Step 1: Download R from the cloud repository at https://cloud.r-project.org
Step 2: It will be handy to download rStudio Desktop, a free version is available at https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/.
| RStudio Desktop Open Source License Free | RStudio Desktop Pro Commercial License $995/year | RStudio Server Open Source License Free | RStudio Workbench Commercial License $4,975/year (5 Named Users) |
| Download ☁ | Buy $ | Download ☁ | Buy $ |
| Integrated Tools for R | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Priority Support | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Access via Web Browser | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| RStudio Professional Drivers | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Connect to RStudio Workbench remotely | ✓ | |||
| Enterprise Security | ✓ | |||
| Project Sharing | ✓ | |||
| Manage Multiple R Sessions & Versions | ✓ | |||
| Admin Dashboard | ✓ | |||
| Load Balancing | ✓ | |||
| Auditing and Monitoring | ✓ | |||
| Data Connectivity | ✓ | |||
| Launcher | ✓ | |||
| Tutorial API | ✓ | |||
| License | AGPL | Commercial | AGPL | Commercial |
In addition to R and rStudio, Mac users might want to install XQuartz from https://www.xquartz.org as this is needed for resolving some errors with packages.
Download XQuartz ☁
Windows users must install a secondary program called Rtools in order to properly install packages.
This program can be downloaded at https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/
Download Rtools ☁Some good starting tutorials can be found at the following websites:
