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# Installing aider
## Install the `aider-chat` package with pip from one of these sources:
## Install the "aider-chat" package with pip from one of these sources:
* PyPI hosts the released and most stable version:
* `python -m pip install aider-chat`
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You need a
[paid API key from OpenAI](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/4936850-where-do-i-find-my-secret-api-key)
to use aider. Note that this is different than "ChatGPT Plus".
to use aider. Note that this is different than being a "ChatGPT Plus" subscriber.
You can place your api key in an environment variable:
* `export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...` on Linux or Mac
* `setx OPENAI_API_KEY sk-...` in Windows PowerShell
Or you can create a `.aider.conf.yml` file in your home directory or at the root of your git repo,
alongside the `.git` dir. Put a line in it like this to specify your api key:
Or you can create a `.aider.conf.yml` file in your home directory.
Put a line in it like this to specify your api key:
```
openai-api-key: sk-...
```
Finally, you could also just provide your key as a command line argument:
Finally, you can also just provide your key as a command line argument:
```
aider --openai-api-key sk-...
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## Add aider to your editor
(joshuavial)[https://github.com/joshuavial) has provided a NeoVim plugin for aider:
[joshuavial](https://github.com/joshuavial) has provided a NeoVim plugin for aider:
* https://github.com/joshuavial/aider.nvim
* [https://github.com/joshuavial/aider.nvim](https://github.com/joshuavial/aider.nvim)
If you are interested in creating an aider plugin for your favorite editor,
please let me know by opening a