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title: Installation
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has_children: true
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nav_order: 20
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description: How to install and get started pair programming with aider.
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---
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# Installation
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{: .no_toc }
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## Get started quickly with aider-install
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{% include get-started.md %}
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This will install aider in its own separate python environment.
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If needed,
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aider-install will also install a separate version of python 3.12 to use with aider.
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Once aider is installed,
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there are also some [optional install steps](/docs/install/optional.html).
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See the [usage instructions](https://aider.chat/docs/usage.html) to start coding with aider.
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## One-liners
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These one-liners will install aider, along with python 3.12 if needed.
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They are based on the
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[uv installers](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/).
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#### Mac & Linux
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Use curl to download the script and execute it with sh:
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```bash
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curl -LsSf https://aider.chat/install.sh | sh
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```
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If your system doesn't have curl, you can use wget:
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```bash
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wget -qO- https://aider.chat/install.sh | sh
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```
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#### Windows
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```powershell
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powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://aider.chat/install.ps1 | iex"
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```
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## Install with uv
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You can install aider with uv:
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```bash
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python -m pip install uv # If you need to install uv
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uv tool install --force --python python3.12 --with pip aider-chat@latest
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```
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This will install uv using your existing python version 3.8-3.13,
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and use it to install aider.
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If needed,
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uv will automatically install a separate python 3.12 to use with aider.
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Also see the
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[docs on other methods for installing uv itself](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/).
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## Install with pipx
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You can install aider with pipx:
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```bash
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python -m pip install pipx # If you need to install pipx
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pipx install aider-chat
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```
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You can use pipx to install aider with python versions 3.9-3.12.
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Also see the
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[docs on other methods for installing pipx itself](https://pipx.pypa.io/stable/installation/).
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## Other install methods
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You can install aider with the methods described below, but one of the above
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methods is usually safer.
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#### Install with pip
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If you install with pip, you should consider
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using a
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[virtual environment](https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html)
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to keep aider's dependencies separated.
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You can use pip to install aider with python versions 3.9-3.12.
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```bash
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python -m pip install -U --upgrade-strategy only-if-needed aider-chat
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```
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{% include python-m-aider.md %}
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#### Installing with package managers
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It's best to install aider using one of methods
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recommended above.
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While aider is available in a number of system package managers,
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they often install aider with incorrect dependencies.
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## Next steps...
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There are some [optional install steps](/docs/install/optional.html) you could consider.
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See the [usage instructions](https://aider.chat/docs/usage.html) to start coding with aider.
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