Alternatives to carthage
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. carthage itself: install carthage.
corepack
Package manager version manager for Node.js projects
bun
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Stability Matrix
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nrm
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mint
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peru
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cdxgen
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mcp-publisher
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reg
Docker registry v2 command line client and repo listing generator with security checks
pacapt
An ArchLinux's pacman-like shell wrapper for many package managers. 56KB and run anywhere
Another Redis Desktop Manager
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nvm
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uv
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yazi
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poetry
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fnm
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renovate
Home of the Renovate CLI: Cross-platform Dependency Automation by Mend.io
nnn
n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager
gastown
Gas Town - multi-agent workspace manager
lefthook
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pixi
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gopass
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zplug
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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 carthage — 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.
carthage 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.