# Installation

**Currently only support Blender 4.2 or above, make sure you have the correct version of Blender.**

## Install in Blender (recommended)

This is the most recommended way, in the top menu, click **Edit > Preferences**, in "Get Extensions" Section, enter "bio" in the search box, then click Install. due to the add-on size (25MB~50MB) you may need to wait a while.

![alt text](assets/installation/image.png)

## Blender Official Extensions Website

Or you can visit the Blender official extensions website at [https://extensions.blender.org/add-ons/bioxelnodes/](https://extensions.blender.org/add-ons/bioxelnodes/)
Click Get Add-on, open Blender, drag in Blender and follow the instructions to install.

## Manual Install

You can also install _BioxelNodes\_{version}.zip_ manually by downloading from [bere](https://github.com/OmooLab/BioxelNodes/releases/latest).
In the top menu, click **Edit > Preferences**, **Add-ons > Install from Disk** and select the Zip file you just downloaded.