How to install RStudio & Quarto

Modified

August 14, 2025

About

This page briefly describes how to install RStudio and Quarto on your personal computer.

If you plan to attend either the Quarto I or Quarto II workshops, please follow these steps before the Bootcamp.

Install R

https://cran.rstudio.com

Install RStudio

https://posit.co/download/rstudio-desktop/

Install Quarto

https://quarto.org/docs/get-started/

Launch RStudio

(Optional) Install git

The version control package git may not be installed on your Windows machine. It is usually installed by default on Mac OS.

If git is not installed, visit https://git-scm.com/downloads, download, and install it for your operating system.

You can use R, RStudio, and Quarto without using git, but there are good reasons to consider using it.

If you decide to use the web-based git code sharing service called GitHub with RStudio, you will want to follow the excellent instructions here.

References

Bryan, J., the STAT 545 TAs, & Hester, J. (n.d.). Let’s git started. Retrieved August 14, 2025, from https://happygitwithr.com/

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## About

This page briefly describes how to install RStudio and Quarto on your personal computer.

If you plan to attend either the [Quarto I](sessions.qmd#quarto-part-i-a-tool-for-open-scholarship) or [Quarto II](sessions.qmd#quarto-part-ii-reproducible-research-reports) workshops, please follow these steps *before* the Bootcamp.

## Install R

![<https://cran.rstudio.com>](include/img/cran-r.png)

## Install RStudio

![<https://posit.co/download/rstudio-desktop/>](include/img/install-rstudio.png)

## Install Quarto

![<https://quarto.org/docs/get-started/>](include/img/install-quarto.png)

## Launch RStudio

![](include/img/rstudio-open.png)

## (Optional) Install git

The version control package git may not be installed on your Windows machine. It is usually installed by default on Mac OS.

If git is not installed, visit <https://git-scm.com/downloads>, download, and install it for your operating system.

You can use R, RStudio, and Quarto without using git, but there are good reasons to consider using it.

If you decide to use the web-based git code sharing service called [GitHub](https://github.com) with RStudio, you will want to follow the excellent instructions [here](https://happygitwithr.com).

## References