> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.synthesize.bio/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Installation

> Install rsynthbio from CRAN, GitHub, or a local source build.

## Prerequisites

To use `rsynthbio`, first create an account at [app.synthesize.bio](https://app.synthesize.bio/).

## From CRAN

The recommended way to install:

```r theme={null}
install.packages("rsynthbio")
```

## Development version from GitHub

For the latest unreleased changes:

```r theme={null}
if (!("remotes" %in% installed.packages())) {
  install.packages("remotes")
}
remotes::install_github("synthesizebio/rsynthbio")
```

## Verify the install

```r theme={null}
library(rsynthbio)

packageVersion("rsynthbio")
```

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