rig-r ☆

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Description:
R Installation Manager

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Jan 15, 2026

Links: Homepage | GitHub | formulae.brew.sh

Stars: 871 | Forks: 30 | Language: Rust | Category: Developer tools

Tags: r version-manager developer-tools reproducibility environment

Install: brew install rig-r

About:
Rig is a command-line tool for managing multiple R installations on a single system. It allows users to easily install, switch between, and manage different versions of R, including development releases and patched builds. Its main value is providing a reliable, isolated environment management system for R, similar to tools like pyenv for Python.

Key Features:

Install and manage multiple R versions
Switch between R versions globally or per-project
Install system dependencies for R builds
Support for daily R builds and patched versions
Simple, declarative configuration files

Use Cases:

Data scientists needing to test code across different R versions
R package developers requiring isolated environments for compatibility testing
System administrators setting up reproducible R environments for teams

Alternatives:

Renv – R-specific environment manager focused on project-level isolation, similar to rig but with different workflow and dependency resolution.
conda – General-purpose package/environment manager that can handle R and its libraries, but is more complex and broader in scope than rig's focused R version management.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Jan 15, 2026 11:43am		0	META	201a98d7