rstudio/renv
renv: Project environments for R. observed · 2026-10-17
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 23
- age_days: 2883
- days_rel: 14
- days_push: 4
- n_releases_24m: 14
Adoption not part of the score
1163 stars · 169 forks observed · 2026-10-17
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
renv is an R package that creates reproducible project environments for R projects. It gives each project a private package library and records exact package versions in a lockfile so projects can be restored identically elsewhere.
Use cases
- make R projects reproducible with locked package versions
- isolate R package dependencies per project
- share an R project so collaborators get the same packages
- restore R package versions on a new machine
- avoid package conflicts between R projects
- manage R dependencies like a lockfile for CI
When to choose
- you work on multiple R projects with conflicting package requirements
- you need reproducible R environments for collaboration or deployment
- you want a lockfile-based dependency workflow in R
When to avoid
- you work outside the R language
- you want a general-purpose package manager for non-R toolchains
Facets
library · maturity stable
package-manager developer-tools configuration-management developer-tools data-science programming-languages cross-platform cli r reproducibility dependency-management lockfile project-environments
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rstudio/renv · fetched 2026-10-17 · 1b066a8258b6
- homepage: https://rstudio.github.io/renv/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 40bc2d1129b3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rstudio/renv | main | 99 |
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