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Move from question to insight to analysis, model or application faster than ever before. Positron is the free code editor made specifically for data science and analysis with Python and R.

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Data teams moving forward with Positron

The Positron Notebook Editor

You don’t have to struggle with complex extensions just to work with notebooks. We built a native Jupyter editor that combines the simplicity of notebooks with the power of a professional IDE.

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Features

Built for the reality of data science and analysis

  • Think deeply. Let Positron’s Assistant do the rest.

    Bouncing between your IDE and a browser chatbot to paste data schemas is a massive waste of time. We fixed it by embedding a data-centric agent natively into Positron. Because it can interact directly with your live R or Python session, it can handle the hard parts of data analysis for you. It can’t replace your critical thinking, but it can augment how fast and effectively you can deliver critical insights or data applications to benefit your business.

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  • The Notebook editing experience, evolved

    If a basic notebook environment is a manual screwdriver, Positron is like a power drill. It takes the Notebook UI and files you already use and surrounds them with professional engineering tools and data-science specific AI workflows. You can inspect data frames in the Data Explorer instead of cluttering your cells with print statements, use AI to help rewrite individual cells or package your analysis into an interactive data app, and then publish the final result directly to Posit Connect so your team can run it without having to touch the code.

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  • Keep your favorite tools. Lose the workarounds. 

    For years, data scientists have been forced to compromise: use a purpose-built data environment and miss out on modern engineering extensions, or use a general-purpose editor and spend hours configuring disjointed data science plugins. Positron ends this trade-off. Positron provides all the native data science tools you need to be productive, along with thousands of community extensions from the Open VSX registry for additional workflows.

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FOR DATA PEOPLE

Made for data scientists, by data scientists

Positron is free, source-available, and brought to you by Posit, the Public Benefit Corporation who makes RStudio, Shiny, and the Tidyverse.

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POSITRON PRO

Put Positron to work

Enterprise data shouldn’t live on an individual's laptop. Positron Pro, available exclusively through Posit Workbench, moves your code execution to your approved environment. You get the exact same native IDE experience in your browser, but backed by centralized IT governance, Single Sign-On (SSO), seamless data access based on existing data governance, and the massive processing power of your enterprise compute.

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PUBLISH & SHARE

Deploy without the IT ticket queue

Turning a local Python script or R application into a production-ready dashboard can mean writing custom Dockerfiles and waiting weeks for server provisioning. Positron eliminates the deployment tax. You can publish Jupyter Notebooks, APIs, and interactive web apps right from your IDE to Posit Connect with a few easy steps, so decision-makers get answers faster.

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  • Everything I need works right away, from project creation to final deliverables.

    Jeffrey Sumner

    Bath & Body Works

  • Positron feels like the perfect balance between VS Code and RStudio.

    Sam Parmar

    Statistical Data Scientist, Pfizer

  • Positron didn’t just make Python accessible, it made it fun.

    Meghan Harris

    Data Scientist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  • A more robust developer IDE with strong polyglot support.

    Frank Hull

    Director of Data Science & Analytics, ACES

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  • The combination of Positron and the AI Assistant makes switching between R and Python incredibly smooth.

    Yanan Ren

    Senior Statistician, Medtronic

Pricing

Positron (Desktop)

For individual data scientists and researchers analyzing data on their local computers
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Supports R and Python
Extensible via Open VSX
Git integration
Dedicated panes for data exploration, plots, and console
Preview data apps and reports
Publish to Posit Connect *
Posit AI and Posit Assistant **

Positron Pro (Posit Workbench)

For professional teams that need centralized governance, security, and scalable compute. Includes everything in Positron, plus:
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Scalable compute via on-premise or cloud servers, Kubernetes, and Slurm
Managed credentials to access enterprise data and resources (AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, and other OAuth providers)
Admin-enforced configuration for approved AI Assistant providers** and tooling, along with any Positron setting
Code with Positron, RStudio, VS Code, or JupyterLab
Custom resource profiles per user/group
Rich monitoring and auditing
Single Sign-On (SAML, OIDC)
Dedicated support

* Posit Connect subscription required
** Posit AI Subscription or Bring Your Own Key required

TEAM COLLABORATION

The right tool for the way your team works

Forcing your team into separate tools based on whether they write R or Python creates deep knowledge silos. When practitioners use completely different IDEs, code review becomes difficult and collaboration is nearly impossible. Positron brings your entire data science organization into a single, shared workspace. When your R experts and Python engineers standardize on the same development environment, they can finally build together without friction.

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Data science, engineered.

What are you waiting for? Get a purpose-built data science IDE. Download Positron to run R or Python on your local machine, or explore Posit Workbench to deploy it securely across your enterprise.

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