# Install jabba with Homebrew, scoop, winget Cross-platform Java Version Manager. Version 0.15.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:jabba ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install jabba ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/jabba ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/jabba.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id jabba-team.jabba -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: jabba-team.jabba from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:jabba - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.15.0 - **Source summary:** Cross-platform Java Version Manager - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - jabba (cli) - jabba (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: Add 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" - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.15.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Jabba-Team/jabba - Upstream latest detected: 0.15.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## 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 - Unix: .jabbarc, ~/.jabba/ - Windows: %USERPROFILE%/.jabba ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** jabba - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Scoop - main/jabba: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/jabba.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - jabba-team.jabba: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: jabba-team.jabba from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [bnd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bnd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java. - [byteman](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/byteman/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java. - [cfr-decompiler](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfr-decompiler/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java. - [checkstyle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/checkstyle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java. - [fastjar](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fastjar/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java. - [gcviewer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gcviewer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java. - [helidon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/helidon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java. - [ivy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ivy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java. - [jenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jenv/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, java, management. - [goenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/goenv/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, language, management. - [brename](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brename/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cross, cross-platform, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/jabba.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/jabba.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph