CocoIndex installation

Install CocoIndex with pip, uv, or Poetry, and check system requirements — Python 3.11 to 3.13 on macOS, Linux, or Windows.

Time

~3 minutes

Language

Python 3.11+

Version

v 1.0.0-alpha48

Last reviewed

Feb 17, 2026

Install Python and pip

To follow the steps in this guide, you’ll need:

1. Install Python. We support Python 3.11 to 3.13.
2. Install pip - a Python package installer

Install CocoIndex

Using pip

pip install -U --pre cocoindex

Using uv

uv add --prerelease explicit cocoindex

Or add to your pyproject.toml:

[tool.uv]
prerelease = "explicit"

Using Poetry

poetry add cocoindex --allow-prereleases

Or specify in pyproject.toml:

[tool.poetry.dependencies]
cocoindex = { version = "^1.0", allow-prereleases = true }

System requirements

CocoIndex is supported on the following operating systems:

• macOS: 10.12+ on x86_64, 11.0+ on arm64
• Linux: x86_64 or arm64, glibc 2.28+ (e.g., Debian 10+, Ubuntu 18.10+, Fedora 29+, CentOS/RHEL 8+)
• Windows: 10+ on x86_64