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GoogleChromeLabs/jsvu

JavaScript (engine) Version Updater observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/jsvu · homepage · JavaScript · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

75/100

  • Activity 95
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3199
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 34
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2029 stars · 98 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

jsvu is a CLI tool from GoogleChromeLabs that installs and updates recent versions of multiple JavaScript engines (V8, SpiderMonkey, JavaScriptCore, Hermes, QuickJS-ng, GraalJS, XS) without compiling from source. It runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux and is managed via npm.

Use cases

  • install javascript engines without compiling from source
  • keep v8 and spidermonkey binaries up to date
  • test my code against multiple js engines
  • download prebuilt javascriptcore for mac arm
  • manage multiple javascript engine versions on one machine
  • get a quickjs or hermes binary quickly

When to choose

  • you need recent builds of several JS engines for testing or benchmarking
  • you want prebuilt binaries instead of building engines from source
  • you work on cross-platform JS engine compatibility

When to avoid

  • you only need Node.js itself (use nvm/fnm instead)
  • you need a specific older engine version or custom build flags
  • your platform/architecture is not in the supported matrix

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli package-manager developer-tools deployment developer-tools programming-languages cli windows cross-platform javascript-engines version-manager v8 spidermonkey javascriptcore hermes quickjs graaljs prebuilt-binaries command-line javascript nodejs macos linux

3 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
GoogleChromeLabs/jsvumain75

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