# 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.**



1. **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)](https://3073865318-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Ly3RLHyAwTi7Hml5lZN%2F-M0qjRBrcS9KwZonlGGF%2F-M0qjcRht_nfFOpPXN7z%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=5f5965c9-f5f8-418e-965a-d7956cce36ce)

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)](https://3073865318-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Ly3RLHyAwTi7Hml5lZN%2F-M0qkZbKSx7U1sgcxEJe%2F-M0qki1cjcbau9iYyveQ%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=7db8cf37-6d79-42ed-b48e-7bc5d9684e14)

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](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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