# TLC Model Checker
## Metadata
**Status**:: #x
**Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting
**Created**:: [[2026-01-12]]
**Topic**:: [[TLA+]]
## Synopsis
The model checker for [[TLA+]] bundled in the TLA Toolbox.
See also [[TLC Restrictions]].
### Current Version
Differences between the current version and the one used in [[Lamport - Specifying Systems The TLA+ Language and Tools for Hardware and Software Engineers]]:
- TLC supports instantiation but does not support parametrized instantiation.
See details in [github.com](https://github.com/tlaplus/tlaplus/blob/master/general/docs/current-tools.md).
## Getting Started
There are different ways to run TLC:
- [[VS Code TLA+#TLC]]
- [[TLA Toolbox#TLC]]