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Positron, a next-generation data science IDE

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What is Positron?

  • A next-generation data science IDE built by Posit PBC
  • An extensible, polyglot tool for writing code and exploring data
  • A familiar environment for reproducible authoring and publishing

Important

Positron is an early stage project under active development and may not yet be a good fit for you. If you are interested in experimenting with it, we welcome your feedback!

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Get started using Positron

Check out our wiki for information on what you should do before installing Positron, troubleshooting Positron, and more. Our FAQ also covers some common or expected questions.

Positron is built on Code OSS. To learn about basic features like commands, settings, using source control, and more, see the VS Code documentation.

Install Positron

Install Positron from our Releases page.

Currently, Positron is producing pre-release builds from a continuous integration (CI) system for macOS, Windows, and Linux. These pre-release builds are tagged with a version number here on our Github repository. Select the build you want to download, then click on Assets and download the .dmg (for Mac), .exe (for Windows), or .deb (for Linux) file.

Share your feedback about Positron

We invite you to join us on GitHub Discussions to ask questions and share feedback. Read more about giving feedback and reporting bugs.

Code of conduct

Please note that this project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.

License

Positron™ is licensed under the Elastic License 2.0, a source-available license. Read more about what this license means and our decision to use it.

Positron™ and the Positron icon™ are trademarks of Posit Software, PBC. All rights reserved.