Easily manage Node.js versions
Node Version Manager is a command line tool that allows developers to manage multiple versions of Node.js on their systems. With its POSIX-compliant shell script (bash script) structure, it makes it easier to make quick version transitions between different projects.
Updates
- September 27, 2026: Stars 94,630 → 95,190, latest release v0.40.8 (September 21, 2026).
- August 18, 2026: Stars 94,519 → 94,630, latest release v0.40.7 (August 18, 2026).
- August 12, 2026: Stars 94,520 → 94,519, latest release v0.40.6 (July 15, 2026).
What you get
- Quickly switch between different Node.js versions
- Work seamlessly in POSIX-compliant shells
- Easily install project-specific Node.js versions
Installation
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.6/install.sh | bashwget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.6/install.sh | bashRunning it
nvm install 24If you don't write code
I want to manage multiple versions of Node.js on my computer. How do I install Node.js version 24 and switch between different versions using the NVM tool? Can you explain step by step the process of changing the version on the command line?
Repository: https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm. Follow the official instructions in the README of this repository for setup and execution.
Before starting, check which OS we are on and if the necessary tools (e.g., Python, Node.js, Git, Docker) are installed. Install any missing ones step-by-step according to this system.
Create a new, empty folder to work in. Do not touch any files outside this folder and do not delete anything. Tell me what you are going to do in one sentence before running each command.
Tell me what I should see on the screen at the end of each step. If an error occurs, I will paste the error message to you exactly as it is, and we will fix it together.
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TreScout did not build this tool · we found it in GitHub trends and wrote it up. This page describes the repository as of 2026-08-12: The star count and our text belong to that day, the repository may have changed since. Check the repository link for the current state. The introductory text was prepared with AI from the repository's own documentation, and this page was machine-translated from the Turkish original · the Turkish version prevails.