How to download Skia ==================== Install `depot_tools` and Git --------------------------- Follow the instructions on [Installing Chromium's depot_tools](http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/install-depot-tools) to download `depot_tools` (which includes gclient, git-cl, and Ninja). Below is a summary of the necessary steps. git clone 'https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git' export PATH="${PWD}/depot_tools:${PATH}" `depot_tools` will also install Git on your system, if it wasn't installed already. Clone the Skia repository ------------------------- Skia can either be cloned using `git` or the `fetch` tool that is installed with `depot_tools`. git clone https://skia.googlesource.com/skia.git # or # fetch skia cd skia python2 tools/git-sync-deps Getting started with Skia ------------------------- You will probably now want to [build](./build) Skia. Changing and contributing to Skia --------------------------------- At this point, you have everything you need to build and use Skia! If you want to make changes, and possibly contribute them back to the Skia project, read [How To Submit a Patch](../dev/contrib/submit).