How-To: Rstudio: Listing Installed Libararies and Packages

Summary

How to list out installed libraries and their packages.

Question

How do I list installed libraries and packages in Rstudio?

Answer

1. With Rstudio open, in the Console pane:

a. Enter "library()".

b. Source pane displays libraries and packages.

c. Packages pane displays libraries and packages.

Rstudio window with source (highlighted), console (highlighted), package (highlighted) and environment panes shown

For information on the best practices for setting library paths, see the article: Informational: Best Practices for Library Paths in RStudio

For information on the best practices for managing portable libraries, see the article: Informational: Best Practices for Managing Portable Libraries and Packages in Rstudio

For information on listing my project libraries, see the article: How-To: Rstudio: List Library Paths

Article ID: 2336

Created

Thu 4/30/26 10:50 AM

Modified

Fri 5/29/26 11:24 AM