# Install addons on Windows

Source: [https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-77512-1/topic/hexagon-dsp-sdk-install-addons-windows.html](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-77512-1/topic/hexagon-dsp-sdk-install-addons-windows.html)

## GUI-based installation

To install the addons using the QPM3 GUI:
1. From the Start menu, open Qualcomm Package
                            Manager3 (QPM3) and navigate to Qualcomm Hexagon
                            SDK Product Suite.
    All available addons (based on your
                            entitlements) are displayed here.
2. Select a version for the addon and click Install.
    1. During the installation process, you will be prompted to select the
                                base SDK instance.
    2. After installation is complete, check the addons folder in your
                                selected SDK instance.

## CLI-based installation

To install the addons using the QIK tool:
1. Open a command window (`cmd.exe`).
2. Run `qik login` to log in to QPM3.
3. Run `qik LICENSE ACTIVATE Audio1.x` to activate the license
                        for the addon.
4. Run `qik install Audio1.x --config audioconfig.json
                            -silent`.
This command installs the latest Audio addon
                            available in the installation path specified in the
                                audioconfig.json file. The content of the JSON
                            file is as
                            follows:

        {
        "CustomInstallPath”: "C:\\Qualcomm\\Hexagon_SDK\\6.0.0.0"
        }Copy to clipboard

    However,
                            if the user wants to install a specific version, it can be installed
                            using the `--version` argument. For example, `qik
                                install install Audio1.x --version 1.1.0.1 --config audioconfig.json
                                -silent` to install Audio Addon 1.1.0.1.

**Parent Topic:** [Addons](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-77512-1/topic/hexagon-dsp-sdk-addons.html)

Last Published: Jul 10, 2024

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