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# Installing the Ant Migration Tool

**note:** The Ant Migration Tool is retired with Spring ’24. The tool continues to function as-is for future API versions but isn’t updated with new functionality and isn’t supported.  If Salesforce adds a new feature that is incompatible with Ant, the Ant Migration Tool won't be updated to support it. To manage metadata changes, switch to Salesforce CLI for a modern, supported developer experience.

Before you install the Ant Migration Tool you will need Java and Ant installed on your local machine. Then you can download the Ant Migration Tool from a Salesforce organization.

1.  Install Java and Ant, as described in [Prerequisites for Using the Ant Migration Tool](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-migration-guide/guide/forcemigrationtool-prereq.md).
2.  Download the Ant Migration Tool, as described in [Install the Ant Migration Tool](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-migration-guide/guide/forcemigrationtool-install.md).

-   **[Prerequisites for Using the Ant Migration Tool](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-migration-guide/guide/forcemigrationtool-prereq.md)**  

-   **[Install the Ant Migration Tool](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-migration-guide/guide/forcemigrationtool-install.md)**  


    Follow these steps to download and install the Ant Migration Tool.