# Install pixi with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget

Package management made easy. Version 0.75.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#pixi.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pixi
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pixi
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add pixi
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pixi from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#pixi
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pi/pixi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S pixi
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: pixi from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/pixi
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/pixi.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id prefix-dev.pixi -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: prefix-dev.pixi from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:pixi
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.75.0
- **Source summary:** Package management made easy
- **Homepage:** <https://pixi.sh>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-29T16:58:02Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- pixi (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.75.0

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for pixi. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.



## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: pixi.toml, pyproject.toml, your_project/.pixi/config.toml, $PIXI_HOME/config.toml, ~/.pixi/config.toml, ~/Library/Application Support/pixi/config.toml, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/pixi/config.toml, /etc/pixi/config.toml
- Windows: pixi.toml, pyproject.toml, your_project\.pixi\config.toml, %PIXI_HOME%\config.toml, %USERPROFILE%\.pixi\config.toml, %APPDATA%\pixi\config.toml, C:\ProgramData\pixi\config.toml

## Credential files

- Unix: ~/.rattler/credentials.json, ~/.netrc
- Windows: %HOME%\_netrc
## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - pixi: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pi/pixi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - pixi - 0.24.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pixi from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A package management and workflow tool | https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi
- apk - pixi-bash-completion - 0.24.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pixi-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for pixi | https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi
- apk - pixi-doc - 0.24.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pixi-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A package management and workflow tool (documentation) | https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi
- apk - pixi-fish-completion - 0.24.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pixi-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for pixi | https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi
- apk - pixi-zsh-completion - 0.24.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pixi-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for pixi | https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi
- pacman - pixi - 0.74.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: pixi from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A package management and workflow tool | https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi
- Scoop - main/pixi: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/pixi.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - prefix-dev.pixi: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: prefix-dev.pixi from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pixi.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/pixi.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph