nvchecker
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Description:
New version checker for software releases
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 2.19@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 20, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  GitHub  |  formulae.brew.sh
Stars: 503  |  Forks: 80  |  Language: Python  |  Category: Developer tools
Tags: version-checker developer-tools automation release-monitoring
Install: brew install nvchecker
About:
nvchecker is a tool designed to automatically check for new versions of software packages and repositories. It monitors upstream sources like GitHub releases and PyPI to notify users of updates, streamlining dependency management and release tracking workflows.
Key Features:
  • Monitors multiple sources including GitHub, GitLab, and PyPI
  • Configurable for custom version extraction logic
  • Supports notifications via various hooks and services
  • Lightweight and suitable for automated CI/CD pipelines
Use Cases:
  • Automating dependency update checks in development environments
  • Monitoring upstream releases for security patching and stability
Alternatives:
  • renovate – Renovate focuses on automated dependency updates and pull requests, whereas nvchecker is primarily a version checking and notification tool.
  • watchman – Watchman monitors filesystem changes for build systems, while nvchecker specifically tracks remote version changes for software releases.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Dec 20, 2025 11:08am 2.19 0 VERSION_BUMP 792ef02b
Oct 21, 2025 10:03am 0 VERSION_BUMP a5249a26
Oct 21, 2025 1:21am 0 VERSION_BUMP 62cf4559
Sep 16, 2025 4:19pm 0 VERSION_BUMP ab8b9708
Dec 28, 2024 9:24pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 0b1b6145