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Miniforge vs uv: catalog facts
Miniforge	uv
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source, dual licensed Apache 2.0 or MIT.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Small installer with conda and mamba included conda-forge set as the default channel	Replaces pip, pip-tools, pipx, poetry, pyenv, twine and virtualenv with one tool 10 to 100 times faster than pip, with a global cache that saves disk across projects
Command-line focused with no graphical manager Users coming from Anaconda may need to adjust channel habits	Another tool in an ecosystem already crowded with them Some edge cases in complex dependency resolution still differ from pip
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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