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# TWS Online or Offline Version?

It is recommended for API users to use offline TWS because TWS online version has automatic update. Please use same TWS version to make sure the TWS version and TWS API version are synced. These will help preventing version conflict issue.

![Highlights the Offline TWS versions on the download page.](/docs/_fern-img/46b5f5f7628448eb4e33fef8c3aa1d4c5570f66b5c92a09884e76e6114e83fde.webp)