# Installation

URL: /chirp-ui/docs/get-started/installation/
Section: get-started
Description: Install chirp-ui using pip or uv

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## Requirements

Prerequisites

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- Python 3.14+ installed

- Chirp installed (for full integration) or Kida (for standalone use)

## Install

- uv (#)

- pip (#)

- With Chirp (recommended) (#)

```
uv add chirp-ui
```

```
pip install chirp-ui
```

```
uv add "bengal-chirp[ui]"
# or
pip install "bengal-chirp[ui]"
```

## Verify Installation

```
import chirp_ui
print(chirp_ui.__version__)  # e.g. "0.9.0"
```
## Next Steps

- [Components] — Browse layout, UI, forms, and streaming components

- [Theming] — Customize with CSS variables

- [App Shell] — Build dashboard layouts with sidebar and breadcrumbs

Tagged

installation
(/chirp-ui/tags/installation/)
