# Install juliaup with Homebrew, scoop, zypper Julia installer and version multiplexer. Version 1.20.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:juliaup ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install juliaup ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install juliaup ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: juliaup from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/juliaup ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/juliaup.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:juliaup - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.20.7 - **Source summary:** Julia installer and version multiplexer - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T23:50:51Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - julialauncher (cli) - juliaup (cli) - julialauncher (alias) - juliaup (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.20.7 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/JuliaLang/juliaup - Upstream latest detected: v1.20.7 (current) ## Project history and usage Juliaup is the Julia language project's installer, launcher, and version manager. It gives Julia a Rustup-like channel model for installing named Julia versions, selecting defaults, and launching a specific version with the `julia +channel` syntax. ### Project history Juliaup was announced to Julia users on May 27, 2021 as a preview Windows Store installer and version manager. The announcement described it as a way to keep Julia installations up to date, manage multiple Julia versions on one system, and own PATH setup for the `julia` command. The project later grew beyond the Windows Store path into a cross-platform installer. Its README documents install routes for Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Homebrew, openSUSE, Solus, Cargo, and CI use through `julia-actions/install-juliaup`. ### Adoption history Juliaup matters because it shifted Julia installation from a one-off binary download model toward a managed toolchain model. Homebrew, Scoop, openSUSE, and Cargo packaging made it visible outside Julia's own install script, while the Julia README continued to recommend the Juliaup installer path for routine installs. The tool also became part of Julia workflow automation: the README documents GitHub Actions support and named release channels such as `release`, `lts`, `beta`, `rc`, nightly channels, PR builds, exact versions, and minor-version channels. ### How it is used Users install Juliaup, then use commands such as `juliaup add`, `juliaup default`, `juliaup update`, `juliaup remove`, `juliaup link`, and `juliaup override` to manage Julia versions. The `julia` launcher resolves a command-line selector, environment variable, directory override, project-based version selection, or default channel. Juliaup stores Julia versions and its configuration in the Julia depot under `~/.julia` unless `JULIAUP_DEPOT_PATH` is set, and it can download binaries from a mirror via `JULIAUP_SERVER`. ### Why package nerds care For package managers, Juliaup is a small but interesting inversion: the package installs a tool that installs and selects Julia itself. It lets system package managers ship one multiplexer while Julia's upstream release channels remain under Julia's control. Its channel abstraction is especially useful for reproducible development and CI because it separates the executable name from the concrete Julia build selected for a directory or command. ### Timeline - 2021-05-27: Juliaup preview announced to Julia users as a Windows Store installer and version manager. - 2021-06-30: GitHub release v1.0.39 was published during the early public release stream. - 2021-12-03: GitHub release v1.5.0 was published. - 2023-05-09: GitHub release v1.10.0 was published. ### Related projects - Juliaup is directly tied to the Julia language distribution and launcher workflow. - Its README points Julia CI users to `julia-actions/install-juliaup`. - Conceptually it sits in the same package-manager family as Rustup, SDKMAN, pyenv, and other language toolchain multiplexers. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** juliaup - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** julia - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - zypper - juliaup - 1.19.8-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: juliaup from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Julia installer and version multiplexer | https://github.com/JuliaLang/juliaup - Scoop - main/juliaup: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/juliaup.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [xcodes](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xcodes/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, installer, version-manager. - [bob](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bob/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [frum](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/frum/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [ghcup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ghcup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, installer, toolchain, version-manager. - [luaver](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/luaver/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [nave](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nave/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [phpbrew](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/phpbrew/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [ry](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ry/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [swiftly](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/swiftly/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, installer, manager. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/juliaup.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/juliaup.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - 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