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

# Working with conda

Conda is the package and environment manager included with Anaconda Distribution and Miniconda. Use it to create isolated environments for your projects, install and manage packages from any source, and configure where conda finds them.

## Learn the fundamentals

Build a strong foundation of knowledge about conda, packages, environments, and channels, and introduce yourself to the conda workflow.

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  <Card title="Key concepts" icon="lightbulb" href="/docs/getting-started/concepts/what-is-conda">
    Understand how conda, packages, environments, and channels work together
  </Card>

  <Card title="Your first conda workflow" icon="route" href="/docs/getting-started/working-with-conda/conda-intro-tutorial">
    Create an environment, install packages, and run your first project
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## Manage your projects

Work with the core building blocks of conda and connect them to the tools you use.

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  <Card title="Packages" icon="boxes-stacked" href="/docs/getting-started/working-with-conda/packages/install-packages">
    The building blocks of your projects, from libraries and frameworks to tools and extensions
  </Card>

  <Card title="Environments" icon="layer-group" href="/docs/getting-started/working-with-conda/environments">
    Isolated workspaces that keep each project's dependencies separate and reproducible
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  <Card title="Channels" icon="satellite-dish" href="/docs/getting-started/working-with-conda/channels">
    Understand where conda finds packages and how to configure channels
  </Card>

  <Card title="IDE integration" icon="code" href="/docs/getting-started/working-with-conda/ides/python-path">
    Configure PyCharm, VS Code, Spyder, and other editors to use conda environments
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## Helpful conda links

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  <Card title="conda cheat sheet" icon="file-circle-info" href="https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/stable/user-guide/cheatsheet.html">
    Quick reference for basic conda commands, including environment and package management
  </Card>

  <Card title="conda commands index" icon="rectangle-terminal" href="https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/stable/commands/index.html">
    Full index of conda commands, including all available options and arguments
  </Card>
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