spinel-coop/rv

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

1786 stars · 53 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

rv is an extremely fast Ruby version and gem manager written in Rust, handling Ruby installation, project gem installation, and isolated gem CLI tool environments. It supports automatic version switching via shell integration and .ruby-version pinning.

Use cases

• install ruby versions quickly
• manage ruby project gems from gemfile.lock
• run gem clis without installing globally
• automatically switch ruby versions per project
• replace rbenv and bundler workflow
• install ruby cli tools in isolated environments

When to choose

• you want a fast, unified replacement for rbenv/rvm and bundler
• you need per-project automatic Ruby version switching
• you want to run gem CLIs like rails without polluting your environment
• you work across macOS, Linux, and Windows

When to avoid

• you rely on advanced rbenv/rvm features like gemsets or rubinius patching
• you need JRuby or non-standard Ruby implementations
• your workflow depends on Bundler-specific plugins or flags not yet supported

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

package-manager cli developer-tools configuration-management developer-tools programming-languages windows cli rust ruby-version-manager gem-manager bundler rubygems version-switching rust command-line automation macos linux

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