# jasongin/nvs

Node Version Switcher - A cross-platform tool for switching between versions and forks of Node.js

Repository: https://github.com/jasongin/nvs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nvs
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-07T17:57:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3614, "days_push": 26, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2961, forks 229 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:32.328739+00:00)

## What it is
NVS (Node Version Switcher) is a cross-platform command-line tool for installing and switching between different versions and forks of Node.js. It is written in JavaScript and supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, including use in CI environments.

## Use cases
- switch between node.js versions
- manage multiple node versions on windows
- install node lts from the command line
- test a project against multiple node versions in CI
- migrate global npm modules to a new node version
- use a fork of node.js

## When to choose
- you need a node version manager that works natively on Windows
- you want to switch between node versions and forks with a single tool
- you need per-shell or per-project node version switching
- you want to install node versions in CI pipelines

## When to avoid
- you only use macOS/Linux and prefer the widely adopted nvm
- you need version managers for other runtimes like Python or Ruby
- you want a GUI-based runtime manager

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, package-manager, version-control
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: nodejs, version-manager, nvm-alternative, runtime-switching, command-line, javascript, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- jasongin/nvs (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.328739+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 2026-08-30T07:32:09.582003+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jasongin/nvs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.328739+00:00, sha 3c267bab5df4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.