FAQ

What is the difference with conda, mamba, poetry, pip

Tool	Installs python	Builds packages	Runs predefined tasks	Has lock files builtin	Fast	Use without python
Conda	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Mamba	✅	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
Pip	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Pixi	✅	🚧	✅	✅	✅	✅
Poetry	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌

Why the name pixi

Starting with the name prefix we iterated until we had a name that was easy to pronounce, spell and remember. There also wasn't a cli tool yet using that name. Unlike px, pex, pax, etc. We think it sparks curiosity and fun, if you don't agree, I'm sorry, but you can always alias it to whatever you like.

Linux & macOSWindows

alias not_pixi="pixi"

PowerShell:

New-Alias -Name not_pixi -Value pixi

Where is pixi build

TL;DR: It's coming we promise!

pixi build is going to be the subcommand that can generate a conda package out of a pixi project. This requires a solid build tool which we're creating with rattler-build which will be used as a library in pixi.