//- 💫 DOCS > USAGE > MODELS > INSTALLATION BASICS

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    |  The easiest way to download a model is via spaCy's
    |  #[+api("cli#download") #[code download]] command. It takes care of
    |  finding the best-matching model compatible with your spaCy installation.

- var models = Object.keys(MODELS).map(function(lang) { return "spacy download " + lang })
+code(false, "bash").
    # out-of-the-box: download best-matching default model
    #{Object.keys(MODELS).map(function(l) {return "spacy download " + l}).join('\n')}

    # download best-matching version of specific model for your spaCy installation
    spacy download en_core_web_sm

    # download exact model version (doesn't create shortcut link)
    spacy download en_core_web_sm-2.0.0 --direct

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    |  The download command will #[+a("/usage/models#download-pip") install the model] via
    |  pip, place the package in your #[code site-packages] directory and create
    |  a #[+a("/usage/models#usage") shortcut link] that lets you load the model by a custom
    |  name. The shortcut link will be the same as the model name used in
    |  #[code spacy download].

+code(false, "bash").
    pip install spacy
    spacy download en

+code.
    import spacy
    nlp = spacy.load('en')
    doc = nlp(u'This is a sentence.')