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Getting Started

Installation

Olewin Studio supports Windows 10+, macOS 12+, and Ubuntu 20.04+. It requires a minimum of 8GB RAM and 4GB disk space for the base installation with simulator support.

System Requirements

OSWindows 10/11, macOS 12+, Ubuntu 20.04+
RAM8 GB minimum, 16 GB recommended
CPU4-core x86-64 or ARM64
Python3.10, 3.11, or 3.12

Install via pip

# Create a virtual environment (recommended)
python -m venv quantum-env
source quantum-env/bin/activate  # On Windows: quantum-env\Scripts\activate

# Install Olewin Studio core
pip install olewin-studio

# Install domain-specific toolkits
pip install olewin-studio[chemistry]   # Molecular simulation
pip install olewin-studio[medical]     # Drug discovery & genomics  
pip install olewin-studio[energy]      # Grid & materials optimization
pip install olewin-studio[finance]     # Quantitative finance
pip install olewin-studio[all]         # Install everything

Launch the IDE

# Launch the desktop IDE
olewin

# Or start a Jupyter-based notebook interface
olewin notebook

# Connect to a quantum backend
olewin config --backend ibm --token YOUR_IBM_TOKEN

Verify Installation

from olewin import QuantumCircuit, Simulator

# Create a Bell state (entangled pair)
qc = QuantumCircuit(2)
qc.h(0)          # Hadamard gate on qubit 0
qc.cx(0, 1)      # CNOT gate (entanglement)
qc.measure_all()

# Simulate
sim = Simulator()
result = sim.run(qc, shots=1024)
print(result.counts)
# Output: {'00': 512, '11': 512}

Quick Start Guide

Once installed, here's the fastest path to running your first quantum computation on real hardware.

  • Open Olewin Studio desktop application or run olewin in terminal
  • Navigate to File → New Quantum Project and choose your domain (Science, Medical, Energy, etc.)
  • Use the built-in circuit designer or write Qiskit/Cirq/Q# code directly
  • Connect to a simulator for testing or configure a real backend under Settings → Backends
  • Run your circuit and explore results in the built-in visualization dashboard

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