> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://anaconda.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Spyder
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Spyder is an open-source integrated development environment (IDE) included with Anaconda Distribution that offers advanced editing, interactive testing, debugging, and introspection features. Spyder integrates with popular libraries such as NumPy, SciPy, pandas, and more!
More of a visual learner? [Sign in to Anaconda.com](https://auth.anaconda.com/ui/login?return_to=https://anaconda.com/app/) and enroll in our Get Started with Anaconda course to learn to [create a simple Python program with Spyder](https://learning.anaconda.com/courses/take/get-started-with-anaconda/lessons/63068071-create-a-simple-python-program-in-spyder).
## Installing Spyder
Spyder is included with Anaconda Distribution and can be installed using Navigator. To use Spyder with Miniconda, you must install the Spyder package on the command line.
To install Spyder using Navigator:
1. [Activate the environment](/tools/anaconda-navigator/tutorials/manage-environments#activating-and-using-an-environment) where you want to install Spyder.
2. Click **Install** on the Spyder tile.
To install Spyder at the command line:
1. Open Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux).
2. [Activate the environment](/getting-started/working-with-conda/environments#activating-an-environment) where you want to install Spyder:
```sh theme={null}
conda activate
```
Replace \ with the name of your environment.
3. Install the Spyder package:
```sh theme={null}
conda install spyder
```
## Launching Spyder
Launch Spyder using either Navigator or a command line terminal:
To launch Spyder using Navigator:
1. Open Navigator.
2. Activate the environment where you installed Spyder.
3. From the **Home** tab, click **Launch** on the Spyder tile.
To launch Spyder at the command line:
1. Open Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux).
2. Activate the environment where you installed Spyder:
```sh theme={null}
conda activate
```
Replace \ with the name of your environment.
3. Run the following command to launch Spyder:
```sh theme={null}
spyder
```
### Spyder errors or failure to launch on Windows
This may be caused by errors in the Spyder setting and configuration files.
1. Close and relaunch Spyder and see if the problem remains.
2. Open the Start Menu and then click **Reset Spyder Settings** and see if the problem remains.
3. Close Spyder and relaunch it from Anaconda Prompt with the following command:
```sh theme={null}
spyder
```
4. Delete the directory `.spyder2` and then repeat the first item in this list. Depending on your version of Windows, `.spyder2` may be in `C:\Documents and Settings\` or in `C:\Users\`.
Replace `` with your Windows username as it appears in the `Documents and Settings` or `Users` folder.
## Creating and activating a conda environment
Before starting your Python project, Anaconda recommends creating a conda environment to isolate your project's software packages and manage their dependencies. For more information about creating and activating a conda environment, see [Environments](/getting-started/working-with-conda/environments).
## Selecting your environment's Python interpreter
To ensure your code has access to the correct code completion and type information for your project, you must activate the conda environment associated with your project and select it as the Python interpreter in Spyder.
If you launched Spyder from an environment that does not contain the correct version of Python for your project, select the correct environment in the status bar.
1. Open Spyder.
2. Select the Python interpreter in the status bar.
3. Under **Python Interpreter**, select **Selected interpreter**.
4. Select your preferred environment.
5. Click **OK**.
For more information, see the official Spyder [website](https://www.spyder-ide.org/) and [documentation](https://docs.spyder-ide.org/).