Kotlin Environment setup for Command Line Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes 15 Likes Like Report To set up a Kotlin environment for the command line, you need to do the following steps:Install the Java Development Kit (JDK): Kotlin runs on the Java virtual machine, so you need to have the JDK installed. You can download the latest version from the official Oracle website.Download the Kotlin compiler: You can download the latest version of the Kotlin compiler from the official Kotlin website.Set the environment variable: Add the location of the Kotlin compiler to the PATH environment variable. This will allow you to run Kotlin commands from anywhere in the command line.Verify the installation: Open the command line and run the following command to verify that Kotlin has been installed correctly:In this article, we will see how to set up the environment for Kotlin on the command line compiler. Prerequisite to install Kotlin:Kotlin runs on the Java Virtual Machine, so it is necessary to install JDK and set the path in the local system environment variable. To install the JDK and JRE in your system and set the path in the environment variable, please refer this article - Setting up the environment in Java.Download the Kotlin compiler:You can download the latest version of the standalone compiler of Kotlin from Github Releases. Now the latest version is 2.1.20. Go to the ultimate bottom of the website, then you will see Assets, in that, download kotlin-compiler-2.1.20.zip.Set up the Kotlin compiler for the command line:First of all, extract the downloaded file to any location where you have write access.Copy the path up to the bin directory of kotlinc. Now open my computer properties -> Advanced System Settings and then click on Environment Variables. Click on the path in system variables, then click on the edit button. Click on "New", now paste the copied path of bin directory here and click ok -> ok -> ok. Verify the installation by typing kotlinc in the command prompt. Comment P Praveenruhil Follow 15 Improve P Praveenruhil Follow 15 Improve Article Tags : Kotlin Kotlin Basics Explore Kotlin Tutorial 4 min read OverviewIntroduction to Kotlin 4 min read Kotlin Environment setup for Command Line 2 min read Kotlin Environment setup with Intellij IDEA 2 min read Hello World program in Kotlin 2 min read BasicsKotlin Data Types 3 min read Kotlin Variables 2 min read Kotlin Operators 4 min read Kotlin Standard Input/Output 4 min read Kotlin Type Conversion 2 min read Kotlin Expression, Statement and Block 4 min read Control FlowKotlin if-else expression 4 min read Kotlin while loop 2 min read Kotlin do-while loop 2 min read Kotlin for loop 4 min read Kotlin when expression 6 min read Kotlin Unlabelled break 4 min read Kotlin labelled continue 4 min read Array & StringKotlin Array 6 min read Kotlin String 4 min read FunctionsKotlin functions 7 min read Kotlin Default and Named argument 7 min read Kotlin Recursion 3 min read Kotlin Tail Recursion 2 min read Kotlin Lambdas Expressions and Anonymous Functions 6 min read Kotlin Inline Functions 5 min read Kotlin infix function notation 5 min read Kotlin Higher-Order Functions 6 min read CollectionsKotlin Collections 6 min read Kotlin list : Arraylist 6 min read Kotlin list : listOf() 7 min read Kotlin Set : setOf() 4 min read Kotlin hashSetOf() 4 min read Kotlin Map : mapOf() 5 min read Kotlin Hashmap 7 min read OOPs ConceptKotlin Class and Objects 4 min read Kotlin Nested class and Inner class 3 min read Kotlin Setters and Getters 4 min read Kotlin Class Properties and Custom Accessors 3 min read Kotlin Constructor 6 min read Kotlin Visibility Modifiers 6 min read Kotlin Inheritance 10 min read Kotlin Interfaces 7 min read Kotlin Data Classes 3 min read Kotlin Sealed Classes 4 min read Kotlin Abstract class 5 min read Enum Classes in Kotlin 4 min read Kotlin extension function 4 min read Kotlin generics 6 min read Exception HandlingKotlin Exception Handling - try, catch, throw and finally 5 min read Kotlin Nested try block and multiple catch block 3 min read Null SafetyKotlin Null Safety 7 min read Kotlin Type Checking and Smart Casting 3 min read Kotlin Explicit Type Casting 3 min read Like