# Install the PDI tools and plugins

Pentaho Data Integration (PDI) has one design tool, the PDI client (formerly known as Spoon), several PDI utilities, and many plugins.

There are two methods you can use to install these components:

* By running the Pentaho Business Analytics Installation Wizard
* By installing each separate tool manually.


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