--- title: Installation layout: docs permalink: /docs/installation.html prevPage: resources.html nextPage: intelligent-preloading.html --- ### CocoaPods AsyncDisplayKit is available on CocoaPods. Add the following to your Podfile:
Ruby 
pod 'AsyncDisplayKit'
### Carthage AsyncDisplayKit is also available through Carthage. Add the following to your Cartfile:
Carthage 
github "facebook/AsyncDisplayKit"
Run ‘carthage update’ in Terminal and to fetch and build the AsyncDisplayKit library. This will create a folder named Carthage in your app’s root folder. In that folder there will be a ‘Build’ folder from where you have to drag the frameworks you want to use into the “Linked Frameworks and Libraries” section in Xcode. ### Static Library AsyncDisplayKit can also be used as a regular static library
  1. Copy the project to your codebase manually, adding `AsyncDisplayKit.xcodeproj` to your workspace.
  2. In "Build Phases", add the AsyncDisplayKit Library to the list of "Target Dependencies".
  3. In "Build Phases", add `libAsyncDisplayKit.a`, AssetsLibrary, and Photos to the "Link Binary With Libraries" list.
  4. In "Build Settings", include `-lc++ -ObjC` in your project linker flags.
###Importing AsyncDisplayKit Import the framework header, or create an Objective-C bridging header if you're using **Swift**:
Objective-C 
#import <AsyncDisplayKit/AsyncDisplayKit.h>