n Alternatives

n is described as 'Node.js version management: no subshells, no profile setup, no convoluted API, just simple' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to n for Linux, Mac, Windows, Homebrew and Chocolatey. The best n alternative is Fast Node Manager, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like n are Volta, vfox, moonrepo proto and nodenv.

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    Fast and simple Node.js version manager, built in Rust.

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    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
     
    • Fast Node Manager is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to n.

    • Fast Node Manager is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to n.

    • Fast Node Manager is Free and Open Sourcen is also Free and Open Source
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    Fast: Install and run any JS tool quickly and seamlessly! Volta is built in Rust and ships as a snappy static binary.

    5 Volta alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    vfox is a cross-platform version manager(similar to nvm, fvm, sdkman, asdf-vm, etc.), extendable via plugins. It allows you to quickly install and switch between different environment you need via the command line.

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    • Windows
    • Mac
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    proto is a pluggable next-generation version manager for multiple programming languages. A unified toolchain.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. nodenv icon
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    Manage multiple NodeJS versions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Homebrew
    • Mac
     
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    Natural node.js and npm version manager for windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    nvm is a version manager for node.js, designed to be installed per-user, and invoked per-shell. nvm works on any POSIX-compliant shell (sh, dash, ksh, zsh, bash), in particular on these platforms: unix, macOS, and windows WSL.

    10 Node Version Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
     
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    "asdf" is a tool version manager. All tool version definitions are contained within one file (.tool-versions) which you can check in to your project's Git repository to share with your team, ensuring everyone is using the exact same versions of tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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    NVS is a cross-platform utility for switching between different versions and forks of Node.js. NVS is itself written in node JavaScript.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Chocolatey
    • Mac
     
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    This is a simple wrapper for rbenv style environment managers. You don't have to git clone or modify your shell profile for each **env anymore if you install anyenv.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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