# conda/conda

A system-level, binary package and environment manager running on all major operating systems and platforms.

Repository: https://github.com/conda/conda
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/conda
Homepage: https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: conda, package-management, python
Last push: 2026-08-26T14:56:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5070, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 17.0, "n_releases_24m": 29}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7493, forks 2218 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:00.293759+00:00)

## What it is
Conda is a cross-platform, language-agnostic binary package and environment manager written in Python. It makes isolated environments first-class citizens and manages dependencies for Python as well as compiled C/C++ libraries across Windows, macOS, and Linux.

## Use cases
- manage python environments with isolated dependencies
- install binary packages like ffmpeg or compilers without root
- create reproducible data science environments
- switch between multiple python versions on one machine
- manage c library dependencies alongside python packages
- set up multi-user shared package installations
- install packages from conda-forge or anaconda channels

## When to choose
- you need isolated environments with non-Python (binary/C) dependencies
- you want cross-platform package management without admin rights
- you work in data science and need reproducible environments
- you need to manage multiple Python or library versions side by side

## When to avoid
- you only need pure-Python packages and prefer lightweight pip + venv
- you need a general system package manager for OS-level software
- you want a lockfile-only workflow without conda channel ecosystems
- Anaconda's default channel terms of service are incompatible with your commercial use (consider Miniforge/conda-forge)

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: package-manager, cli, developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools, data-science, cross-platform
- platform: windows, python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: environment-management, binary-packages, conda-forge, dependency-management, reproducibility, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- conda/conda (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:00.293759+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:37:34.342991+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.