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astral-sh/uv

A fast Python package and project manager written in Rust.

  • Active
  • Apache-2.0
  • Rust
uv card: A fast Python package and project manager.
91.9kGitHub stars
3.8kForks
467Contributors
v0.13.7latest release

In short

uv is a GitHub project in the CLI tools category, written mainly in Rust. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence (permissive). Maintenance status: active, last commit 10 Nov 2026. It has 91,854 GitHub stars.

What it does

Standout capabilityInstalls and manages Python versions
Best forPython developers managing packages and projects

Maintenance

1 dsince last commit
8 dsince last release
3,076open issues
3 yrproject age
commitrelease
12 months agotoday

Active Commits in the last 30 days. Last commit: 10 Nov 2026 · Latest release: v0.13.7 · 3 Nov 2026. How we score this

Licence in plain words

Permissive · Apache-2.0

Use, modify and sell it, including in closed-source products. Keep notices, state your changes, and you get an explicit patent grant.

A summary, not legal advice. Read the project's LICENSE file before relying on it. SPDX ↗

uv compared with alternatives

ProjectStarsLicenceStatusLast commit
uv (this page)91.9kApache-2.0Active10 Nov 2026
fzf84.1kMITActive7 Nov 2026
lazygit83.8kMITActive10 Nov 2026
ripgrep70kUnlicenseActive9 Nov 2026
bat61.3kApache-2.0Active10 Nov 2026

Same category, sorted by GitHub stars. Numbers checked 10 Nov 2026.

Questions

Is uv free and open source?

Yes. uv is published on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 licence (permissive). Use, modify and sell it, including in closed-source products. Keep notices, state your changes, and you get an explicit patent grant.

Is uv still maintained?

Active: the last commit was on 10 Nov 2026 and the latest release, v0.13.7, came out on 3 Nov 2026. Repoworthy rechecks this daily.

What is uv written in?

uv is mainly written in Rust.

How popular is uv?

As of 10 Nov 2026, uv has 91,854 GitHub stars, 3,788 forks and 467 contributors.

What are some alternatives to uv?

Other CLI tools projects on Repoworthy include fzf, lazygit, ripgrep and bat.

Alternatives in CLI tools

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fzf

junegunn/fzf

Active

A general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder and interactive terminal toolkit.

★ 84.1kMITGo

lazygit

jesseduffield/lazygit

Active

A simple terminal UI for git commands.

★ 83.8kMITGo

ripgrep

BurntSushi/ripgrep

Active

A line-oriented search tool that recursively searches directories for a regex pattern.

★ 70kUnlicenseRust

bat

sharkdp/bat

Active

A cat(1) clone with syntax highlighting and Git integration.

★ 61.3kApache-2.0Rust

Numbers from the GitHub API, checked 10 Nov 2026. Text summarised from the project's README. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.