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    prefix-dev/pixi

    Powerful system-level package manager for Linux, macOS and Windows written in Rust – building on top of the Conda ecosystem.

    backend
    conda
    conda-environment
    conda-packages
    package-management
    package-manager
    Rust
    BSD-3-Clause
    8.0K stars
    597 forks
    28 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 2 days ago, with 302 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a cross-platform, multi-language package manager and workflow tool built on the Conda ecosystem for managing dependencies and environments.
    • Delivers a Cargo-like CLI experience with support for per-project and system-wide package installations across Linux, macOS, and Windows.
    • Use for managing Python, C++, and R dependencies in multi-language development workspaces with reproducible lock files.
    • Use for setting up isolated, language-agnostic development environments that integrate with Conda packages and support Apple Silicon.
    • Use for automating dependency installation and task execution in CI/CD pipelines, including GitHub Actions with environment caching.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    BSD 3-Clause

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

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    From the README

    pixi is a cross-platform, multi-language package manager and workflow tool built on the foundation of the conda ecosystem. It provides developers with an exceptional experience similar to popular package managers like cargo or npm, but for any language.

    Developed with ❤️ at prefix.dev.

    Excerpt from the prefix-dev/pixi README on GitHub (BSD-3-Clause license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    597+50

    Open issues

    666+30

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