Run the Windows installer, or download the <code>BaseX.zip</code> archive to get all project components, including the [[Starting Script Files| start scripts]]. If you do not use the Windows installer, we recommend to add the <code>bin</code> directory, which contains all the start scripts, to your path environment; this way, you can run BaseX from every folder in the shell/terminal.
==Starting the BaseX GUI==
There are several methods for starting the GUI: