# How to Install VMTK in 3d Slicer?

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-install-vmtk-in-3d-slicer/15634>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** python, vmtk, pip\
**Created:** [January 22, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-install-vmtk-in-3d-slicer/15634 "2021-01-22T22:07:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![akshay\_pillai](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/akshay_pillai/32/8301_2.png) [@akshay\_pillai](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/akshay_pillai)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-install-vmtk-in-3d-slicer/15634/1 "2021-01-22T22:07:31Z")

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I need to install vmtk(to use vmtkcenterlinesmoothing, etc)in 3d slicer through the python interactor. How do I do that, I am on a windows terminal, any help is appreciated.  
I know I can install scipy and others using slicer.utils.pip\_install(), but that does not work for vmtk. Can I use conda? please let me, thanks.  
Operating system: windows 10  
Slicer version:4.11

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**Author:** ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-install-vmtk-in-3d-slicer/15634/2 "2021-01-22T22:21:30Z")

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[https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#Download\_and\_install\_extension](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#Download_and_install_extension)