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<div id="adt" heading="Installing the Eclipse ADT Bundle" style="display:none">


<p>The Eclipse ADT Bundle provides everything you need to start developing apps, including
the Android SDK tools and a version of the Eclipse IDE with built-in ADT
(Android Developer Tools) to streamline your Android app development.</p>

<p>If you didn't download the Eclipse ADT bundle, go <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/index.html"
><b>download the Eclipse ADT bundle now</b></a>, or switch to the
<a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/index.html?pkg=studio">Android Studio
install</a> or <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/index.html?pkg=tools">stand-alone SDK Tools
install</a> instructions</i>.</p>

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<p><b>To set up the ADT Bundle:</b></p>
<ol>
<li>Unpack the ZIP file
(named {@code adt-bundle-&lt;os_platform>.zip}) and save it to an appropriate location,
such as a "Development" directory in your home directory.</li>
<li>Open the {@code adt-bundle-&lt;os_platform>/eclipse/} directory and launch
<strong>Eclipse</strong>.</li>
</ol>

<p class="caution"><strong>Caution:</strong> Do not move any of the files or directories
from the {@code adt-bundle-&lt;os_platform>} directory. If you move the {@code eclipse/}
or {@code sdk/} directory, ADT will not be able to locate the SDK and you'll
need to manually update the ADT preferences.</p>
</div>

<p>Eclipse with ADT is now ready and loaded with the Android developer tools, but there are still
a couple packages you should add to make your Android SDK complete.</p>

<p class="paging-links">
<a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/adding-packages.html" class="next-page-link">
Continue: Adding SDK Packages</a></p>


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<div id="studio" heading="Installing Android Studio" style="display:none">

<p>Android Studio provides the tools you need to start developing apps, including
the Android Studio IDE (powered by IntelliJ) and guides you to install
the Android SDK tools to streamline your Android app development.</p>

<p>If you didn't download Android Studio, go <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/studio.html"
><b>download Android Studio now</b></a>, or switch to the
<a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/index.html?pkg=adt">Eclipse ADT
install</a> or <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/index.html?pkg=tools">stand-alone SDK Tools
install</a> instructions.</p>


<p>Before you set up Android Studio, be sure you have installed
JDK 6 or greater (the JRE alone is not sufficient). To check if you
have JDK installed (and which version), open a terminal and type <code>javac -version</code>.
If the JDK is not available or the version is lower than 6,
<a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html" class="external-link"
>go download JDK</a>.</p>


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<p><b>To set up Android Studio on Windows:</b></p>
  <ol>
    <li>Unzip the file, {@code android-studio-ide-&lt;version&gt;-windows.zip} and launch the
        <code>studio.exe</code> file.</li>
    <li>Follow the setup wizard to install Android Studio and the SDK Tools.

    <p>On some Windows systems, the launcher script does not find where Java is installed.
      If you encounter this problem,
      you need to set an environment variable indicating the correct location.</p>
      <p>Select <strong>Start menu > Computer > System Properties >
      Advanced System Properties</strong>. Then open <strong>Advanced tab > Environment
      Variables</strong> and add a new system variable <code>JAVA_HOME</code> that points to
      your JDK folder, for example <code>C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21</code>.</p>
    </p>
    </li>

  </ol>


<p>The individual tools and other SDK packages are saved outside the Android Studio application
directory. If you need to access the tools directly, use a terminal to navigate to the location
where they are installed. For example:</p>
<p><code>\Users\&lt;user&gt;\sdk\</code></p>



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<div class="mac docs" style="display:none">

<p><b>To set up Android Studio on Mac OSX:</b></p>
  <ol>
    <li>Unzip the downloaded zip file, {@code android-studio-ide-&lt;version&gt;-mac.zip}.</li>
    <li>Drag and drop Android Studio into the Applications folder.
      <p>
      Depending on your security settings, when you attempt to open Android Studio, you might
      see a warning that says the package is damaged and should be moved to the trash. If this
      happens, go to <strong>System Preferences > Security &amp; Privacy</strong> and under
      <strong>Allow applications downloaded from</strong>, select <strong>Anywhere</strong>.
      Then open Android Studio again.</p>
    </li>
    <li>Follow the links to install the SDK outside of the Android Studio directories.</li>
  </ol>

<p>The individual tools and other SDK packages are saved outside the Android Studio application
directory. If you need access the tools directly, use a terminal to navigate into the location
where they are installed. For example:</p>
<p><code>/Applications/sdk/</code></p>


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<p><b>To set up Android Studio on Linux:</b></p>

  <ol>
    <li>Unpack the downloaded Tar file, {@code android-studio-ide-&lt;version&gt;-linux.zip}, into an 
        appropriate location for your applications.
    <li>To launch Android Studio, navigate to the {@code android-studio/bin/} directory
    in a terminal and execute {@code studio.sh}.
      <p>You may want to add {@code android-studio/bin/} to your PATH environmental
      variable so that you can start Android Studio from any directory.</p>
    </li>
    <li>Follow the links to install the SDK outside of the Android Studio directories.</li>
  </ol>

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<p>Android Studio is now ready and loaded with the Android developer tools, but there are still a
couple packages you should add to make your Android SDK complete.</p>

<p class="paging-links">
<a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/adding-packages.html" class="next-page-link">
Continue: Adding SDK Packages</a></p>


</div>
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<div id="tools" heading="Installing the Stand-alone SDK Tools" style="display:none">


<p>The stand-alone SDK Tools package does not include a complete Android development environment.
It includes only the core SDK tools, which you can access from a command line or with a plugin
for your favorite IDE (if available).</p>

<p>If you didn't download the SDK tools, go <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/index.html"
><b>download the SDK now</b></a>,
or switch to the <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/index.html?pkg=adt">Eclipse ADT
install</a> or <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/index.html?pkg=studio">Android Studio
install</a> instructions.</p>


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<p><b>To get started on Windows:</b></p>

<p>Your download package is an executable file that starts an installer. The installer checks your machine
  for required tools, such as the proper Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and installs it if necessary.
  The installer then saves the Android SDK Tools to a specified the location outside of the Android
  Studio directories.</p>

<ol>
<li>Double-click the executable ({@code .exe} file) to start the install.</li>
<li>Make a note of the name and location where you save the SDK on your system&mdash;you will need to
refer to the SDK directory later when using
the SDK tools from the command line.</li>
<li>Once the installation completes, the installer starts the Android SDK Manager.
</li>
</ol>

</div>



<div class="mac docs" style="display:none">

<p><b>To get started on Mac OSX:</b></p>

<p>Unpack the ZIP file you've downloaded. By default, it's unpacked
into a directory named <code>android-sdk-mac_x86</code>. Move it to an appropriate location on your 
machine, such as a "Development" directory in your home directory.</p>

<p>Make a note of the name and location of the SDK directory on your system&mdash;you will need to
refer to the SDK directory later when using
the SDK tools from the command line.</p>

</div>




<div class="linux docs" style="display:none">

<p><b>To get started on Linux:</b></p>

<p>Unpack the {@code .zip} file you've downloaded. The SDK files are download separately to a 
user-specified directory. </p>

<p>Make a note of the name and location of the SDK directory on your system&mdash;you will need to
refer to the SDK directory later when using
the SDK tools from the command line.</p>


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<ul>
  <li>If you need help installing and configuring Java on your
    development machine, you might find these resources helpful:
    <ul>
      <li><a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java </a></li>
      <li><a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/JavaInstallation</a></li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>Here are the steps to install Java and Eclipse, prior to installing
  the Android SDK and ADT Plugin.
    <ol>
      <li><p>If you are running a 64-bit distribution on your development
      machine, you need to install additional packages first. For Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander)
      and above, install the <code>libncurses5:i386</code>, <code>libstdc++6:i386</code>, and
      <code>zlib1g:i386</code> packages using <code>apt-get</code>:</p>
      <pre class="no-pretty-print">sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 zlib1g:i386</pre>
      <p>For earlier versions of Ubuntu, install the <code>ia32-libs</code> package using
      <code>apt-get</code>:</p>
      <pre class="no-pretty-print">apt-get install ia32-libs</pre>
      </li>
      <li>Next, install Java: <pre class="no-pretty-print">apt-get install sun-java6-jdk</pre></li>
      <li>The Ubuntu package manager does not currently offer an Eclipse 3.7
      version for download, so we recommend that you download Eclipse from
      eclipse.org (<a
      href="http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/">http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/</a>).
      A Java or RCP version of Eclipse is recommended.</li>
      <li>Follow the steps given in previous sections to install the SDK
      and the ADT plugin. </li>
    </ol>
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</ul>
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<p>The Android SDK tools are now ready to begin developing apps, but there are still a
couple packages you should add to make your Android SDK complete.</p>

<p class="paging-links">
<a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/adding-packages.html" class="next-page-link">
Continue: Adding SDK Packages</a></p>


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<p>If you haven't already, <b><a href="{@docRoot}sdk/index.html">download
the Android SDK</a></b>. </p>

<p>Then, select which SDK package you want to install:</p>

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