Installing packages

You can install packages from Anaconda.org channels using Anaconda Desktop, Anaconda Navigator, or by using conda in a command line interface (CLI) with Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux).

If you don’t have Anaconda Desktop, you can download it from Anaconda.com.For more information on installing Anaconda Desktop, see Installing Desktop.

Navigator is automatically installed when you install Anaconda Distribution.Miniconda users can obtain Navigator by running conda install anaconda-navigator.

Anaconda Desktop
Navigator
CLI

To install a package directly from Anaconda.org, click Install via Anaconda Desktop from the package’s details page.

Open Anaconda Desktop.
Select Environments from the left-hand navigation.
Select one of your environments or click Create to create a new one.
Click Package.
Search for your package by name using the Search box.
Select the checkbox beside the package you want to install, then click Add Package.
Review the package updates for your environment. Desktop displays all package modifications necessary to add your selected package.
Click Apply Changes to update your environment.

For more information on installing packages with Anaconda Desktop, see Packages.

Navigator is automatically installed when you install Anaconda. Miniconda users can obtain Navigator by running conda install anaconda-navigator.To install a package into a local environment:

Open Anaconda Navigator.
Select Connect, then select SIGN IN beside Anaconda.org.
Enter your username and password and select Sign In to connect Navigator to Anaconda.org.
Select Environments from the left-hand navigation.
Select one of your environments or select Create to create a new one.
Select Not installed from the dropdown beside the Channels button.
Look for your package by name using the Search Packages field.
Select the checkbox of the package you want to install, then select Apply.
Navigator will then display the list of packages necessary to install your selected package. Select Apply to install all packages to your environment.

For more information on using Navigator, see Navigator’s Getting started page.

To install a package into a local environment:

Create a new environment or activate an existing environment.
conda create -n <ENV_NAME>
conda activate <ENV_NAME>
Locate a package on Anaconda.org that you want to install, then select the package’s card.
The package’s details page displays specific installation instructions. Copy and paste the full command into your terminal window. This command will look different, depending on what kind of package you are installing:
conda install <CHANNEL>::<PACKAGE>
pip install -i https://pypi.anaconda.org/<CHANNEL>/simple <PACKAGE>
For more information on the package details page, see Searching for packages.