---
title: "Installing Cline"
description: "Choose your installation path: IDE Extension, CLI, SDK, or Kanban"
---

## Choose Your Install Path

- [IDE Extension](#ide-extension) — VS Code, Cursor, JetBrains, Windsurf, VSCodium, Antigravity
- [CLI](#cli) — terminal workflows
- [Kanban](#kanban) (preview) — easily manage through multiple agents through a kanban board
- [SDK](#sdk) — build with `@cline/sdk`

## IDE Extension

Use this if you want Cline inside your editor UI.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="VS Code / Cursor / Windsurf / VSCodium / Antigravity">
    <Steps>
      <Step title="Open Extensions">
        Press `Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + X`.
      </Step>
      <Step title="Search for Cline">
        Type `Cline`.
      </Step>
      <Step title="Install">
        Click **Install** on the Cline extension.
      </Step>
      <Step title="Open Cline">
        Use the Cline activity bar icon, or run `Cline: Open In New Tab` from Command Palette.
      </Step>
      <Step title="Authorize with Cline">
        After installing the extension, complete provider setup in Cline settings. Use the Cline Provider for pay-as-you-go access, ClinePass for a flat monthly subscription, or bring your own provider key.

        [Authorize with Cline](/getting-started/authorizing-with-cline)
      </Step>
    </Steps>

    <Note>
    Windsurf and VSCodium use Open VSX. The install flow is the same.
    </Note>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="JetBrains">
    <Steps>
      <Step title="Open Plugins Marketplace">
        **Settings** → **Plugins** → **Marketplace**.
      </Step>
      <Step title="Install Cline">
        Search `Cline`, click **Install**, then restart the IDE.
      </Step>
      <Step title="Open Cline">
        **View** → **Tool Windows** → **Cline**.
      </Step>
      <Step title="Authorize with Cline">
        After installing the extension, complete provider setup in Cline settings. Use the Cline Provider for pay-as-you-go access, ClinePass for a flat monthly subscription, or bring your own provider key.

        [Authorize with Cline](/getting-started/authorizing-with-cline)
      </Step>
    </Steps>

    Alternative: install from the [JetBrains Marketplace](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/28247-cline).
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## CLI

Use this if you want Cline in terminal workflows (interactive + automation).

<Steps>
  <Step title="Install Node.js">
    Install Node.js 20+ (22 recommended).
  </Step>
  <Step title="Install CLI">
    ```bash
    npm install -g cline
    ```
  </Step>
  <Step title="Authenticate">
    ```bash
    cline auth
    ```
  </Step>
  <Step title="Run Cline">
    ```bash
    cline
    # or
    cline "your task"
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

More details: [CLI Installation & Setup](/usage/cli-overview)

## Kanban

Use this if you want task-board workflows with agent execution.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Install Node.js">
    Install Node.js 18+.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Launch Kanban">
    ```bash
    npx kanban
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

More details: [Kanban](/usage/kanban)

## SDK

Use this if you are building your own app/agent on top of Cline.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create project">
    ```bash
    mkdir my-agent && cd my-agent
    npm init -y
    ```
  </Step>
  <Step title="Install SDK">
    ```bash
    npm install @cline/sdk
    ```
  </Step>
  <Step title="Build and run">
    Browse SDK examples to run your first agent.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Start here: [SDK Examples](/sdk/examples)


## Need Help?

- [Troubleshooting](/troubleshooting/networking-and-proxies)
- [Discord community](https://discord.gg/cline)