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Nix for macOS

Determinate Nix is the easy button for Nix on macOS

Transform your macOS development environment with Determinate Nix—the seamless, secure, enterprise-ready Nix installation solution designed specifically for macOS.

Business-class Nix at your fingertips

Determinate Nix delivers a zero-friction experience for macOS users, combining the power of Nix for business and bulletproof reliability.

Security without compromise

  • Signed and notarized packages: Deploy with confidence using Apple-verified packages
  • Always-encrypted Nix store: Protect your intellectual property with end-to-end encryption
  • Zero-trust architecture: Fine-grained access controls with federated authentication via OIDC, JWT, and SSO
  • SOC 2 type 2 certified: Meet enterprise compliance requirements with our certified platform

Fleet management

  • MDM-ready deployment: Scale across your organization effortlessly
  • Corporate network ready: Automatic certificate handling for ZScaler, Fortinet, and other security platforms
  • Native Keychain integration: Seamless credentials management the macOS way
  • Autoscale macOS on AWS: Scale your macOS compute fleet with ease on AWS EC2

Intelligent system integration

  • Survival mode: Keep Nix running smoothly through macOS updates
  • macOS Sequoia compatible: Full support for the latest macOS version
  • Smart resource management:
    • Socket activation preserves system performance
    • Battery-aware operations
    • Intelligent garbage collection that respects system resources

Get started

For step-by-step instructions, visit our comprehensive getting started guide. Contact us at hello@determinate.systems to learn more about how Determinate Nix can help your organization.

Ready to transform your development environment?

Download our Universal macOS Installer and experience the most reliable, secure, and enterprise-ready Nix installation for macOS.

Are you already familiar with Nix? Jump right in:

Install Nix
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix | sh -s -- install --determinate