---
title: Quick start
short: Quick start
tier: opensource
type: guide
order: 50
order_enterprise: 0
meta_title: Quick start guide for Label Studio
meta_description: Quick start guide for installing Label Studio and creating a new project.
section: "Install & Setup"

date: 2023-11-27 13:34:32

1. Install Label Studio:
   bash pip install label-studio

2. Start Label Studio
   bash label-studio start

3. Open Label Studio at http://localhost:8080.

4. Sign up with an email address and password that you create.
5. Click Create to create a project and start labeling data.
6. Name the project and optionally enter a description and select a color.
7. Click Data Import and upload the data files that you want to use. If you want to use data from a local directory, cloud storage bucket, or database, skip this step for now.
8. Click Labeling Setup and choose a template and customize the label names for your use case.
9. Click Save to save your project.

You're ready to start labeling and annotating your data!

!!! info Tip
For a quickstart tutorial that includes demo data, see Zero to One: Getting Started with Label Studio.