winget install --id=version-fox.vfox -eDescription
If you switch between development projects which expect different environments, specifically different runtime versions or ambient libraries, or you are tired of all kinds of cumbersome environment configurations, vfox is the ideal choice for you. vfox is a cross-platform, extensible version manager. It supports native Windows, and of course Unix-like! With it, you can quickly install and switch different environment. It saves all tool version information in a file named .tool-versions, so you can share this information in your project to ensure that everyone on your team is using the same tool versions. Traditional work requires multiple cli version managers, each with its own API, configuration files, and implementation (e.g., $PATH operations, shims, environment variables, etc.). vfox provides a single interactive way and configuration file to simplify the development workflow and can be extended to all tools and runtime environments through a simple plugin interface.
vfox is available through winget as package ID version-fox.vfox, with version 1.0.8. Use the install command above to set it up on Windows without downloading a separate installer manually.
Why install it with winget
Developer-tool pages are strongest when they connect to the broader workstation build: editors, terminals, runtimes, containers, and AI coding tools.
- •Makes developer stacks easier to reinstall with one repeatable flow
- •Useful for scripting day-one workstation setup
- •Works well when paired with archive pages, publishers, and curated topics
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version-fox.vfox
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