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zigup vs asdf: catalog facts
zigupasdf
Free

Free and open source under the MIT-0 licence.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Windows, Command line macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Installs and switches between Zig compiler versions
  • Small and focused tool
  • One tool and one .tool-versions file replaces nvm, rbenv, pyenv and friends
  • Plugin ecosystem covers hundreds of runtimes and CLI tools
  • The author recommends anyzig instead
  • Infrequent updates
  • Shim indirection adds startup latency and occasionally confuses tooling
  • Plugin quality varies since each is community-maintained
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT-0 License: MIT
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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