# Installing Blynk in Arduino IDE

This activity will show you how to setup the Blynk platform on the Arduino IDE software. There are three ways to do that:

1. **Using built-in library manager in Arduino IDE.**

2. **Installing Blynk library as a zip file in Arduino IDE.**

3. **Manually install Blynk library.**

4. **Use the built-in library manager in Arduino IDE**

To install the Blynk library, open the Arduino IDE and click on the **Sketch > Include Library > Manage Libraries**

![Opening the library manager (help.blynk.cc)](/files/-M0qjcRht_nfFOpPXN7z)

Once the library manager opens, search for "blynk" in the search bar and in the version, select the latest one:

![selecting the latest version of Blynk (help.blynk.cc)](/files/-M0qki1cjcbau9iYyveQ)

Lastly, click on install. This may take a while to download and install. Once it is done you can find the new blynk library by clicking **Sketch > Include Library** .

2\. **Install Blynk as zip file in Arduino**

Download the Blynk library from the following link: <https://github.com/blynkkk/blynk-library/releases/latest>&#x20;

Once you have downloaded the zip file, don't unzip it. Just leave it as is

In the Arduino IDE, navigate to **Sketch > Include Library > Add .Zip Library**

Once prompted, add the zip file.

Return to the **Sketch > Include Library menu.** menu. You should now see the library at the bottom of the drop-down menu. It is ready to be used in your sketch. The zip file will have been expanded in the libraries folder in your Arduino sketches directory.

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