devenv Alternatives

devenv is described as 'Fast, Declarative, Reproducible, and Composable Developer Environments using Nix' and is an app in the development category. There are four alternatives to devenv for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Docker and Self-Hosted apps. The best devenv alternative is DevPod, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like devenv are Flox.dev, Jetify Devbox and Development Containers.

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  1. DevPod icon
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    DevPod is infrastructure-independent and client-only, which makes it incredibly easy to get started with. Codespaces but open-source, client-only and unopinionated. Works with any infra, any programming language, any IDE, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
    • DevPod is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to devenv.

    • DevPod is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to devenv.

    • DevPod is Free and Open Sourcedevenv is also Free and Open Source
    • DevPod is Lightweightdevenv is not according to our users
  2. Flox.dev icon
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    Flox is a virtual environment and package manager all in one. With Flox you create environments that layer and replace dependencies just where it matters, making them portable across the full software lifecycle.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
     
  3. Jetify Devbox icon
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    Devbox is a command-line tool that lets you easily create reproducible, reliable dev environments. You start by defining the list of packages required by your development environment, and devbox uses that definition to create an isolated environment just for your application.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    A development container (or dev container for short) allows you to use a container as a full-featured development environment. It can be used to run an application, to separate tools, libraries, or runtimes needed for working with a codebase, and to aid in continuous integration...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
    • Development Containers is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to devenv.

    • Development Containers is Free and Open Sourcedevenv is also Free and Open Source
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