SDKMAN!
Manages parallel versions of JVM SDKs and build tools.
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About SDKMAN!
SDKMAN! installs and switches between JDK distributions, Kotlin, Scala, Groovy, Gradle, Maven and dozens of other JVM-ecosystem tools from the command line, keeping each version in your home directory. A .sdkmanrc file pins the versions a project expects.
Strengths
- Installs JDKs from many vendors and switches between them instantly
- Project files pin the exact SDK versions a repository needs
Limitations
- Unix shells only; Windows needs WSL or Git Bash
- Depends on the project's own version catalogue being up to date
Details
- Pricing
- FreeThe open-source application is available without a license fee.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Developer
- The SDKMAN! team
- Platforms
- macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Manages parallel versions of JVM SDKs and build tools
- Categories
- Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus Resource Hub (Developer Environments); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 2 sources on file.
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