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canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/1b93d87a?lang=en"
title: "Any Nix package, live in your browser"
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published_at: "2026-09-06T07:09:11.000Z"
category: "Infra"
topics: ["nix","linux","browser","package-manager","open-source","dev-tools"]
source_urls: ["https://fzakaria.com/2026/09/04/any-nix-package-live-in-your-browser","https://lobste.rs/s/i9zp2x/any_nix_package_live_your_browser"]
summary: "tl;dr Try it at https://trynix.dev. Click hello, or python 3.6.2 from 2017, or two eras of hello at once, or a package that exists in no public cache. A Linux machine boots in the tab and you get a shell with those Nix packages on PATH."
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# Any Nix package, live in your browser

> [Open the canonical story](<https://aidr.today/1b93d87a?lang=en>)

**Published:** 2026-09-06T07:09:11.000Z
**Category:** Infra
**Topics:** nix, linux, browser, package\-manager, open\-source, dev\-tools

## Summary

tl;dr Try it at https://trynix\.dev\. Click hello, or python 3\.6\.2 from 2017, or two eras of hello at once, or a package that exists in no public cache\. A Linux machine boots in the tab and you get a shell with those Nix packages on PATH\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://fzakaria.com/2026/09/04/any-nix-package-live-in-your-browser>)
- [Discussion](<https://lobste.rs/s/i9zp2x/any_nix_package_live_your_browser>)