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author: rwestMSFT
ms.author: randolphwest
ms.date: 03/06/2024
ms.service: sql
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**sqlcmd** (ODBC) can be installed cross-platform, on Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux.

### Windows

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The command line tools are General Availability (GA), however they're being released with the installer package for [!INCLUDE [sql-server-2019](../../../includes/sssql19-md.md)].

#### Version information

- Release number: 15.0.4298.1
- Build number: 15.0.4298.1
- Release date: April 7, 2023

> [!NOTE]
> The **sqlcmd** download provided here might not have the same release and build number as **sqlcmd** installed with the latest SQL Server cumulative update (CU). This is expected behavior. This version contains all the fixes included in the latest CU.

**sqlcmd** (ODBC) supports authentication with Microsoft Entra ID ([formerly Azure Active Directory](/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/new-name)), including multifactor authentication (MFA) support for Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Always Encrypted features.

#### System requirements

- Windows 7 through Windows 11
- Windows Server 2008 through Windows Server 2022

This component requires both the built-in [Windows Installer 5](/windows/win32/msi/what-s-new-in-windows-installer-5-0) and the [Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server](../../../connect/odbc/download-odbc-driver-for-sql-server.md).

### Linux and macOS

See [Install sqlcmd and bcp on Linux](../../../linux/sql-server-linux-setup-tools.md) for instructions to install **sqlcmd** on Linux and macOS.