> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.nvidia.com/cudnn/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.nvidia.com/cudnn/_mcp/server.

# Installing cuDNN Backend

cuDNN backend is supported on Linux and Windows platforms. Install the cuDNN backend for the platform that you are using.

> **Note**
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> The cuDNN backend is a prerequisite for the [cuDNN frontend API](/developer/overview).