# Mission Planner

## For Window's peeps

The following instructions show how to install *Mission Planner* on Windows. These instructions will be suitable for most users

1. Download the [latest Mission Planner installer from here](https://firmware.ardupilot.org/Tools/MissionPlanner/MissionPlanner-latest.msi)
2. Double click on the downloaded **.msi** file to run the installer
3. Follow the instructions to complete the setup process. The installation utility will automatically install any necessary software drivers. If you receive a DirectX installation error, please update your DirectX plug-in from the [Windows Download Center](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/windows.aspx).
4. If you receive a warning stating Window's cant verify the publisher of the driver, select **Install this driver software anyway** to continue.

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Mission Planner is normally installed in the **C:\Program Files (x86)\Mission Planner** folder.

An icon to open the *Mission Planner* is created according to your instructions during the installation.
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## For Linux's peeps

It is possible to run most Windows based programs on many Linux Distributions using MONO. Mission Planner does run under MONO but will have occasional issues and/or crashes.

1. Download and install the latest version of MONO from [here](https://www.mono-project.com/download/stable/).
2. Download Mission Planner as a zip file from [here](https://firmware.ardupilot.org/Tools/MissionPlanner/MissionPlanner-latest.zip) and unzip to a directory.
3. Change to that directory and execute:

   ```bash
   mono MissionPlanner.exe
   ```

Boom! You're all ready to roll with MissionPlanner!

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