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mise

Ch 077.3of 26 Development Environment Management Tools
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Runtime managementYes
  4. 4Dependency lockingYes
  5. 5Configuration as codeYes
  6. 6Shell integrationYes
  7. 7Container supportYes
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Overview

mise is ranked #7 of 26 in development environment management tools on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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mise (open-source CLI) Free MIT licensed · macOS, Linux, Windows mise.en.dev · 2 Oct 2026

Compared on development environment management tools

Runtime management
Yesmise.en.dev
Dependency locking
Yesmise.en.dev
Configuration as code
Yesmise.en.dev
Shell integration
Yesmise.en.dev
Container support
Yesmise.en.dev

Facts

Purpose
mise is a development environment setup tool that uses mise.toml to configure project tools, environments, and commands.mise.en.dev · 2 Oct 2026
Tool management
It installs development tools and selects versions per project, with support for hundreds of tools.mise.en.dev · 2 Oct 2026
Environments
It manages project environment variables and can automatically activate Python virtual environments when entering projects.mise.en.dev · 2 Oct 2026
Task runner
It lets developers share project tasks and run tasks when files change.mise.en.dev · 2 Oct 2026
Configuration
A project's mise.toml can declare tools, environment variables, and tasks, while global configuration supplies personal defaults.mise.en.dev · 2 Oct 2026
Shell support
Shell activation is documented for bash, zsh, fish, nushell, PowerShell, and other shells.mise.en.dev · 2 Oct 2026
Tool registry
The registry maps short tool names to installation backends, and the documentation says mise can list registered tools with mise registry.mise.en.dev · 2 Oct 2026
Integrations
The documentation covers IDE integration and provides a GitHub Actions integration through mise-action.mise.en.dev · 2 Oct 2026
CI support
The CI documentation also includes examples for GitLab CI and Xcode Cloud.mise.en.dev · 2 Oct 2026
Security
The documentation describes safe mode as a way to prevent project configuration from executing code or injecting environment variables in supported operations.mise.en.dev · 2 Oct 2026
Security limits
The documentation says some backends need code execution and cannot resolve versions in safe mode.mise.en.dev · 2 Oct 2026
Configuration trust
The getting-started guide advises reviewing other people's configuration because tasks, hooks, and some environment directives can execute code.mise.en.dev · 2 Oct 2026
Support
The project invites questions, bug reports, and suggestions and directs users to its contact guidance.mise.en.dev · 2 Oct 2026
Maker
The project says mise was initially created by Jeff Dickey and is developed with contributors.mise.en.dev · 2 Oct 2026

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