# hokaccha/nodebrew

Node.js version manager

Repository: https://github.com/hokaccha/nodebrew
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nodebrew
Language: Perl
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-03-19T04:27:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5406, "days_push": 1628, "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 1067, forks 66 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:27.311672+00:00)

## What it is
nodebrew is a Node.js version manager written in Perl that lets users install, compile, switch between, and manage multiple Node.js versions from the command line. It requires no external dependencies beyond Perl and supports aliases, remote version listing, and temporary version execution.

## Use cases
- install multiple node.js versions
- switch node version per project
- manage node versions without nvm
- compile node from source with custom options
- set a default node version alias
- run a command with a different node version

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight Node version manager with only a Perl dependency
- you need to compile Node from source with custom configure flags
- you prefer a simple single-file tool over nvm's shell integration

## When to avoid
- you need active development or recent updates (last release 2022)
- you prefer nvm, fnm, or volta with broader ecosystem support
- you need Windows-native support

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: package-manager, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, programming-languages
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: nodejs, version-manager, perl, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- hokaccha/nodebrew (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:27.311672+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 2026-08-30T06:55:10.481693+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hokaccha/nodebrew (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:27.311672+00:00, sha f64065fcef28)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.