moovweb/gvm

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

GVM (Go Version Manager) is a shell-based tool for installing, switching between, and managing multiple versions of the Go programming language. It also manages GOPATH environments via pkgsets, letting developers isolate dependencies per project.

Use cases

• install multiple versions of go side by side
• switch go version per project
• manage separate gopath environments for different projects
• install go from source or binary
• set up a go development environment on linux or macos
• bootstrap a newer go toolchain from go 1.4

When to choose

• you work on multiple Go projects requiring different Go versions
• you need per-project GOPATH isolation with pkgsets
• you want a lightweight shell-based version manager without extra runtimes
• you need to install pre-module era Go versions or build Go from source

When to avoid

• you only use modern Go modules, where the built-in toolchain handles most needs
• you want a version manager written in Go itself (consider goenv or asdf instead)
• you need Windows support, which gvm does not provide
• you need actively developed features - the project is in maintenance mode

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

package-manager developer-tools cli configuration-management developer-tools programming-languages version-control cli go-version-manager golang gopath goroot shell-script version-switcher environment-management command-line linux macos shell

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