Anaconda is a Python distribution that bundles optimized versions of common data science packages. On topic for this tag are installing/uninstalling Anaconda and using Anaconda Navigator. Do not use this tag for questions about Conda environment management (instead use [conda]). Do not use this tag if your question is about using a particular package in the Anaconda distribution.
Anaconda is a commercial data science platform powered by python. It was free until 2020, when the terms of services were changed to prohibit commercial usage. Built in with high performance, optimized for Python and r with 100+ packages plus easy access to an additional 620+ popular packages for data science including advanced and scientific analytics.
It also includes conda, an open source package, dependency and environment manager. Thousands more packages can be installed with the conda command, available for windows, osx and linux.
Anaconda Navigator is a graphical user interface installed with Anaconda which can be easier to use than conda from a terminal command line.
A minimized version of Anaconda, miniconda has only the conda command line interface and is lighter weight than Anaconda.
