rustup

rustup is ranked #1 of 30 in runtime version managers on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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rustup Free No paid plans stated rustup.rs · 2 Oct 2026

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Runtime types: language
Automatic switching: Yes
Project version pinning: Yes
Version source: both
Supported platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows

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rustup

Purpose: rustup installs the Rust programming language from official release channels.
Toolchain switching: rustup lets users switch between stable, beta and nightly Rust compilers and keep them updated.
Cross-compilation: rustup provides binary standard-library releases for many platforms and installs targets with `rustup target add`.
Toolchain management: rustup manages multiple toolchains, including official channels, archived releases, alternate hosts and local builds.
Tool proxies: rustup installs proxies for tools including rustc, rustdoc, cargo, rust-analyzer, Clippy and Miri.
Components: Toolchain components include rustc, cargo, rustfmt, rust-std, rust-docs, rust-analyzer, clippy, miri and rust-src.
Component limitation: Component availability varies between releases and toolchains, especially on nightly.
Supported hosts: The installer runs on Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris and illumos.
Installation: Unix installation uses a shell script, while Windows installation uses rustup-init.exe.
Shell integration: rustup can generate completion scripts for Bash, Fish, Zsh and PowerShell.
Security: rustup downloads over HTTPS but does not yet validate download signatures.
Android target: rustup can install an Android target, but cross-compiling to Android also requires the Android NDK and usually a linker.
Support: The rustup site directs users to the Rust community for help, and the rustup book points to the GitHub issue tracker for problems.
Package managers: Official documentation describes installation through APT, Homebrew, pacman and DNF, while noting rustup does not maintain those packages.
Price from: Free

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rust-lang.github.io/rustup/· checked 2 Oct 2026
rust-lang.github.io/rustup/cross-compilation.html· checked 2 Oct 2026
rust-lang.github.io/rustup/concepts/toolchains.html· checked 2 Oct 2026
rust-lang.github.io/rustup/concepts/proxies.html· checked 2 Oct 2026
rust-lang.github.io/rustup/concepts/components.html· checked 2 Oct 2026
rustup.rs· checked 2 Oct 2026
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