# Atom — The hackable editor

![Atom](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/72919/2874231/3af1db48-d3dd-11e3-98dc-6066f8bc766f.png)

Check out our [guides and API documentation](https://atom.io/docs/latest).

## Installing

Download the latest [Atom release](https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/latest).

Atom will automatically update when a new release is available.

## Building

Follow the instructions in the [build docs][building].

[building]: https://github.com/atom/atom/blob/master/docs/building-atom.md