Clarity software

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+title: Clarity development software
+description: The following tools are useful when developing Clarity smart contracts
+---
+
+## Language Server Protocol for Clarity (including Visual Studio Code extension)
+
+The Language Server Protocol (LSP) defines the protocol used between an editor or IDE and a language server that provides language features like auto complete, go to definition, find all references etc.
+
+This makes programming in Clarity easier and much more intuitive.
+
+![Clarity LSP Screenshot](https://github.com/hirosystems/clarity-lsp/raw/HEAD/doc/images/screenshot.png?raw=true)
+
+Clarity LSP repository is available [here](https://github.com/hirosystems/clarity-lsp). The extension for Visual Studio Code can be downloaded directly from [Visual Studio Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=HiroSystems.clarity-lsp), but can be and older version. For a more up to date version you can also download it from [open-vsx](https://open-vsx.org/extension/hirosystems/clarity-lsp).
+
+## Clarity REPL
+
+A read–eval–print loop (REPL), also termed an interactive toplevel or language shell, is a simple, interactive computer programming environment that takes single user inputs (i.e., single expressions), evaluates (executes) them, and returns the result to the user; a program written in a REPL environment is executed piecewise.
+
+![Clarity-repl](https://github.com/hirosystems/clarity-repl/blob/develop/docs/images/screenshot.png?raw=true)
+
+Instructions on how to install Clarity REPL can be found [here](https://github.com/hirosystems/clarity-repl).
+
+## Clarinet
+
+Clarinet is a Clarity runtime packaged as a command line tool, designed to facilitate smart contract understanding, development, testing and deployment. Clarinet consists of a Clarity REPL and a testing harness, which, when used together allow you to rapidly develop and test a Clarity smart contract, with the need to deploy the contract to a local devnet or testnet.
+
+![Clarinet](https://github.com/hirosystems/clarinet/blob/develop/docs/images/demo.gif?raw=true)
+
+Installation instructions, including build from source instructions can be found [here](https://github.com/hirosystems/clarinet). If you prefer you can directly download the latest compiled realease for Windows, Mac and Linux [here](https://github.com/hirosystems/clarinet/releases).
+
+[Clarinet 101](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5Ujm489LoJaAz9kUJm8lYUWdGJ2AnQTb) contains multiple Clarinet video tutorials
+
+### Getting started with Clarinet
+
+You can verify you have Clarinet installed by checking its version:
+
+```bash
+$ clarinet --version
+clarinet 0.70
+```
+
+More detailed information on using Clarinet is available [here](https://book.clarity-lang.org/ch07-00-using-clarinet.html). However to get you started, the following commands are important to know.
+
+Create a new project and enter its directory:
+
+```bash
+clarinet new my-project && cd my-project
+```
+
+Create a new contract inside my project:
+
+```bash
+clarinet contract new mycoolcontract
+```
+
+Check the sintax of Clarity:
+
+```bash
+clarity check
+```
+
+To test your contract:
+
+```bash
+clarinet test
+```
+
+Enter Clarinet's console:
+
+```bash
+clarinet console
+```