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Miniforge vs Pixi: catalog facts
Miniforge	Pixi
Free Free and open source.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Small installer with conda and mamba included conda-forge set as the default channel	Cross-platform environments with lock files
Command-line focused with no graphical manager Users coming from Anaconda may need to adjust channel habits	Available packages depend on configured package channels.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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