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Pixi

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

Pixi is an open-source package managers project on GitHub under the BSD-3-Clause license (permissive), with 8k stars. It is built with Rust, CPython, Axum and Tokio. Its last push was today.

Stars
8k
License
BSD-3-Clause
Activity
Active
Latest release
v0.84.1

Code on GitHub Website

Replaces Conda: why Pixi is the better choice, and when it is not.

Judgement

What it is
Developer tool
What it does
A Rust package and environment manager built on conda packages that gives each project a lock file, tasks and environments for Python, C++, R and other languages.
Adopt it when
You need conda-ecosystem packages, such as scientific or GPU libraries, with a per-project lock file and a Cargo-like workflow.
Watch out
It is pre-1.0 and changes often, and it is backed by a single company, prefix.dev.
Ready for
Usable
Runs as
Command line
Built with
Rust and rattler
How established
Established: started 3 years ago, latest release v0.84.1.
What the license allows
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.

Judged on 2026-11-06 from the project's README and GitHub data. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

Built from

RustCPythonAxumTokio

Follow it down: Pixi → Rust → runs on a microchip

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape

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