# nodenv/nodenv

Manage your app's Node.js environment

Repository: https://github.com/nodenv/nodenv
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nodenv
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: nodenv, node, version-manager, shell, nodejs
Last push: 2026-08-24T03:08:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 41, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4924, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 399, "gap_med": 1.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2413, forks 162 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:44.470417+00:00)

## What it is
nodenv is a Node.js version manager for Unix-like systems, modeled on rbenv, that lets you install and switch between multiple Node.js versions per project via a .node-version file. It works by shimming node, npm, and npx on your PATH and is extensible through Bash plugins.

## Use cases
- manage multiple node versions on one machine
- pin a node version per project
- switch node versions when changing directories
- ensure my team uses the same node version
- install a specific nodejs version
- replace nvm with a simpler version manager

## When to choose
- you want lightweight, shim-based Node version management like rbenv
- you need per-project Node versions via .node-version files
- you prefer Homebrew-installable tooling on macOS or Linux

## When to avoid
- you are on Windows without WSL
- you want automatic version downloading on directory change like nvm/asdf with hooks
- you need Debian/Ubuntu apt packages

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: version-control, cli, developer-tools, package-manager
- domain: developer-tools, web-development
- platform: cli
- tags: nodejs, version-manager, rbenv-style, shell, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- nodenv/nodenv (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:44.470417+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 2026-08-30T02:33:56.332064+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nodenv/nodenv (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:44.470417+00:00, sha 44d54c29b482)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.