Mint is a package manager built with Rust for maximum performance. It's designed to be a drop-in replacement for pip, and aims to be a universal package manager for both Python and JavaScript/TypeScript (npm) ecosystems. Mint is still in active development: in some cases, it's faster than uv, and in others, a bit slower. Upcoming releases will add JavaScript and TypeScript package management, making Mint a universal, blazing-fast replacement for both npm and pip.

• Comparable to uv: In some benchmarks, Mint is faster than uv, and in others, slightly slower. Performance is improving rapidly with each release.
• Much faster than pip for most workflows
• 100% compatibility with existing pip workflows
• Parallel downloads with intelligent caching

• 🚀 Ultra-fast installation with parallel downloads
• 🎯 Smart caching with automatic cleanup
• 🔄 Virtual environment support
• 📦 Requirements.txt integration
• 🖥️ Cross-platform (Windows, Linux, macOS)
• 📊 Real-time progress bars and speed metrics
• 🛠️ Production-ready error handling and logging

pip install mnt

# Install packages (just like pip!)
mint install requests click colorama

# Install with version specifications
mint install "requests==2.31.0" "click>=8.0.0"

# Install in virtual environment
mint install requests -v myproject

# Install from requirements.txt
mint install-requirements -r requirements.txt

# Create virtual environment
mint venv-create myproject

# Install packages in venv
mint install requests -v myproject

# Delete virtual environment
mint venv-delete myproject

# Parallel downloads (default: CPU cores)
mint install requests click colorama -j 8

# Generate requirements.txt
mint freeze -o requirements.txt

# Clean cache
mint cache-clean

# Run Python script in venv
mint run myproject "print('Hello from Mint!')"

Mint is now comparable to uv: in some cases, Mint is faster, and in others, uv leads. Both are significantly faster than pip. Performance is a moving target as Mint is under active development.

• Python 3.8+
• Rust toolchain (for building from source)

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/dev-Ninjaa/mint.git
cd mint

# Install in development mode
pip install -e .

# Or build manually
cd mint_core
cargo build --release

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

• Built with Rust for maximum performance
• Inspired by uv and pip
• Uses PyPI as package source

Made by the Mint Development Team

Note: Mint is under active development. JavaScript and TypeScript package management is coming soon, making Mint a universal, much faster replacement for both npm and pip.