Apache Ivy
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Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Apache Ivy manages project dependencies by recording, tracking, resolving, and reporting them.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Free plan
- YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Security
- The security page says Apache Ivy 2.6.0 fixed CVE-2026-26032, a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability affecting versions through 2.5.3.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Support
- The project directs users to its mailing lists for help and its issue tracker for bug reports.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- License
- Apache Ivy is free and open source under the Apache License, Version 2.0.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Ant integration
- Ivy integrates with Apache Ant and provides Ant tasks for dependency resolution, reporting, and publication.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Caching
- Ivy uses a cache to avoid duplicate dependency downloads.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Current release
- The download page lists Apache Ivy 2.6.0 as available.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Dependency reports
- Ivy generates HTML and graph reports that show dependencies, transitive dependencies, and conflicts.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Dependency resolution
- Ivy manages transitive dependencies and provides configurable conflict management to select versions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Distribution formats
- The download page provides binary, binary-with-dependencies, and source distributions in ZIP and tar.gz archives.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Download verification
- The project recommends verifying downloaded releases with PGP signatures or SHA512 checksums.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Extensibility
- Users can plug in repositories and define custom version strategies, conflict managers, and module metadata.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Java dependencies
- Ivy is oriented toward Java dependency management but can manage dependencies of any kind.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Latest listed version
- The download page lists Apache Ivy 2.6.0 as available.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Open source license
- Ivy is free and open source under the Apache License, Version 2.0.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Package formats
- Ivy files,Maven POMs,OSGi bundlesRead 21 Sep 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Private registry auth
- YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Publishing
- Ivy can publish projects to a repository to support multi-project environments.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Release verification
- The project recommends verifying downloaded release files with PGP signatures or SHA512 checksums.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Reports
- Ivy produces HTML reports about immediate dependencies and graph reports about transitive dependencies and conflicts.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Repository compatibility
- Ivy supports Maven 2 metadata compatibility and can use Ivy files, Maven 2 POMs, or custom module descriptors.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Repository support
- Ivy supports Maven 2 metadata and can be configured to use different repositories.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Runtime and compatibility
- The binary distribution requires at least JRE 1.4 and can be used with Apache Ant 1.6.2 or later.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Runtime requirement
- The core engine is a single JAR that requires JRE 1.4 or greater.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Security update
- Ivy 2.6.0 fixes CVE-2026-26032, a PackagerResolver path traversal vulnerability affecting versions through 2.5.3.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Supported platforms
- Java/JRERead 21 Sep 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Thread safety limit
- The FAQ says most Ivy code is not thread-safe and use in an Ant parallel task is not supported.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
- Transitive dependencies
- Ivy resolves dependencies of dependencies transitively using module metadata.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
Plans and prices
Apache Ivy Free Open source dependency manager Read 12 Oct 2026 · ant.apache.org
Where Specifiction places it
- Package Managers#32 of 938.1
