uv/docs/getting-started/installation.md

Installing uv

Installation methods

Install uv with our standalone installers or your package manager of choice.

Standalone installer

uv provides a standalone installer to download and install uv:

=== "macOS and Linux"

Use `curl` to download the script and execute it with `sh`:

```console
$ curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
```

If your system doesn't have `curl`, you can use `wget`:

```console
$ wget -qO- https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
```

Request a specific version by including it in the URL:

```console
$ curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/0.7.12/install.sh | sh
```

=== "Windows"

Use `irm` to download the script and execute it with `iex`:

```pwsh-session
PS> powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
```

Changing the [execution policy](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_execution_policies?view=powershell-7.4#powershell-execution-policies) allows running a script from the internet.

Request a specific version by including it in the URL:

```pwsh-session
PS> powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/0.7.12/install.ps1 | iex"
```

!!! tip

The installation script may be inspected before use:

=== "macOS and Linux"

    ```console
    $ curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | less
    ```

=== "Windows"

    ```pwsh-session
    PS> powershell -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | more"
    ```

Alternatively, the installer or binaries can be downloaded directly from [GitHub](#github-releases).

See the reference documentation on the installer for details on customizing your uv installation.

PyPI

For convenience, uv is published to PyPI.

If installing from PyPI, we recommend installing uv into an isolated environment, e.g., with pipx:

$ pipx install uv

However, pip can also be used:

$ pip install uv

!!! note

uv ships with prebuilt distributions (wheels) for many platforms; if a wheel is not available for a given
platform, uv will be built from source, which requires a Rust toolchain. See the
[contributing setup guide](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#setup)
for details on building uv from source.

Cargo

uv is available via Cargo, but must be built from Git rather than crates.io due to its dependency on unpublished crates.

$ cargo install --git https://github.com/astral-sh/uv uv

Homebrew

uv is available in the core Homebrew packages.

$ brew install uv

WinGet

uv is available via WinGet.

$ winget install --id=astral-sh.uv  -e

Scoop

uv is available via Scoop.

$ scoop install main/uv

Docker

uv provides a Docker image at ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv.

See our guide on using uv in Docker for more details.

GitHub Releases

uv release artifacts can be downloaded directly from GitHub Releases.

Each release page includes binaries for all supported platforms as well as instructions for using the standalone installer via github.com instead of astral.sh.

Upgrading uv

When uv is installed via the standalone installer, it can update itself on-demand:

$ uv self update

!!! tip

Updating uv will re-run the installer and can modify your shell profiles. To disable this
behavior, set `INSTALLER_NO_MODIFY_PATH=1`.

When another installation method is used, self-updates are disabled. Use the package manager's upgrade method instead. For example, with pip:

$ pip install --upgrade uv

Shell autocompletion

!!! tip

You can run `echo $SHELL` to help you determine your shell.

To enable shell autocompletion for uv commands, run one of the following:

=== "Bash"

```bash
echo 'eval "$(uv generate-shell-completion bash)"' >> ~/.bashrc
```

=== "Zsh"

```bash
echo 'eval "$(uv generate-shell-completion zsh)"' >> ~/.zshrc
```

=== "fish"

```bash
echo 'uv generate-shell-completion fish | source' > ~/.config/fish/completions/uv.fish
```

=== "Elvish"

```bash
echo 'eval (uv generate-shell-completion elvish | slurp)' >> ~/.elvish/rc.elv
```

=== "PowerShell / pwsh"

```powershell
if (!(Test-Path -Path $PROFILE)) {
  New-Item -ItemType File -Path $PROFILE -Force
}
Add-Content -Path $PROFILE -Value '(& uv generate-shell-completion powershell) | Out-String | Invoke-Expression'
```

To enable shell autocompletion for uvx, run one of the following:

=== "Bash"

```bash
echo 'eval "$(uvx --generate-shell-completion bash)"' >> ~/.bashrc
```

=== "Zsh"

```bash
echo 'eval "$(uvx --generate-shell-completion zsh)"' >> ~/.zshrc
```

=== "fish"

```bash
echo 'uvx --generate-shell-completion fish | source' > ~/.config/fish/completions/uvx.fish
```

=== "Elvish"

```bash
echo 'eval (uvx --generate-shell-completion elvish | slurp)' >> ~/.elvish/rc.elv
```

=== "PowerShell / pwsh"

```powershell
if (!(Test-Path -Path $PROFILE)) {
  New-Item -ItemType File -Path $PROFILE -Force
}
Add-Content -Path $PROFILE -Value '(& uvx --generate-shell-completion powershell) | Out-String | Invoke-Expression'
```

Then restart the shell or source the shell config file.

Uninstallation

If you need to remove uv from your system, follow these steps:

1. Clean up stored data (optional):

   $ uv cache clean
   $ rm -r "$(uv python dir)"
   $ rm -r "$(uv tool dir)"
   

   !!! tip

   Before removing the binaries, you may want to remove any data that uv has stored.
   

2. Remove the uv and uvx binaries:

   === "macOS and Linux"

   ```console
   $ rm ~/.local/bin/uv ~/.local/bin/uvx
   ```
   

   === "Windows"

   ```pwsh-session
   PS> rm $HOME\.local\bin\uv.exe
   PS> rm $HOME\.local\bin\uvx.exe
   ```
   

   !!! note

   Prior to 0.5.0, uv was installed into `~/.cargo/bin`. The binaries can be removed from there to
   uninstall. Upgrading from an older version will not automatically remove the binaries from
   `~/.cargo/bin`.
   

Next steps

See the first steps or jump straight to the guides to start using uv.