Alternatives to cargo-update
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. cargo-update itself: install cargo-update.
cargo-chef
A cargo-subcommand to speed up Rust Docker builds using Docker layer caching
cargo-release
Cargo subcommand `release`: everything about releasing a rust crate
cargo-llvm-cov
Cargo subcommand to easily use LLVM source-based code coverage (-C instrument-coverage)
cargo-outdated
A cargo subcommand for displaying when Rust dependencies are out of date
cc-switch
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
gemini-cli
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
tmux
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
SiYuan
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
php
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
YesPlayMusic
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
ccusage
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
ncmdump
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
nali
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
OSS Browser
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
pipdeptree
A command line utility to display dependency tree of the installed Python packages
cargo-binstall
Installed with cargo. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
ykdl
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
t-rec-rs
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
pinact
pinact is a CLI to edit GitHub Workflow and Composite action files and pin versions of Actions and Reusable Workflows. pinact can also update their ve
git-xargs
git-xargs is a command-line tool (CLI) for making updates across multiple Github repositories with a single command
cargo-mommy
Installed with cargo. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
yt-dlp
A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader
thefuck
Magnificent app which corrects your previous console command
fzf
:cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than cargo-update — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
cargo-update is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.