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### CocoaPods

AsyncDisplayKit is available on <a href="http://cocoapods.org">CocoaPods</a>.  Add the following to your Podfile:

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pod 'AsyncDisplayKit'
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### Carthage

AsyncDisplayKit is also available through <a href="https://github.com/Carthage/Carthage">Carthage</a>. Add the following to your Cartfile:

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github "facebook/AsyncDisplayKit"
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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
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<li>Copy the project to your codebase manually, adding `AsyncDisplayKit.xcodeproj` to your workspace.</li>
<li>In "Build Phases", add the AsyncDisplayKit Library to the list of "Target Dependencies".</li>
<li>In "Build Phases", add `libAsyncDisplayKit.a`, AssetsLibrary, and Photos to the "Link Binary With Libraries" list.</li>
<li>In "Build Settings", include `-lc++ -ObjC` in your project linker flags.</li>
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###Importing AsyncDisplayKit
Import the framework header, or create an <a href="https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/swift/conceptual/buildingcocoaapps/MixandMatch.html">Objective-C bridging header</a> if you're using **Swift**:

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#import &lt;AsyncDisplayKit/AsyncDisplayKit.h&gt;
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