Getting Kotlin, Normally

For many developers, you will not need to download and install a Kotlin environment, as that will be handled by your IDE or other build tools.

For example, Android Studio users get Kotlin “for free” as part of building Android Studio-based projects. Kotlin’s toolchain — compilers, etc. — are obtained in the form of Gradle plugins, coupled with some Kotlin support “baked into” Android Studio itself. Similarly, the Kotlin runtime bits are added via Gradle to an Android project. Plugins are available for IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, and other IDEs.

However, you can also download a standalone Kotlin compiler if desired.