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docs/install.md

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 # Installing aider
 
-- [pip install aider-chat](#pip-install-aider-chat)
-- [Provide your OpenAI API key](#provide-your-openai-api-key)
 - [Install git](#install-git)
+- [Get your OpenAI API key](#get-your-openai-api-key)
+- [Windows install](#windows-install)
+- [MacOS or Linux install](#macos-or-linux-install)
 
 Optional steps:
 
+- [Store your API key](#store-your-api-key-optional)
 - [Add aider to your editor (optional)](#add-aider-to-your-editor-optional)
 - [Install PortAudio (optional)](#install-portaudio-optional)
 
-## pip install aider-chat
+## Install git
 
-Install the “aider-chat” package with pip from one of these sources, using python 3.9-3.12:
+Make sure you have git installed.
+Here are
+[instructions for installing git in various environments](https://github.com/git-guides/install-git).
 
-* PyPI hosts the released and most stable version:
+## Get your OpenAI API key
-  * `python -m pip install aider-chat`
-* GitHub hosts the latest version, which is under active development:
-  * `python -m pip install git+https://github.com/paul-gauthier/aider.git`
-* If you've git cloned the aider repository already, you can install "live" from your local copy. This is mostly useful if you are developing aider and want your current modifications to take effect immediately.
-  * `python -m pip install -e .`
 
-On Windows, you may need to run `py -m pip install ...` to install python packages.
+You need a paid
+[OpenAI API key](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/4936850-where-do-i-find-my-secret-api-key).
+Note that this is different than being a "ChatGPT Plus" subscriber.
 
-## Provide your OpenAI API key
+## Windows install
 
-You need a
+```
-[paid API key from OpenAI](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/4936850-where-do-i-find-my-secret-api-key)
+py -m pip install aider-chat
-to use aider. Note that this is different than being a "ChatGPT Plus" subscriber.
+aider --openai-api-key sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+```
+
+## MacOS or Linux install
+
+
+```
+python -m pip install aider-chat
+aider --openai-api-key sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+```
+
+## You are done!
+
+See the [usage instructions](/#usage) to start coding with aider.
+
+---
+
+# Optional steps
+
+The steps below are completely optional.
+
+## Store your api key (optional)
 
 You can place your api key in an environment variable:
 
@@ -41,25 +63,7 @@ Put a line in it like this to specify your api key:
 openai-api-key: sk-...
 ```
 
-Or you can provide your key as a command line argument:
 
-```
-aider --openai-api-key sk-...
-```
-
-## Install git
-
-Make sure you have git installed and available on your shell path.
-Here are
-[instructions for installing git in various environments](https://github.com/git-guides/install-git).
-
-## You are done!
-
-See the [usage instructions](/#usage) to start coding with aider.
-
-The rest of the install steps are completely optional.
-
----
 
 ## Install PortAudio (optional)
 
@@ -96,3 +100,14 @@ since the VSCode terminal doesn't seem to support it well.
 If you are interested in creating an aider plugin for your favorite editor,
 please let me know by opening a
 [GitHub issue](https://github.com/paul-gauthier/aider/issues).
+
+
+## Install development versions of aider (optional)
+
+If you want to install the very latest development version of aider:
+
+* GitHub hosts the latest version, which is under active development:
+  * `python -m pip install git+https://github.com/paul-gauthier/aider.git`
+* If you've git cloned the aider repository already, you can install "live" from your local copy. This is mostly useful if you are developing aider and want your current modifications to take effect immediately.
+  * `python -m pip install -e .`
+