# gvcgo/version-manager

🔥 A general version manager for thousands of SDKs with TUI inspired by lazygit. No need to remember any commands. Less bugs.

Repository: https://github.com/gvcgo/version-manager
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/version-manager
Homepage: http://vdocs.vmr.dpdns.org
Language: Go
License Family: other
Topics: go, golang, version-management, version-manager, cross-platform, languages, linux, macos, programming, windows, versions, vmr, sdk, lazygit, asdf-vm, fnm, nvm, conda
Last push: 2026-08-12T15:32:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 40, longevity 65
- inputs: {"age_days": 916, "days_push": 21, "days_rel": 517, "gap_med": 4, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: no_license, no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1339, forks 59 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:25.892667+00:00)

## What it is
VMR is a cross-platform version manager for thousands of SDKs and programming language toolchains, written in Go. It offers both a lazygit-inspired TUI and a CLI, with per-project SDK version locking and shell auto-completions.

## Use cases
- manage multiple versions of programming languages and sdks
- switch sdk versions per project
- browse and install toolchain versions with a tui
- replace nvm asdf fnm with one universal tool
- lock sdk versions for a project
- install sdks on windows macos and linux

## When to choose
- you work with many languages and want one tool instead of per-language version managers
- you prefer a keyboard-driven TUI over remembering commands
- you need consistent version management across Windows, macOS, and Linux

## When to avoid
- you only need one language's version manager and prefer its mature native tool
- you need plugin ecosystems or shell-integration features of asdf
- you require an officially licensed or audited tool (no license file is published)

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, cli, terminal-ui, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: version-manager, sdk-management, tui, lazygit-inspired, asdf-alternative, multi-language, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- gvcgo/version-manager (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.892667+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 2026-08-30T04:43:54.851642+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: http://vdocs.vmr.dpdns.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:02:55.114168+00:00, sha bd2dff15e6ba)
  - site_page: https://vdocs.vmr.dpdns.org/starts/quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T12:02:55.116567+00:00, sha c86cad5bd87d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.