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Every way to install mise itself — curl/sh, brew, apt, dnf, pacman, snap, nix, winget, scoop, choco, MacPorts, source, Docker. Plus uninstall, upgrade, and the install paths each method uses. Use when installing mise on a new machine, recommending an install method, or troubleshooting "command not found" after install.
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mise can be installed many ways. The right one depends on platform, package manager, and whether you have admin/root.
mise can be installed many ways. The right one depends on platform, package manager, and whether you have admin/root.
| Method | Command | Install path | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homebrew ⭐ | brew install mise | /opt/homebrew/bin/mise (Apple Silicon) or /usr/local/bin/mise (Intel) | Recommended. Auto-activates fish shell. |
| curl/sh | curl https://mise.run | sh | ~/.local/bin/mise | Works without brew |
| MacPorts | sudo port install mise | /opt/local/bin/mise |
Recommendation: brew install mise if you have brew (most macOS devs do). Otherwise the curl-pipe-sh.
The "official" apt repo:
sudo apt update -y && sudo apt install -y curl
sudo install -dm 755 /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fSs https://mise.jdx.dev/gpg-key.pub | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/mise-archive-keyring.asc 1> /dev/null
echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/mise-archive-keyring.asc] https://mise.jdx.dev/deb stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mise.list
sudo apt update -y
sudo apt install -y mise
Install path: /usr/bin/mise. Use this if you want apt to track upgrades.
sudo dnf copr enable jdxcode/mise
sudo dnf install mise
Install path: /usr/bin/mise.
sudo pacman -S mise # community repo
# or
yay -S mise-bin # AUR (binary)
Install path: /usr/bin/mise.
sudo snap install mise --classic --beta
curl https://mise.run | sh
Install path: ~/.local/bin/mise. Works on any Linux distro. Does not require root. This is the safest universal fallback.
You can override with MISE_INSTALL_PATH=/custom/path or MISE_VERSION=v... for a specific version.
nix-env -iA nixpkgs.mise
# or in flake.nix / shell.nix
| Method | Command | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| winget ⭐ | winget install jdx.mise | Recommended |
| Scoop | scoop install mise | |
| Chocolatey | choco install mise |
mise on Windows uses shims (no PATH manipulation hooks), so activation is different. Add <homedir>\AppData\Local\mise\shims to PATH. PowerShell users can (&mise activate pwsh) | Out-String | Invoke-Expression in their $PROFILE.
If you don't want to install mise on your host at all, run it in a container:
docker run --rm -v "$PWD":/workspace -w /workspace jdxcode/mise mise install
(There's no official jdxcode/mise image as of writing — build your own from a slim base.)
git clone https://github.com/jdx/mise
cd mise
cargo build --release
cp target/release/mise ~/.local/bin/
For contributors. See mise-contrib-overview skill for the full dev setup.
If you don't want every developer to install mise themselves, generate a bootstrap script and commit it:
mise generate bootstrap -l -w
This creates ./bin/mise (a script that downloads and runs mise) and updates .gitignore. New developers run ./bin/mise install and they're set up. Especially useful for CI — no curl ... | sh in your workflow.
mise --version # should print "mise 2026.x.x"
mise dr # full health check
which mise # confirm the path is what you expect
If mise --version works but which mise shows /snap/bin/mise when you wanted /usr/bin/mise, your PATH ordering is wrong. The first mise on PATH wins.
| Install method | Upgrade command |
|---|---|
| curl/sh | mise self-update |
| brew | brew upgrade mise |
| apt | sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade mise |
| dnf | sudo dnf upgrade mise |
| pacman | sudo pacman -Syu mise |
| winget | winget upgrade jdx.mise |
| scoop | scoop update mise |
| nix | nix-env -u mise |
mise self-update only works for installs that aren't managed by a package manager.
mise implode # remove ~/.local/share/mise (installs, plugins, caches)
# Then remove the binary the same way you installed it (brew uninstall, apt remove, etc.)
# Then remove `mise activate` from your shell rc file.
mise implode does NOT remove your mise.toml or ~/.config/mise/config.toml — your configs are preserved.
command not found: mise after install: the binary is at ~/.local/bin/mise but ~/.local/bin isn't on PATH. Add it (export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH") or use mise activate which handles it.mise --version works but tools aren't on PATH: you installed mise but didn't activate it. See /mise-activate-shell and mise-shell-activation.which -a mise to see all of them, remove the wrong one.Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser./mise-install command — guided install with shell activationmise-shell-activation skill — what to add to your rc file after installmise-host-vs-mise-tools skill — what NOT to install with misenpx claudepluginhub ray-manaloto/claude-code-marketplace --plugin mise-toolkitProvides behavioral guidelines to reduce common LLM coding mistakes, focusing on simplicity, surgical changes, assumption surfacing, and verifiable success criteria.
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