juliaup

Spec sheet

Purpose

Juliaup is a cross-platform installer and version manager for the Julia programming language.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platforms

Official installers are provided for Windows, Mac, Linux, and FreeBSD.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Integrations

The README documents a GitHub Actions installer action for CI and says the VS Code extension automatically finds the Julia installation.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository is distributed under the MIT License.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Available channels

Channels include stable, long-term support, prerelease, nightly, pull request builds, and specific Julia versions.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Command line and GUI

Juliaup includes a command line tool and a graphical application for managing Julia versions.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Downloads and mirrors

Juliaup downloads Julia binaries from the official server by default and can be configured to use a third-party mirror.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

GUI features

The GUI lists installed and available channels and can launch Julia, set a default channel, update or remove a channel, and configure Juliaup.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Interfaces

Juliaup is available as a command-line tool and a graphical application.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Linux GUI requirement

The Linux GUI requires a desktop session using X11 or Wayland and OpenGL, and runs on distributions with glibc 2.28 or newer.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Mirrors

Juliaup downloads Julia binaries from the official server by default and can be configured to use a third-party mirror.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Pricing

The official installation page provides Julia and Juliaup installation instructions without listing a price.Read 8 Oct 2026 · julialang.org

Project selection

Juliaup can select a Julia version from a project's Manifest.toml, but this feature is disabled by default.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Project status

The repository describes the installer as production ready.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Project version selection

Juliaup can select a Julia version from the active project's Manifest.toml, but this feature is disabled by default.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Status

The project describes the installer as production ready.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Version management

Juliaup can install specific Julia versions, notify users of new releases, and manage release channels such as stable, LTS, beta, and nightly.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Windows limitation

The MSI installation has no automatic Juliaup update mechanism and is generally not recommended unless other Windows installation methods do not work.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Runtime Version Managers#25 of 307.1
• Development Environment Managers#44 of 507.1