| +| App Installer | x64, arm64, x86 | [download](https://aka.ms/terminal-canary-installer) | +| Portable ZIP | x64 | [download](https://aka.ms/terminal-canary-zip-x64) | +| Portable ZIP | ARM64 | [download](https://aka.ms/terminal-canary-zip-arm64) | +| Portable ZIP | x86 | [download](https://aka.ms/terminal-canary-zip-x86) | + +_Learn more about the [types of Windows Terminal distributions](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/terminal/distributions)._ + +--- + ## Windows Terminal Roadmap The plan for the Windows Terminal [is described here](/doc/roadmap-2023.md) and