Installing Thonny
Jun 2026
To download Thonny, head on over to their Website and download the latest version for your operating system. At the time of writing (June 2026) the current version is 5.0.0)
Once downloaded, double click the installer to start of the process.
From the installation page, select Install for me only (unless you have a good reason to use (Install for all users).
From the Welcome page, select Next.
From the License Agreement page, select 'I accept the agreement' and click Next.
Use the default destination, unless you have a good reason not to. Click Next.
For the Start Folder name, just use the default of Thonny, click Next.
Tick the 'Create Desktop Icon' and click Next.
From the Ready to install page, click the Install button.
Thonny will start to install, nothing to do here but wait.
There can be quite a delay here, just be patient.
Once installed, you will see the following page. Click Finish to close the installer.
That is it, Thonny is now installed.