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Awesome Version Managers Awesome

A curated list of Version Managers

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Version Managers

Generic

  • anyenv - A version manager wrapper allowing maintenance of multiple version managers.
  • aqua - Declarative CLI Version manager written in Go. Support Lazy Install, Registry, and continuous update with Renovate. CLI version is switched seamlessly.
  • asdf-vm - An extendable version manager using a plugin structure to handle new version managers.
  • mise - An asdf drop-in replacement written in Rust.
  • proto - A pluggable next-generation version manager for multiple programming languages as unified toolchain.
  • vfox - A cross-platform, extensible version manager. It supports native Windows and Unix-like.
  • spack - A flexible package manager that supports multiple versions, configurations, platforms, and compilers.

Python

  • pyenv - A tool that allows you to switch between multiple versions of Python.
  • pyenv-win - A porting of pyenv for Windows.
  • pyflow - A multipurpose Python environment manager.
  • pythonz - A program to automate the building and installation of Python versions.

Node.js

  • fnm - Fast and simple Node.js version manager built in Rust
  • nvm - A version manager for Node.js, designed to be installed per user, and invoked per shell.
  • nvm-windows - Same of nvm, but for Windows.
  • n - An interactive manager that has no subshells and no profile setup.
  • volta - A JavaScript tool manager, designed to provide seamless, fully isolated node environments.
  • nodenv - A tool that can automatically select the appropriate node version for a given project and doesn't require shell integration or overriding of builtin commands.
  • nvs - A cross-platform utility for switching between different versions and forks of Node.js.
  • nodebrew - A simple Node.js version manager.
  • nve - Run any command on specific Node.js versions.
  • chnode - A lightweight Node.js version switcher that allows for auto-switching by updating the PATH, inspired by chruby.
  • pnpm - A fast and disk space efficient package manager that can also manage Node.js versions via it's env command.
  • nvm-rust - A cross platform Node.js version manager made in Rust.

Ruby

  • rbenv - A manager that focus on switching Ruby versions.
  • rbenv-win - A porting of rbenv to Windows.
  • rvm - A tool that is loaded into the shell, overrides some commands and also manages gemsets.
  • uru - A lightweight, multi-platform command line tool that helps you use the multiple rubies, like MRI, JRuby and Rubinius.
  • chruby - A Ruby version switcher that allows for auto-switching, updates PATH and has around 100 lines of code.
  • frum - A fast and modern Ruby version manager written in Rust that is also cross-platform.

Go

  • gvm - An interface to manage Go versions.
  • goenv - Version manager like pyenv and rbenv, but for Go.
  • g - A simples Go version manager inspired by n.
  • goup - An elegant version manager written in Go that is installed with a one-liner and that work well on all Linux distros.

Rust

  • rustup - A manager that installs Rust from official release channels and allows to switch between stable, beta, and nightly compilers.

Java

  • jenv - A cross-platform tool for managing parallel Versions of JDKs which allows for installing, switching, removing and listing candidates.
  • jEnv - A version switcher for Java that does not handle installation.
  • jabba - A cross-platform Java manager that allows for installation and switching of JDKs.
  • jvms - A JDK version manager for Windows made in Go.

JVM

  • SDKMAN! - Install Software Development Kits for the JVM such as Java, Scala, Kotlin and Groovy. Ant, Gradle, Grails, Maven, SBT, Spark, Spring Boot, Vert.x and many others also supported.

Swift

  • swiftenv - A Swift manager that changes version per user, set a per-project version and allows you to override the version with an environmental variable.
  • swiftly - A CLI tool for installing, managing, and switching between Swift toolchains, written in Swift.

PHP

  • phpbrew - A utility that builds and installs multiple version of PHP in your HOME directory allowing of switching between them.
  • phpenv - A version manager that operates binaries on the user directory and utilizes shims.

Perl

  • perlbrew - A tool that manages multiple Perl environments and allows switching between them.
  • plenv - A manager that installs multiple versions on the home directory, uses shims and allows to set local version per directory.

Lua

  • luaver - A helper to manage and switch between different versions of Lua, LuaJIT and Luarocks.
  • lenv - A Lua version manager that allows installation and switching between multiple versions.

Elixir

  • kiex - A utility that allows build and switch between different Elixir versions.
  • exenv - A Elixir version manager based on rbenv.

Erlang

  • evm - A tool that allows you to install multiple versions of erlang on your system and switch between them.

Julia

  • juliavm - A CLI tool which allows you to install, manage, and work with Julia environments and switch between them.
  • jlenv - A Julia version manager based on rbenv.

Crystal

  • crenv - A Crystal version manager based on rbenv.

Flutter

  • fvm - A version manager allowing to reference Flutter SDK version on a per-project basis, allows you to have multiple versions installed.

Scala

  • svm - A version manager that switches and installs multiple Scala versions.

Terraform

OpenTofu

  • tfenv - A Terraform version manager inspired by rbenv.
  • tofuenv - A OpenTofu version manager inspired by tfenv.
  • tenv - A versatile version manager for OpenTofu, Terraform and Terragrunt, written in Go.

Solidity

  • svm-rs - A Solidity compiler version manager made in Rust.

Xcode

  • xcodes - A command-line tool to install and switch between multiple versions of Xcode.
  • Xcodes.app - An app that offers the easiest way to install and switch between multiple versions of Xcode.

CMake

  • cvm - A cross platform command-line tool that help manage currently installed versions of CMake.

Unity

  • uvm - A tool which allows to install and manage multiple Unity versions on a system from the command-line that is also compatible with Unity-Hub.

Godot

  • Godots - An app that manages your Godot versions and projects with support for all platforms while also allowing for theming.
  • Godot Manager - An app made in C# that can manage the engine versions of Godot from the official Github repository, as well as getting updates from new releases.
  • Hourglass - A project manager that can also manage multiple versions of Godot engine with just a few clicks and that supports custom engine builds.
  • GVM - A simple app that can install and remove any version of Godot, even the alpha, beta, rc and dev versions.

R

  • rig - A cross platform R version manager with no system requirements on any platform.

Zig

  • zvm - A version manager made in Go that works on Linux, BSD, MacOS, *nix systems including Windows.
  • zigup - A Zig version manager made entirely with Zig.

Neovim

  • bob - A cross-platform and easy-to-use Neovim version manager, allowing for easy switching between versions right from the command line.

Lean

  • elan - A small tool for managing your installations of the Lean theorem prover that is also the recommended way to set up in their documentation.

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