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jEnv

jEnv is ranked #17 of 50 in development environment managers on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS. There is a free plan.

Compared on development environment managers

Supported scope
language_and_sdk
Project version pinning
Yes
Lockfile support
Yes
Automatic switching
Yes
Shell integration
Yes
Operating systems
cross_platform

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jenv.be
The jEnv homepage
jEnv
Purpose
jEnv is a command-line tool for managing Java environments and the JAVA_HOME environment variable.
Java version switching
It lets developers switch between Java versions on a development machine.
Version scopes
Java versions can be selected globally, for a directory, or for a shell session.
Project configuration
The local command creates a .java-version file that can be checked into Git for a project.
Java installation
jEnv does not install Java; users install Java with a platform appropriate package manager and add its location to jEnv.
Integrations
Optional plugins can export Java settings for Gradle, Maven, Ant, Leiningen, and sbt.
Shell support
The documentation gives setup instructions for Bash, Zsh, and Fish shells.
macOS installation
The site documents installation on macOS using Homebrew.
Linux installation
The site documents installing jEnv from its Git repository on Linux.
Open source
The project describes itself as open source and open to external contributions.
Support
The site directs users to GitHub to report bugs or request missing features.
Known issue
The project documentation says users have reported issues using jEnv with Fish.
Purpose
jEnv is a command-line tool for managing Java environments and switching between Java versions.
JAVA_HOME
It can set JAVA_HOME through its export plugin.
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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

  • Best Development Environment Managers in 2026#17 of 50
  • Best Runtime Version Managers in 2026#7 of 28

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Sources

  • jenv.be· checked 29 Sept 2026
  • github.com/jenv/jenv· checked 29 Sept 2026
  • jenv/jenv· checked 2 Oct 2026
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