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Installation
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Get started quickly with aider-install
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There are some optional install steps you could consider. See the usage instructions to start coding with aider.
Install with uv
A recommended way to install aider is with uv:
python -m pip install uv # If you need to install uv
uv tool install --python python3.12 aider-chat
You can use uv to install aider with your existing python versions 3.8-3.13. If needed, it will automatically install python3.12 to use with aider.
Also see the docs on other methods for installing uv itself.
Install with pipx
A recommended way to install aider is with pipx:
python -m pip install pipx # If you need to install pipx
pipx install aider-chat
You can use pipx to install aider with python versions 3.9-3.12.
Also see the docs on other methods for installing pipx itself.
pipx on replit
{% include replit-pipx.md %}
Install with pip
You can directly install aider with pip, but one of the above methods is usually safer. If you do install with pip, you should consider using a virtual environment to keep aider's dependencies separated.
You can use pip to install aider with python versions 3.9-3.12.
# Install aider
python -m pip install -U --upgrade-strategy only-if-needed aider-chat
# To work with GPT-4o:
aider --4o --openai-api-key sk-xxx...
# To work with Claude 3.5 Sonnet:
aider --sonnet --anthropic-api-key sk-xxx...
{% include python-m-aider.md %}
Installing with package managers
It's best to install aider using aider-install, uv or pipx as described above. While aider is available in a number of system package managers, they often install aider with incorrect dependencies.
You are done!
There are some optional install steps you could consider. See the usage instructions to start coding with aider.