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The previous instructions may have come across that the only way to use Redux with npm was with a module bundler,
like Browserify or Webpack.

This reorganizes the text in an effort to more explicitly explain that it's only the extensions require a CJS module bundler.
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# [Redux](http://rackt.github.io/redux)

Redux is a predictable state container for JavaScript apps.
Redux is a predictable state container for JavaScript apps.

It helps you write applications that behave consistently, run in different environments (client, server, and native), and are easy to test. On top of that, it provides a great developer experience, such as [live code editing combined with a time traveling debugger](https://github.com/gaearon/redux-devtools).

You can use Redux together with [React](https://facebook.github.io/react/), or with any other view library.
You can use Redux together with [React](https://facebook.github.io/react/), or with any other view library.
It is tiny (2kB) and has no dependencies.

[![build status](https://img.shields.io/travis/rackt/redux/master.svg?style=flat-square)](https://travis-ci.org/rackt/redux)
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[![#rackt on freenode](https://img.shields.io/badge/irc-%23rackt%20%40%20freenode-61DAFB.svg?style=flat-square)](https://webchat.freenode.net/)
[![Changelog #187](https://img.shields.io/badge/changelog-%23187-lightgrey.svg?style=flat-square)](https://changelog.com/187)

>**New! Learn Redux from its creator:
>**New! Learn Redux from its creator:
>[Getting Started with Redux](https://egghead.io/series/getting-started-with-redux) (30 free videos)**
### Testimonials

>[“Love what you’re doing with Redux”](https://twitter.com/jingc/status/616608251463909376)
>[“Love what you’re doing with Redux”](https://twitter.com/jingc/status/616608251463909376)
>Jing Chen, creator of Flux
>[“I asked for comments on Redux in FB's internal JS discussion group, and it was universally praised. Really awesome work.”](https://twitter.com/fisherwebdev/status/616286955693682688)
>[“I asked for comments on Redux in FB's internal JS discussion group, and it was universally praised. Really awesome work.”](https://twitter.com/fisherwebdev/status/616286955693682688)
>Bill Fisher, author of Flux documentation
>[“It's cool that you are inventing a better Flux by not doing Flux at all.”](https://twitter.com/andrestaltz/status/616271392930201604)
>[“It's cool that you are inventing a better Flux by not doing Flux at all.”](https://twitter.com/andrestaltz/status/616271392930201604)
>André Staltz, creator of Cycle
### Developer Experience
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### Influences

Redux evolves the ideas of [Flux](http://facebook.github.io/flux/), but avoids its complexity by taking cues from [Elm](https://github.com/evancz/elm-architecture-tutorial/).
Redux evolves the ideas of [Flux](http://facebook.github.io/flux/), but avoids its complexity by taking cues from [Elm](https://github.com/evancz/elm-architecture-tutorial/).
Whether you have used them or not, Redux only takes a few minutes to get started with.

### Installation
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npm install --save redux
```

Most likely, you’ll also need [the React bindings](https://github.com/rackt/react-redux) and [the developer tools](https://github.com/gaearon/redux-devtools).
This requires using the [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) package manager. It includes a [UMD](https://github.com/umdjs/umd) build, which is compatible with many popular JavaScript module loaders and environments.

#### Other Installation Methods

We **strongly** recommend using npm over these other options, as most of [the libraries complementary to Redux](#complementary-libraries) are only available on [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/).

However, if you don’t yet use [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) or a modern module bundler, you have a few options.

##### Bower

If you're using Bower, this command will install the stable version of Redux:

```
bower install redux=https://npmcdn.com/redux/dist/redux.js
```

#### CDN

Redux is available via [cdnjs](https://cdnjs.com/libraries/redux) and [npmcdn](https://npmcdn.com/redux/dist/redux.min.js). The files on these CDNs are UMD builds, which means that they will export a browser global, `window.redux`, if you're not using a tool like Webpack, Browserify, or RequireJS to build your library.

An example of using the global Redux object can be seen in [the vanilla counter example](https://github.com/rackt/redux/blob/765a3a5742a591adba7ae8b61e0516c49ca594bd/examples/counter-vanilla/index.html).

#### Complementary Libraries

Most likely, you’ll also need [the React bindings](https://github.com/rackt/react-redux) and [the developer tools](https://github.com/gaearon/redux-devtools) while working with Redux.

```
npm install --save react-redux
npm install --save-dev redux-devtools
```

This assumes that you’re using [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) package manager with a module bundler like [Webpack](http://webpack.github.io) or [Browserify](http://browserify.org/) to consume [CommonJS modules](http://webpack.github.io/docs/commonjs.html).

If you don’t yet use [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) or a modern module bundler, and would rather prefer a single-file [UMD](https://github.com/umdjs/umd) build that makes `Redux` available as a global object, you can grab a pre-built version from [cdnjs](https://cdnjs.com/libraries/redux). We *don’t* recommend this approach for any serious application, as most of the libraries complementary to Redux are only available on [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/).
Use of the extensions requires that you’re using [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) in conjunction with a module bundler like [Webpack](http://webpack.github.io) or [Browserify](http://browserify.org/) to consume [CommonJS modules](http://webpack.github.io/docs/commonjs.html).

### The Gist

The whole state of your app is stored in an object tree inside a single *store*.
The only way to change the state tree is to emit an *action*, an object describing what happened.
The whole state of your app is stored in an object tree inside a single *store*.
The only way to change the state tree is to emit an *action*, an object describing what happened.
To specify how the actions transform the state tree, you write pure *reducers*.

That’s it!
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[Getting Started with Redux](https://egghead.io/series/getting-started-with-redux) is a video course consisting of 30 videos narrated by Dan Abramov, author of Redux. It is designed to complement the “Basics” part of the docs while bringing additional insights about immutability, testing, Redux best practices, and using Redux with React. **This course is free and will always be.**

>[“Great course on egghead.io by @dan_abramov - instead of just showing you how to use #redux, it also shows how and why redux was built!”](https://twitter.com/sandrinodm/status/670548531422326785)
>[“Great course on egghead.io by @dan_abramov - instead of just showing you how to use #redux, it also shows how and why redux was built!”](https://twitter.com/sandrinodm/status/670548531422326785)
>Sandrino Di Mattia
>[“Plowing through @dan_abramov 'Getting Started with Redux' - its amazing how much simpler concepts get with video.”](https://twitter.com/chrisdhanaraj/status/670328025553219584)
>[“Plowing through @dan_abramov 'Getting Started with Redux' - its amazing how much simpler concepts get with video.”](https://twitter.com/chrisdhanaraj/status/670328025553219584)
>Chris Dhanaraj
>[“This video series on Redux by @dan_abramov on @eggheadio is spectacular!”](https://twitter.com/eddiezane/status/670333133242408960)
>[“This video series on Redux by @dan_abramov on @eggheadio is spectacular!”](https://twitter.com/eddiezane/status/670333133242408960)
>Eddie Zaneski
>[“Come for the name hype. Stay for the rock solid fundamentals. (Thanks, and great job @dan_abramov and @eggheadio!)”](https://twitter.com/danott/status/669909126554607617)
>[“Come for the name hype. Stay for the rock solid fundamentals. (Thanks, and great job @dan_abramov and @eggheadio!)”](https://twitter.com/danott/status/669909126554607617)
>Dan
>[“This series of videos on Redux by @dan_abramov is repeatedly blowing my mind - gunna do some serious refactoring”](https://twitter.com/gelatindesign/status/669658358643892224)
>[“This series of videos on Redux by @dan_abramov is repeatedly blowing my mind - gunna do some serious refactoring”](https://twitter.com/gelatindesign/status/669658358643892224)
>Laurence Roberts
So, what are you waiting for?

#### [Watch the 30 Free Videos!](https://egghead.io/series/getting-started-with-redux)
#### [Watch the 30 Free Videos!](https://egghead.io/series/getting-started-with-redux)

If you enjoyed my course, consider supporting Egghead by [buying a subscription](https://egghead.io/pricing). Subscribers have access to the source code for the example in every one of my videos, as well as to tons of advanced lessons on other topics, including JavaScript in depth, React, Angular, and more. Many [Egghead instructors](https://egghead.io/instructors) are also open source library authors, so buying a subscription is a nice way to thank them for the work that they’ve done.

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### Change Log

This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
Every release, along with the migration instructions, is documented on the Github [Releases](https://github.com/rackt/redux/releases) page.

### Patrons

The work on Redux was [funded by the community](https://www.patreon.com/reactdx).
The work on Redux was [funded by the community](https://www.patreon.com/reactdx).
Meet some of the outstanding companies that made it possible:

* [Webflow](https://webflow.com/)
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