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g vs VMR: catalog facts
g	VMR
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Switches Go versions with a single command Works on Linux, macOS and Windows	One tool for many languages and SDKs Choice of terminal UI or plain CLI
Command-line only Master branch may be unstable; use tagged releases	Relies on its own cached version lists for available SDKs Smaller community than single-language managers like nvm or pyenv
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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