Anaconda Navigator

Anaconda Navigator is a desktop graphical interface included with the Anaconda Distribution that lets you launch tools and manage Conda packages, environments, and channels without using the command line or terminal.

Installation and Setup

Navigator is installed with the Anaconda Distribution. If you use Miniconda, install it into the base environment and launch it as follows:

Shell 
$ conda install --name base anaconda-navigator
$ anaconda-navigator

Key Features

  • Creates, activates, removes, updates, and exports conda environments, including environments with different Python versions using a GUI.
  • Browses and updates packages in the active environment, using the channels you’ve configured.
  • Launches applications, such as Spyder and Jupyter Notebook.
  • Manages channels and repository connections.
  • Supports firewall-restricted setups via allowlisting and an offline mode when needed.

Usage

  1. Start Navigator with the anaconda-navigator command or open it from your system launcher.
  2. Open Environments to create and activate an environment and choose a Python version if needed.
  3. Use the package list and search to install, upgrade, or remove packages in the active environment.
  4. Launch an application such as Spyder or Jupyter Notebook from Home.
  5. Optionally export an environment to help reproduce it on another system.
Jupyter Notebook: An Introduction

Tutorial

Jupyter Notebook: An Introduction

In this step-by-step Python tutorial, you learn how to get started with The Jupyter Notebook, an open source web application that you can use to create and share documents that contain live code, equations, visualizations, and text.

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By Leodanis Pozo Ramos • Updated Jan. 9, 2026
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