DVM
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The facts
Each one read from DVM's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Aliases and channels
- The README shows aliases for latest and LTS releases, and a canary version option.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Install and switch
- DVM can install Deno releases and switch to a specified version, semantic version range, or alias.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Installation methods
- The README provides shell and PowerShell installer commands and links to release binaries.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Installer requirement
- The shell installer requires `unzip`.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Install versions
- DVM can install a specified Deno version, the latest available version, or the latest LTS version.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The README describes DVM as a tool for managing multiple active Deno versions and shows project-local version configuration using `.dvmrc`.checked 7 Oct 2026
- License
- The README says DVM is released under the MIT License.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Other commands
- The command list includes version listing and removal, shell completions, activation and deactivation, cache cleanup, registry changes, and running a Deno command with a specified version.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Project configuration
- The `--local` flag lets users write a `.dvmrc` file for the current directory, which DVM can use when no version is supplied.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- DVM is a Deno Version Manager for managing multiple active Deno versions.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Release binaries
- The README directs users to the releases page to download a release binary.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Release downloads
- The v1.10.1 release lists seven assets.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Release signing
- The v1.10.1 release page says its commit was signed with the committer’s verified signature.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The repository has an Issues tab, and the page showed zero open issues when viewed.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- The installer script selects binaries for macOS and Linux on x86_64 or ARM64 and Windows on x86_64; the README also describes Windows use through PowerShell or a shell environment such as WSL or MSYS.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Switch versions
- The `use` command selects an installed version or a version range or alias.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Version lists
- DVM can list installed versions and released versions available remotely.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Windows requirement
- The README says PowerShell is required on Windows because DVM uses a PowerShell profile to set environment variables.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Windows support
- The README says the shell installer can be used on Windows with Windows Subsystem for Linux, MSYS, or equivalent tools, and that PowerShell is required.checked 7 Oct 2026
