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. When in code mode we spell it like this pixi, otherwise we always start with an uppercase letter: Pixi. We think the name sparks curiosity and fun, if you don't agree, I'm sorry, but you can always alias it to whatever you like.

=== "Linux & macOS" shell alias not_pixi="pixi" === "Windows" PowerShell: 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 workspace. This requires a solid build tool which we're creating with rattler-build which will be used as a library in pixi.