> ## 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.

# R language packages for Anaconda

<Note>
  As of November 4, 2025, the Anaconda R channel is no longer actively maintained. No new R versions, package updates, or security updates will be provided. The channel and its contents will remain available, and you can still download any R packages we have previously built. Please reference our [announcement](https://anaconda.com/blog/changes-to-anacondas-r-channel-support) for more information.
</Note>

The <Tooltip tip="A bundle of code, data, and documentation written in the R language.">R language packages</Tooltip> are available to install with conda at [https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/](https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/). You can install any of these R language packages into your current environment with the conda command `conda install <PACKAGE_NAME>`.

<Note>
  Replace package-name with the name of the package. For example, you can install the package `r-acepack` with the command `conda install r-acepack`. Anaconda's R packages use the `r-` prefix, while CRAN packages do not.
</Note>

Many Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN) packages are available as conda packages. Anaconda does not provide builds of the entire CRAN repository, so there are some packages in CRAN that are not available as conda packages.

<Tip>
  You can also search for any R package if you know the name, such as `conda search <PACKAGE_NAME>`. Replace `<PACKAGE_NAME>` with the preferred CRAN or MRAN R package name. For example, for rbokeh, you would use `conda search r-rbokeh`.
</Tip>

## R Essentials bundle

Rather than install each R language package individually, you can get the R Essentials bundle. It includes approximately 80 of the most popular scientific packages for the R programming language.

You can install the R Essentials bundle with this command:

```sh theme={null}
conda install r-essentials
```

## More resources

* [Using R language with Anaconda](/getting-started/working-with-conda/packages/using-r-language)
* Latest index of R packages built by Anaconda, Inc. on [repo.anaconda.com](https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/)
* Latest index of R packages built by Anaconda, Inc. on [Anaconda.org](https://anaconda.org/r/repo)