# Installing Aptana [edit]

Aptana Studio is based on the Eclipse platform.

You can either install Aptana Studio as an independent application(recommended), or if you are already an Eclipse user, you can plug Aptana into your existing Eclipse configuration:

- Downloading and installing Aptana Studio
- Plugging Aptana into an existing Eclipse configuration

If your work will primarily be web development-related, we recommend installing the standalone Aptana Studio. If your work involves Java development or non-web-related work, we recommend installing Aptana as an Eclipse plug-in.

## Related Topics

- Aptana System Requirements
- Downloading and installing Aptana Studio
- Plugging Aptana into an existing Eclipse configuration
- Updating your version of Aptana
- Reverting to a previous build of Aptana
- Changing your update version type of Aptana

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