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

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