* (If links fail, please take a look at https://kummer.pages.rwth-aachen.de/bosss-public/ and search for `*exe` or `*.run` - files)
We briefly outline the steps required to get started with using and/or developing BoSSS applications. **In any case**, the [installation](#installation) of the pre-compiled version of BoSSS should be the first step. Upon finishing this step, you can either use [BoSSSpad](/bosss1/experimental/-/wikis/Getting-Started/BoSSSpad) to run pre-compiled applications as well as -- or -- you can start [working with the source code](/bosss1/experimental/-/wikis/Getting-Started/Working-with-BoSSS-as-a-Developer).
