Installing LiteRT CLI

Install litert-cli-nightly from PyPI. The LiteRT CLI installs additional dependencies on-demand based on the commands you run to speed up the initial installation.

We support installation using either uv (recommended for ultra-fast dependency resolution) or standard pip within a Python virtual environment.

uv is an extremely fast Python package manager written in Rust.

# 1. Create a virtual environment with Python 3.13.
# TIP: Sometimes setting env var `UV_INDEX_URL=https://pypi.org/simple` helps
# resolve dependency resolution errors.
uv venv --clear --python=3.13 --seed
source .venv/bin/activate

# 2. Install the package into the active virtual environment
uv pip install litert-cli-nightly

# 3. Verify installation
litert --help

Option 2: Use standard pip

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -q litert-cli-nightly
litert --help

Option 3: Install from local clone (for development)

uv venv --clear --python=3.13 --seed
source .venv/bin/activate
git clone git@github.com:google-ai-edge/LiteRT-CLI.git
cd LiteRT-CLI
uv pip install -e .