This quick guide will show you how to install and configure Google’s ADB tools software on your Windows, Mac, or Linux computer in minutes. What is ADB used for?

How to Install ADB on Windows, Mac, Ubuntu & ChromeOS Before you can install the Android L Beta to Nexus devices you will need to install ADB and Fastboot to your computer.

How to install the Android SDK While this might all sound quite complicated, there is good news: you don’t need to worry about the Android SDK much at all anymore. For the most part it will be ...

You can get the platform tools for Windows, Linux, or Mac direct from Google's servers. You get a ZIP file containing the platform tools folder with ADB, fastboot, and a few other tools.

Google has made ADB and fastboot available as a standalone package, meaning users no longer need to download them with Android Studio or the Android SDK.

To do this, you’ll want to download ADB drivers from Google through Android Studio or through the SDK tools independently. Personally, I usually go with the latter on Windows.

A new app called WSATools makes it easy to sideload Android apps onto Windows 11. The app lets people install APKs without having to know how to use command line or ADB.