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# Installation

A guide that will walk you through the installation of BlendShot and its proper use.

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Unzip the ZIP file to a folder

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Be sure to extract the contents to a folder deidcate to BlendShot
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To add the BlendShot library, go to Edit -> Preferences -> File Paths -> Then add the path where BlendShot is located

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Remember to save your preferences before closing everything!
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## 📝 Requirements

The requirements needed to properly run BlendShot.

* Blender 4.0 or Newer version
* At least 1GB of disk space
* To have viewed the [terms of use](/blendshot/get-started/blendshot-reuse-terms.md)
* A mid-to-high-end computer (optional)