# nvm-windows/nvm

A node.js version management utility for Windows. Ironically written in Go.

Repository: https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nvm-windows-nvm
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: node, versioning, management, version-manager, windows, nodejs, version, nvm, go, switch, node-version-manager
Last push: 2026-08-26T10:32:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4365, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 609, "gap_med": 1.0, "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 47476, forks 3876 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:11.218155+00:00)

## What it is
NVM for Windows is a Node.js version management utility that lets developers install and switch between multiple Node.js versions on Windows. It is a separate project from the Unix nvm and is written in Go.

## Use cases
- manage multiple node.js versions on windows
- switch node versions per project
- install a specific node.js version on windows
- replace nvm on windows since original nvm is mac/linux only
- set up nodejs development environment on windows

## When to choose
- you develop Node.js on Windows and need multiple versions
- you want the Microsoft/npm-recommended Windows node version manager

## When to avoid
- you are on macOS or Linux (use nvm-sh/nvm instead)
- you want the actively developed successor (Author/Runtime)

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: version-control, cli, developer-tools, package-manager
- domain: developer-tools, web-development
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: nodejs, version-manager, nvm, runtime-switching, go, command-line

## Member repositories
- nvm-windows/nvm (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:11.218155+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 2026-08-29T16:21:01.559288+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:11.218155+00:00, sha 46157cce6025)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.