Installing with silent mode

Silent mode installation allows Anaconda Distribution or Miniconda to be installed automatically without user interaction, making it ideal for automated deployments, enterprise environments, or when installing across multiple machines. When launching the installer in silent mode, you can supply the installation arguments detailed below through your command line interface (CLI) or with a script.

Anaconda Distribution

These command-line instructions will get you set up quickly with the latest Anaconda Distribution installer. Follow the steps for your system to download and silently install Anaconda Distribution:

Windows

1. Download the Anaconda Distribution installer manually from anaconda.com/download or use one of the following commands to download the installer with Command Prompt or Powershell:

   Command Prompt

   curl https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2025.12-2-Windows-x86_64.exe --output .\Anaconda3-2025.12-2-Windows-x86_64.exe
   
   For instructions on downloading an older installer version, see Using older installer versions.

2. Run the Windows installer for Anaconda Distribution in silent mode by using the /S argument. The following optional arguments are also supported:

   All arguments are case-sensitive.

   For example, the following batch file command installs Anaconda Distribution for the current user without registering Python as the system’s default:

   start /wait "" Anaconda3-2025.12-2-Windows-x86_64.exe /InstallationType=JustMe /RegisterPython=0 /S /D=%UserProfile%Anaconda3
   
   As of Anaconda Distribution 2022.05, the option to add Anaconda to the PATH environment variable during an All Users installation has been disabled. This was done to address a security exploit. You can still add Anaconda to the PATH environment variable during a Just Me installation.

macOS/Linux

1. Download the Anaconda Distribution installer manually from anaconda.com/download or use one of the following commands to download the installer with the command line:

   macOS

   curl -O https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2025.12-2-MacOSX-arm64.sh
   

   Linux x86

   curl

   curl -O https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2025.12-2-Linux-x86_64.sh
   

   Linux AWS Graviton2/ARM64

   curl

   curl -O https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2025.12-2-Linux-aarch64.sh
   
   For instructions on downloading an older installer version, see Using older installer versions.

2. Run the silent installation for macOS or Linux by specifying the -b and -p arguments of the bash installer. The following arguments are supported:

   For example, the following batch file command installs Anaconda Distribution for the current user without registering Python as the system’s default:

   bash ~/Anaconda3-2025.12-2-MacOSX-x86_64.sh -b -p $HOME/anaconda3
   

   The installer will not prompt you for anything, including setup of your shell to activate conda. To add this activation in your current shell session:

   source ~/anaconda3/bin/activate
   

   With this activated shell, install conda’s shell functions for easier access in the future:

   conda init --all
   
   Using conda init modifies some of your shell configuration files, such as .bash_profile or .zshrc. To test which files conda init is going to modify on your system, run the command with the --dry-run flag.

   conda init --all --dry-run
   

   Including --dry-run prevents conda from making any actual file updates.

   If you’d prefer that conda’s base environment not be activated on startup, set the auto_activate_base parameter to false:

   conda config --set auto_activate_base false
   

Miniconda

These command-line instructions will get you set up quickly with the latest Miniconda installer. Follow the steps for your system to download and silently install Miniconda:

Windows

1. Download the Miniconda installer manually from anaconda.com/download or use one of the following commands to download the installer with Command Prompt or Powershell:

   Command Prompt

   curl https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Windows-x86_64.exe --output .\Miniconda3-latest-Windows-x86_64.exe
   
   For instructions on downloading an older installer version, see Using older installer versions.

2. Run the Windows installer for Miniconda in silent mode by using the /S argument. The following optional arguments are also supported:

   All arguments are case-sensitive.

   For example, the following batch file command installs Anaconda Distribution for the current user without registering Python as the system’s default:

   start /wait "" Miniconda3-latest-Windows-x86_64.exe /InstallationType=JustMe /RegisterPython=0 /S /D=%UserProfile%Miniconda3
   

macOS/Linux

1. Download the Miniconda installer manually from anaconda.com/download or use one of the following commands to download the installer with the command line:

   macOS

   curl -O https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-MacOSX-arm64.sh
   

   Linux x86

   curl

   curl -O https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
   

   Linux AWS Graviton2/ARM64

   curl

   curl -O https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-aarch64.sh
   
   For instructions on downloading an older installer version, see Using older installer versions.

2. Run the silent installation for macOS or Linux by specifying the -b and -p arguments of the bash installer. The following arguments are supported:

   For example, the following batch file command installs Anaconda Distribution for the current user without registering Python as the system’s default:

   bash ~/Miniconda3-latest-MacOSX-x86_64.sh -b -p $HOME/miniconda3
   

   The installer will not prompt you for anything, including setup of your shell to activate conda. To add this activation in your current shell session:

   source ~/miniconda3/bin/activate
   

   With this activated shell, install conda’s shell functions for easier access in the future:

   conda init --all
   
   Using conda init modifies some of your shell configuration files, such as .bash_profile or .zshrc. To test which files conda init is going to modify on your system, run the command with the --dry-run flag.

   conda init --all --dry-run
   

   Including --dry-run prevents conda from making any actual file updates.

   If you’d prefer that conda’s base environment not be activated on startup, set the auto_activate_base parameter to false:

   conda config --set auto_activate_base false
   

Troubleshooting