## Quick Installation
In the beginning, just one quick paragraph of how to get access to BioJava.
BioJava is open source and you can get the code from [Github](https://github.com/biojava/biojava), however it might be easier this way:
BioJava uses [Maven](http://maven.apache.org/) as a build and distribution system. If you are new to Maven, take a look at the [Getting Started with Maven](http://maven.apache.org/guides/getting-started/index.html) guide.
As of version 4, BioJava is available in maven central. This is all you would need to add a BioJava dependency to your projects:
```xml
mvn package
on your project, the BioJava dependencies will be automatically downloaded and installed for you.
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