RubyMetric/chsrc

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6854 stars · 281 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

chsrc is a cross-platform command-line tool and framework for switching package manager mirrors (change source) on Linux, Windows, macOS, BSD, and Android. Written in C11, it supports 65+ targets such as pip, npm, cargo, maven, brew, and apt via an extensible recipe system.

Use cases

• switch pip to a faster mirror
• change npm registry mirror from the command line
• set up Chinese mirrors for apt and brew
• configure mirror sources for cargo and maven across platforms
• speed up package downloads by switching to a local mirror
• reset package manager sources to defaults

When to choose

• you need one consistent tool to switch mirrors for many package managers
• you work across Linux, macOS, Windows, or Android and want portable mirror configuration
• you are in a region where official mirrors are slow and want quick switching
• you want a lightweight native binary without a language runtime dependency

When to avoid

• you only need to change a single package manager's mirror once and prefer editing its config directly
• you need a GUI for mirror management
• your target package manager is not among the supported recipes

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli configuration-management package-manager developer-tools developer-tools windows bsd cli cross-platform mirror-switching package-mirrors c11 recipe-framework china-mirrors command-line devops automation linux macos android

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