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title: "Getting started"
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This section contains basic information and links to sections necessary for a quick start.
## Installation
First step is to install CVAT on your system:
- [Installation on Ubuntu](/docs/administration/basics/installation/#ubuntu-1804-x86_64amd64)
- [Installation on Windows 10](/docs/administration/basics/installation/#windows-10)
- [Installation on Mac OS](/docs/administration/basics/installation/#mac-os-mojave)
To learn how to create a superuser and log in to CVAT,
go to the [authorization](/docs/manual/basics/authorization/) section.
## Getting started in CVAT
To create a task, go to `Tasks` section. Click `Create new task` to go to the task creation page.
Set the name of the future task.
Set the label using the constructor: first click `Add label`, then enter the name of the label and choose the color.
![](/images/create_a_new_task.gif)
You need to upload images or videos for your future annotation. To do so, simply drag and drop the files.
To learn more, go to [creating an annotation task](/docs/manual/basics/creating_an_annotation_task/)
## Annotation
### Basic
When the task is created, you will see a corresponding message in the top right corner.
Click the `Open task` button to go to the task page.
Once on the task page, open a link to the job in the jobs list.
Choose a correct section for your type of the task and start annotation.
| Shape | Annotation | Interpolation |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Rectangle | [Shape mode (basics)](/docs/manual/basics/shape-mode-basics/) | [Track mode (basics)](/docs/manual/basics/track-mode-basics/) |
| Polygon | [Annotation with polygons](/docs/manual/advanced/annotation-with-polygons/) | [Track mode with polygons](/docs/manual/advanced/annotation-with-polygons/track-mode-with-polygons/) |
| Polyline | [Annotation with polylines](/docs/manual/advanced/annotation-with-polylines/) | |
| Points | [Points in shape mode](/docs/manual/advanced/annotation-with-points/points-in-shape-mode/) | [Liner interpolation with one point](/docs/manual/advanced/annotation-with-points/liner-interpolation-with-one-point/) |
| Cuboids | [Annotation with cuboids](/docs/manual/advanced/annotation-with-cuboids/) | [Editing the cuboid](/docs/manual/advanced/annotation-with-cuboids/editing-the-cuboid/) |
| Tag | [Annotation with tags](/docs/manual/advanced/annotation-with-tags/) | |
### Advanced
In CVAT there is the possibility of using automatic and semi-automatic annotation what gives
you the opportunity to speed up the execution of the annotation:
- [OpenCV tools](/docs/manual/advanced/opencv-tools/) - tools included in CVAT by default.
- [AI tools](/docs/manual/advanced/ai-tools/) - tools requiring installation.
- [Automatic annotation](/docs/manual/advanced/automatic-annotation/) - automatic annotation with using DL models.
## Dump annotation
![](/images/image028.jpg)
1. To download the annotations, first you have to save all changes.
Click the `Save` button or press `Ctrl+S`to save annotations quickly.
2. After you saved the changes, click the `Menu` button.
3. Then click the `Dump Annotation` button.
4. Lastly choose a format of the dump annotation file.
To learn more, go to [downloading annotations](/docs/manual/advanced/downloading-annotations/)