# Arm Performance Studio

## About this Install Guide

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| Reading time:| 15 min     |
| Last updated: | 22 Jun 2026 |

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| Author:       | Ronan Synnott, Arm [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/ronansynnott) |
| Official docs:| [View](https://developer.arm.com/documentation/107649) |
| Tags:         | [Arm Performance Studio](https://learn.arm.com/tag/arm-performance-studio) |

This guide shows you how to install and use the tool with the most common configuration. For advanced options and complete reference information, see the official documentation. Some install guides also include optional next steps to help you explore related workflows or integrations.

[Arm Performance Studio](https://developer.arm.com/Tools%20and%20Software/Arm%20Performance%20Studio) is a performance analysis tool suite for Android and Linux application developers.

It comprises a suite of easy-to-use tools that show you how well your game or app performs on production devices, so that you can identify problems that might cause slow performance, overheat the device, or drain the battery.

| Component | Functionality |
|-----------|---------------|
| [Streamline](https://developer.arm.com/Tools%20and%20Software/Streamline%20Performance%20Analyzer) with [Performance Advisor](https://developer.arm.com/Tools%20and%20Software/Performance%20Advisor) | Capture a performance profile that shows all the performance counter activity from the device. Generate an easy-to-read performance summary from an annotated Streamline capture, and get actionable advice about where you should optimize. |
| [Frame Advisor](https://developer.arm.com/Tools%20and%20Software/Frame%20Advisor) | Capture the API calls and rendering from a problem frame and get comprehensive geometry metrics to discover what might be slowing down your application. |
| [Mali Offline Compiler](https://developer.arm.com/Tools%20and%20Software/Mali%20Offline%20Compiler) | Analyze how efficiently your shader programs perform on a range of Mali GPUs. |
| [RenderDoc for Arm GPUs](https://developer.arm.com/Tools%20and%20Software/RenderDoc%20for%20Arm%20GPUs) | The industry-standard tool for debugging Vulkan graphics applications, including early support for Arm GPU extensions and Android features. |

All features of Arm Performance Studio are available free of charge without any additional license.

## Download Arm Performance Studio

Arm Performance Studio is supported on Windows, Linux, and macOS hosts. Download the appropriate installer from [Arm Performance Studio Downloads](https://developer.arm.com/Tools%20and%20Software/Arm%20Performance%20Studio#Downloads).

Full details about the supported OS and Android versions are given in the Arm Performance Studio [Release Notes](https://developer.arm.com/documentation/107649).

## How do I install Arm Performance Studio on Windows

Arm Performance Studio is provided as an installer executable. Double-click the `.exe` file and follow the instructions in the setup wizard.

Open the Performance Studio Hub from the **Windows Start** menu, or by double-clicking the shortcut in the installation directory. You can read a description of the tools and launch them from the Hub.

### How do I install Arm Performance Studio on macOS

Arm Performance Studio is provided as a `.dmg` package. To mount it, double-click the `.dmg` package and follow the instructions. The Arm Performance Studio directory tree is copied to the Applications directory on your local file system for easy access.

Arm recommends that you set the permissions for the installation directory to prevent other users from writing to it. This is typically achieved with the `chmod` command. For example,

```bash
chmod go-w <dest_dir>
```

To get started, navigate to the Arm Performance Studio installation directory in your `Applications` directory. Open the `Performance Studio.app` file to launch the **Arm Performance Studio Hub**. You can read a description of the tools and launch them from the Hub.

### Install Arm Performance Studio on Linux

Arm Performance Studio is provided as a gzipped tar archive. Extract this tar archive to your preferred location, using a recent version (1.13 or later) of GNU tar:

```bash
tar xvzf Arm_Performance_Studio_2025.1_linux.tgz
```

Arm recommends that you set the permissions for the installation directory to prevent other users from writing to it. This is typically achieved with the `chmod` command. For example:

```bash
chmod go-w <dest_dir>
```

You might find it useful to edit your `PATH` environment variable to add the paths to the `Streamline-cli` and `malioc` executables so that you can run them from any directory. Add the following commands to the .bashrc file in your home directory, so that they are set whenever you initialize a shell session:

```bash
PATH=$PATH/<installation_directory>/streamline
PATH=$PATH/<installation_directory>/mali_offline_compiler
```

Inside the installation directory is a shortcut called **Performance Studio**. Double-click on the shortcut to launch the Performance Studio Hub. You can read a description of the tools and launch them from the Hub.

Alternatively, to open Streamline, Frame Advisor or RenderDoc for Arm GPUs directly, go to the installation directory, open the folder for the tool you want to open and run the application file. For example:

```bash
cd <installation_directory>/streamline
./Streamline
```

## How do I get started with Arm Performance Studio?

See the [Get started with Arm Performance Studio](https://learn.arm.com/learning-paths/mobile-graphics-and-gaming/ams/) learning path for an overview of how to run each tool in Arm Performance Studio.