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miniforge

2,909installs in the last 30 days. Minimal installer for conda specific to conda-forge.

Is miniforge growing? No. Its share of all app installs went from 0.15% in the two months before to 0.14% in the last 30 days (−5%).

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  • Installs, 90 days
    7,247
  • Installs, 365 days
    44,210
  • Share of all installs
    0.14%
    Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026
  • Type
    Command-line tool

History

Installs in each recorded 30-day window.

No data in this spanNo data in this span3KNov 26 20254.5KJun 16 20262.9KOct 28

Average per 30 days

Three periods: the last 30 days, the two months before, and the nine months before that.

4,032Days 91–365Oct 28 – Jul 29 2,169Days 31–90Jul 30 – Sep 27 2,909Last 30 daysSep 28 – Oct 28, 2026
4,032Days 91–365Oct 28 – Jul 29 2,169Days 31–90Jul 30 – Sep 27 2,909Last 30 daysSep 28 – Oct 28, 2026

miniforge: details

Website
github.com/conda-forge/miniforge
Category
SDKs, runtimes and cloud CLIs
Type
Command-line tool
Installs, 30 days
2,909
Installs, 90 days
7,247
Installs, 365 days
44,210
Trend
Get it
Download from the official website
Install from Terminal instead
brew install --cask miniforge
Needs Homebrew, a free tool for installing apps by typing commands.
Source
formulae.brew.sh/cask/miniforge

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