Anaconda is an open source[9][10] data science and artificial intelligence distribution platform for Python and R programming languages.

[13] Co-founded in Austin, Texas[1] in 2012[14] as Continuum Analytics by Peter Wang and Travis Oliphant,[10] Anaconda Inc. operates from the United States[15] and Europe.

[32] The same year, Anaconda joined IBM's AI Alliance[14] and released an integration with Teradata[33] and Lenovo.

It also includes a GUI, Anaconda Navigator,[37] as a graphical alternative to the command-line interface (CLI).

[11] Other company products include Anaconda Free, and subscription-based Starter, Business and Enterprise.

[citation needed] Custom packages can be made using the conda build command, and can be shared with others by uploading them to Anaconda Cloud,[46] PyPI or other repositories.

[16] It was created for Python programs, but it can package and distribute software for any language (e.g., R), including multi-language projects.

Users do not need to log in or to have a Cloud account, to search for public packages, download and install them.

[53] Notebooks users can be aided with writing and debugging code with Anaconda's AI Assistant.