# Quick start on Windows

1. Download some [demo tiles](<https://github.com/maplibre/martin/raw/main/tests/fixtures/mbtiles/world_cities.sql>).
2. Download the latest Windows version of Martin from the [release page](<https://github.com/maplibre/martin/releases>): [martin-x86\_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip](<https://github.com/maplibre/martin/releases/latest/download/martin-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip>)
3. Extract content of both files and place them in a same directory.
4. Open the command prompt and navigate to the directory where `martin` and `world_cities.sql` are located.
5. Run the following command to start Martin with the demo data:

```bash
# Check if sqlite is installed
sqlite3 --version

# Initialize a database
sqlite3 world_cities.mbtiles < world_cities.sql

# Show Martin help screen
martin --help

# Run Martin with the sample data as the only tile source
martin world_cities.mbtiles
```

### View the map

See [quick start with QGIS](<https://maplibre.org/martin/quick-start-qgis/index.md>) for instructions on how to view the map.