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rbenv

Version manager that switches between installed Ruby versions per project, on Unix-like systems.

rbenv manages which installed Ruby version runs on a machine, per project directory. The project site gives the install script and names Sam Stephenson as the original creator of rbenv. Ruby versions are installed through the ruby-build plugin, which provides the rbenv install command.

Identity

Status
Active
Maintainer
Sam Stephenson3
Maintained by
Individual3
First release
20115

Rendering and deploy

Runs as
Dev only4
Install with
Homebrew formula14

Releases

Current major version
16
Last release
2025-01-086

Adoption

GitHub stars
16,7392
Contributors
1137

Why these figures do not compare

Sources

  1. 2026-10-30: links, Install with
    rbenv.org/
  2. 2026-10-30: links, License, GitHub stars
    api.github.com/repos/rbenv/rbenv
  3. 2026-10-30: Maintainer, Maintained by, License
    raw.githubusercontent.com/rbenv/rbenv/master/LICENSE
  4. 2026-10-30: Categories, Runs as, Install with
    raw.githubusercontent.com/rbenv/rbenv/master/README.md
  5. 2026-10-30: First release
    api.github.com/repos/rbenv/rbenv/commits/v0.1.0
  6. 2026-10-30: Current major version, Last release
    api.github.com/repos/rbenv/rbenv/releases
  7. 2026-10-30: Contributors
    api.github.com/repos/rbenv/rbenv/contributors?per_page=1
  8. 2026-10-30: links
    github.com/rbenv/rbenv/wiki/Plugins

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