[knocte]

You can't because nobody from the community has stepped up to create Windows&Mac binaries of a plain MonoDevelop build.

[mjt0229]

Can I compile it myself? I don't know why this isn't clear, but the pages don't really say any of this.

[migueldeicaza]

Yes

Instructions are included in the MonoDevelop repository, and they could not be simpler:

https://github.com/mono/monodevelop/blob/master/README.md