# moovweb/gvm

Go Version Manager

Repository: https://github.com/moovweb/gvm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gvm
Homepage: http://github.com/moovweb/gvm
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: golang, dependency-manager
Last push: 2024-08-08T13:36:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5388, "days_push": 755, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11677, forks 582 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:49.411956+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: package-manager, developer-tools, cli, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools, programming-languages, version-control
- platform: cli
- tags: go-version-manager, golang, gopath, goroot, shell-script, version-switcher, environment-management, command-line, linux, macos, shell

## Member repositories
- moovweb/gvm (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:49.411956+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:15:25.003133+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/moovweb/gvm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:49.411956+00:00, sha e16779590a68)
  - homepage: http://github.com/moovweb/gvm (fetched 2026-08-29T08:13:39.982197+00:00, sha 513db2499e9f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.