rbenv
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Manage your app's Ruby environment observed · 2026-09-26
Health v2 · maintenance only
72/100
- Activity 84
- Release rhythm 40
- 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: 0
- age_days: 5559
- days_rel: 650
- days_push: 98
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
16736 stars · 1429 forks observed · 2026-09-26
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
rbenv is a version manager for the Ruby programming language on Unix-like systems, letting you switch between multiple Ruby versions per project via a .ruby-version file. Its companion ruby-build installs Ruby versions, and behavior is extensible through bash plugins.
Use cases
- manage multiple ruby versions on one machine
- pin a ruby version per project
- install specific ruby versions with ruby-build
- switch ruby versions when changing directories
- set up a consistent ruby environment for a team
When to choose
- you work on multiple Ruby projects needing different Ruby versions
- you want a lightweight, shell-based version manager without extra runtime overhead
- you need per-project version pinning via .ruby-version
When to avoid
- you need a single system-wide Ruby only
- you want a version manager that also handles gems isolation out of the box (consider bundler or alternatives like asdf)
- you are on Windows without WSL
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
developer-tools cli package-manager developer-tools programming-languages cli cross-platform ruby version-manager ruby-build shell environment-management command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv · fetched 2026-09-26 · 915b92ef81b3
- homepage: https://rbenv.org/ · fetched 2026-10-12 · 3fc9ba2b2d90
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rbenv/rbenv | main | 72 |
| rbenv/ruby-build | plugin | 93 |
| rbenv/rbenv-vars | plugin | 32 |
| rbenv/rbenv-installer | infra | 35 |
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