Miniforge
Minimal installers for Conda and Mamba preconfigured to use the conda-forge package channel.
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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install --cask miniforge
About Miniforge
Miniforge provides small installers that set up Conda and Mamba with conda-forge configured as the default channel, so packages in the base environment come from conda-forge rather than other channels.
It suits Python and data science users who want a lightweight way to manage environments and packages with Conda or Mamba, without a larger distribution. Installers are built for Linux, macOS and Windows.
Strengths
- Small installer with conda and mamba included
- conda-forge set as the default channel
- Builds for Linux, macOS and Windows
Limitations
- Command-line focused with no graphical manager
- Users coming from Anaconda may need to adjust channel habits
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
- Developer
- The conda-forge contributors
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Python and data science users who want a minimal conda setup
- Categories
- Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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Miniforge as an alternative
Listings that name Miniforge as an alternative.
MacPorts
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