Pixi Browse

pixi-browse is an interactive terminal UI for browsing conda package metadata. Explore packages, versions, dependencies, and more from any conda channel, right from your terminal.

Features

• Browse packages from any conda channel (conda-forge, prefix.dev, etc.)
• Fuzzy search to quickly filter through thousands of packages
• Inspect versions grouped by platform with collapsible sections
• View detailed metadata including dependencies, license, checksums, build info, and timestamps
• Inspect package contents — file listings and about.json extracted directly from artifacts
• Clickable links to source repositories, maintainer GitHub profiles, and provenance commits
• Download artifacts directly to your working directory
• Vim-style keybindings for fast keyboard-driven navigation

Installation

pixi global install pixi-browse

Or use it without installation:

pixi exec pixi-browse

Usage

# Browse conda-forge (default)
pixi browse

# Browse a different channel
pixi browse -c prefix.dev/conda-forge

# Restrict to specific platforms
pixi browse -p linux-64 -p osx-arm64