diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9438dc4..1a82f46 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ Use the script to install the latest version directly from this repo (independen
 wget -qO- https://git.io/papirus-folders-install | sh
 ```
 
+To install papirus-folders to **home directory** using the following command:
+
+```
+wget -qO- https://git.io/papirus-folders-install | env PREFIX=$HOME/.local sh
+```
+
 To install papirus-folders on **BSD systems** using the following command:
 
 ```
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 059caec..e2c0fc0 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -36,10 +36,18 @@ _msg() {
     echo "=>" "$@"
 }
 
+_sudo() {
+    if [ -w "$PREFIX" ] || [ -w "$(dirname "$PREFIX")" ]; then
+        "$@"
+    else
+        sudo "$@"
+    fi
+}
+
 _rm() {
     # removes parent directories if empty
-    sudo rm -rf "$1"
-    sudo rmdir -p "$(dirname "$1")" 2>/dev/null || true
+    _sudo rm -rf "$1"
+    _sudo rmdir -p "$(dirname "$1")" 2>/dev/null || true
 }
 
 _download() {
@@ -63,17 +71,17 @@ _install() {
     tag="${TAG#v}"
 
     _msg "Installing ..."
-    sudo mkdir -p "$PREFIX/bin"
-    sudo install -m 755 "$temp_dir/$gh_repo-$tag/$bin_name" \
+    _sudo mkdir -p "$PREFIX/bin"
+    _sudo install -m 755 "$temp_dir/$gh_repo-$tag/$bin_name" \
         "$PREFIX/bin/$bin_name"
-    sudo mkdir -p "$PREFIX/share/bash-completion/completions"
-    sudo install -m 644 "$temp_dir/$gh_repo-$tag/completion/$bin_name" \
+    _sudo mkdir -p "$PREFIX/share/bash-completion/completions"
+    _sudo install -m 644 "$temp_dir/$gh_repo-$tag/completion/$bin_name" \
         "$PREFIX/share/bash-completion/completions"
     if [ -d "$PREFIX/share/zsh/site-functions" ]; then
-        sudo install -m 644 "$temp_dir/$gh_repo-$tag/completion/_$bin_name" \
+        _sudo install -m 644 "$temp_dir/$gh_repo-$tag/completion/_$bin_name" \
             "$PREFIX/share/zsh/site-functions"
     elif [ -d "$PREFIX/share/zsh/vendor-completions" ]; then
-        sudo install -m 644 "$temp_dir/$gh_repo-$tag/completion/_$bin_name" \
+        _sudo install -m 644 "$temp_dir/$gh_repo-$tag/completion/_$bin_name" \
             "$PREFIX/share/zsh/vendor-completions"
     else :
     fi