nvm
Node Version Manager - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions (by nvm-sh)
nvs
Node Version Switcher - A cross-platform tool for switching between versions and forks of Node.js (by jasongin)
nvm | nvs | |
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351 | 13 | |
83,933 | 2,809 | |
1.8% | 0.6% | |
8.3 | 4.8 | |
10 days ago | 10 months ago | |
Shell | JavaScript | |
MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
nvm
Posts with mentions or reviews of nvm.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-04-15.
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⚡ Deploy a minimal MCP Server on AWS Lambda with Serverless Framework ⚡
Let’s get it running locally first. You should have Node installed (you may also use nvm or docker).
- Cómo crear un Bot de Telegram Seguro🔒 con el EIP-712
- Introdução ao NestJS: Criando sua primeira aplicação
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🚀 Vite + Shadcn + Tailwind + React + TypeScript + Starter Kit
Make sure you have node installed. If not, I recommend installing via nvm(Node Version Manager)
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Setting obsidian-shellcommands plugin on flatpak
I was welcomed with an error that it couldn’t find npx command, which makes sense - I’m using NVM to manage node.
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Configuring LazyVim and Python on Windows with WSL
Reference: https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm?tab=readme-ov-file#installing-and-updating
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The Fetch API is finally stable in Node.js
If your Node.js version is below version 21, upgrade to the latest version. You can download the latest version directly from the official Node.js website or use a version manager like nvm (Node Version Manager). For example, you can use NVM to list all available versions of Node.js by running the following command:
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How to install and use NVM
Managing Node.js versions can be challenging, especially when different projects require different Node.js versions. Directly installing Node.js globally can lead to conflicts and broken projects. NVM solves this by providing isolated Node.js environments for each project.
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How to switch Node.js version: A cross-platform guide for NVM and alternatives
Node Version Manager, or NVM, is a tool that helps manage Node versions and is a convenient way to install Node. Like npm or Yarn help manage Node packages, NVM specializes in Node.js version management, enhancing development flexibility and environment control.
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How to use sqlite-vec to store and query vector embeddings
If you don't already have Node.js 22.x, install it using nvm:
nvs
Posts with mentions or reviews of nvs.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-09-12.
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The Ultimate Guide to Node.js Version Managers: NVM, NVS, fnm, Volta, and asdf | Part 3
Official NVS Documentation — instructions for installing, configuring, and using NVS.
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The Ultimate Guide to Node.js Version Managers: NVM, NVS, fnm, Volta, and asdf | Part 2
git clone https://github.com/jasongin/nvs "$NVS_HOME" . "$NVS_HOME/nvs.sh" install
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How to install Node.JS: Secrets and Best Practices for Every Platform Revealed
While we have nvm for Linux and MacOS, and an unaffiliated nvm-windows version manager, the recommended version manager for Windows is nvs, it is cross-platform and can be used on Linux and MacOS, but on these systems the most common is nvm.
- Pot folosi linux de pe USB pe laptopul de munca?
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Awful Upgrade Experience: Use node 11, wants node 14. Use node 14, wants node 11
There is also node version switcher (nvs) https://github.com/jasongin/nvs which I found better then nvm if you dont want to go the full wsl route.
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3 Useful Node.js Version Managers
nvm can only be used in projects for macOS and Linux users. If you are Windows users, you can use nvm-windows, nodist or nvs.
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Which Node.js manager do you use on?
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How to get out of version and package hell?
Its been awhile since I have used nvm I switched to using this https://github.com/jasongin/nvs and haven't really had many issues with needing to reinstall packages when switching between node version.
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installing older versions of node
I use nvs (https://github.com/jasongin/nvs). I'm sure nvm is good too, but I really like the menu you get when you run it without any arguments.. Also nvs has a Windows version, whereas nvm is POSIX OSes only.
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NVM is completely broken, how can I fix it?
I've run export NVS_HOME="$HOME/.nvs" and git clone https://github.com/jasongin/nvs "$NVS_HOME" but am running into problem when trying to run . "$NVS_HOME/nvs.sh" install.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing nvm and nvs you can also consider the following projects:
shelljs - :shell: Portable Unix shell commands for Node.js
nvm for Windows - A node.js version management utility for Windows. Ironically written in Go.
fnm - 🚀 Fast and simple Node.js version manager, built in Rust
cross-env
volta - Volta: JS Toolchains as Code. ⚡