vfox Alternatives

vfox is described as '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' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to vfox for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, FreeBSD and Homebrew apps. The best vfox alternative is Fast Node Manager, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like vfox are Volta, mise - dev tools, env vars, task runner, asdf and Node Version Manager.

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

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

    • Fast Node Manager is Free and Open Sourcevfox 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    mise (pronounced "meez") or "mise-en-place" is a development environment setup tool. The name refers to a French culinary phrase that roughly translates to "setup" or "put in place".

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
     
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    GVM provides an interface to manage Go versions.

    6 Go Version Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Mac
     
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    rbenv is a version manager tool for the Ruby programming language on Unix-like systems. It is useful for switching between multiple Ruby versions on the same machine and for ensuring that each project you are working on always runs on the correct Ruby version.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Node.js version management: no subshells, no profile setup, no convoluted API, just simple.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Node.JS
     
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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

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Zig Version Manager (zvm) is a tool for managing your Zig installs. With std under heavy development and a large feature roadmap, Zig is bound to continue changing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • BSD
    • OpenBSD
    • FreeBSD
     
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    Command-line tool that provides convenient management and switching of multiple versions of the Go environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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