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Description:
Node.js virtual environment builder

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.9.1@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 20, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: nodejs virtual-environment development version-manager isolation

Install: brew install nodeenv

About:
Nodeenv is a tool that creates isolated Node.js environments within a directory, similar to Python's virtualenv. It allows developers to install specific Node.js versions and npm packages locally without affecting the global system installation. This ensures project dependency consistency and simplifies environment replication across different machines.

Key Features:

Installs isolated Node.js versions without root privileges
Supports npm and yarn package managers
Activates environments via simple shell scripts
Integrates with Python virtualenv workflows

Use Cases:

Managing multiple Node.js versions for different projects
Creating reproducible build environments for CI/CD pipelines
Testing applications against specific Node.js versions

Alternatives:

nvm – nvm manages global Node versions, while nodeenv creates per-project isolated environments
n – n is a simple Node version manager, lacking nodeenv's virtual environment isolation features

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 20, 2025 2:14pm	1.9.1	0	VERSION_BUMP	c7bc77e2