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Install jabba with Homebrew, scoop, winget

Cross-platform Java Version Manager. Version 0.15.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install jabba

local Homebrew formula metadata

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/jabba

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/jabba.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id jabba-team.jabba -e

Windows Package Manager source index · jabba-team.jabba · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Cross-platform Java Version Manager

Commands and aliases

  • jabba

history

Project history and usage

jabba is a cross-platform Java version manager inspired by nvm. It gives Java developers a command-line way to install, list, switch, and pin JDK distributions across macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Project history

The original shyiko/jabba repository was created in 2016 and released through the 0.11.x line by early 2019. The Jabba-Team README identifies its repository as a community fork of that original project, written in Go, and describes a goal of making JDK installation and switching uniform across operating systems.

The community fork was created in 2022. Its release stream resumed with 0.12.0 in 2022, followed by 0.13.0 in 2023, 0.14.0 in 2024, and 0.15.0 in 2026.

Adoption history

jabba's adoption followed the same developer ergonomics pattern as nvm, pyenv, and rbenv: put language runtimes under a user directory, switch versions in the shell, and allow per-project pinning. The package metadata lists Homebrew, Scoop, and winget, matching its cross-platform target.

How it is used

The README documents commands such as jabba ls-remote, jabba install, jabba use, jabba alias default, and per-project selection through .jabbarc. It supports named distributions including Oracle JDK, Zulu, OpenJDK variants, GraalVM, Liberica, Corretto, Temurin/Adoptium, and custom URLs.

Why package nerds care

jabba is package-nerd bait because it treats JDKs themselves as installable artifacts with semver-ish selectors, vendor qualifiers, architecture filtering, and shell integration. It is a tiny package manager for a package manager's favorite headache: Java runtime multiplicity.

Timeline

  • 2016: The original shyiko/jabba repository was created.
  • 2019: Original 0.11.2 release published.
  • 2022: Jabba-Team community fork was created and 0.12.0 was released.
  • 2024: Jabba-Team 0.14.0 was released.
  • 2026: Jabba-Team 0.15.0 was released.

Related projects

  • Related projects include nvm, SDKMAN!, asdf, jEnv, DiscoAPI, foojay, Adoptium/Temurin, GraalVM, Zulu, Corretto, and other JDK distribution indexes.

security posture

Risk level: orange

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

  • infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

  • text:version manager

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
.jabbarc~/.jabba/
Windows
%USERPROFILE%/.jabba

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
jabbacliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.15.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.15.0

https://github.com/Jabba-Team/jabba

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:jabba
Version0.15.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jabba
Homepagehttps://github.com/Jabba-Team/jabba
Repositoryhttps://github.com/Jabba-Team/jabba
Upstream docshttps://github.com/Jabba-Team/jabba#readme
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/Jabba-Team/jabba/archive/refs/tags/0.15.0.tar.gz
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared
CaveatsAdd the following line to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc file: [ -s "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/jabba/jabba.sh" ] && . "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/jabba/jabba.sh" If you use the Fish shell then add the following line to your ~/.config/fish/config.fish: [ -s "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/jabba/jabba.fish" ]; and source "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/jabba/jabba.fish"

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namejabba
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Scoop95%

main/jabba

scoop install main/jabba
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jabba
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/jabba.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

jabba-team.jabba

winget install --id jabba-team.jabba -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jabba
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: jabba-team.jabba from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment