Go version manager, written in Go
Update and switch Go versions easily
Install Go on Linux or Mac or Mac with M1

Quick Setup: One command to install Go and manage versions.

Hassle Free: Doesn't require root or sudo, or shell re-hash.

Platform: Supports (arm64, arch64, Mac, Mac M1, and Ubuntu).

Flexible: Manage multiple Go versions including beta and rc.

Colorful: Colorful output.

Build Status

Branch	Status
master
develop

Install or update

Using curl

curl -sLk https://git.io/gobrew | sh

or install using go

go install github.com/kevincobain2000/gobrew/cmd/gobrew@latest

Add PATH setting your shell config file (.bashrc or .zshrc).

export PATH="$HOME/.gobrew/current/bin:$HOME/.gobrew/bin:$PATH"
export GOROOT="$HOME/.gobrew/current/go"

Reload config.

All DONE!

Confirm

gobrew help

Usage

Will install and set Go

gobrew use 1.16

Will only install it

gobrew install 1.16
gobrew use 1.16

Uninstall a version

gobrew uninstall 1.16

List installed versions

╰─$ gobrew ls
1.15.1
1.16
1.16.3
1.17
1.17.1
1.17.2
1.17.3
1.17.4
1.17.5
1.17.6
1.17.7
1.17.8
1.18
1.18.1*
1.18beta1
1.18rc1

current: 1.18.1

List available versions

╰─$ gobrew ls-remote
[Info]: Fetching remote versions
1	1.0.1  1.0.2  1.0.3

1.1	1.1.0  1.1.1  1.1.2  1.1rc2  1.1rc3

1.2	1.2.0  1.2.1  1.2.2  1.2rc2  1.2rc3  1.2rc4
	1.2rc5

1.3	1.3.0  1.3.1  1.3.2  1.3.3  1.3beta1  1.3beta2
	1.3rc1  1.3rc2

1.4	1.4.0  1.4.1  1.4.2  1.4.3  1.4beta1  1.4rc1
	1.4rc2

1.5	1.5.0  1.5.1  1.5.2  1.5.3  1.5.4  1.5beta1
	1.5beta2  1.5beta3  1.5rc1

1.6	1.6.0  1.6.1  1.6.2  1.6.3  1.6.4  1.6beta1
	1.6beta2  1.6rc1  1.6rc2

1.7	1.7.0  1.7.1  1.7.2  1.7.3  1.7.4
	1.7.5  1.7.6  1.7beta1  1.7beta2  1.7rc1  1.7rc2  1.7rc3
	1.7rc4  1.7rc5  1.7rc6

1.8	1.8.0  1.8.1  1.8.2  1.8.3  1.8.4
	1.8.5  1.8.6  1.8.7  1.8.5rc4  1.8.5rc5  1.8beta1  1.8beta2
	1.8rc1  1.8rc2  1.8rc3

1.9	1.9.0  1.9.1  1.9.2  1.9.3  1.9.4
	1.9.5  1.9.6  1.9.7  1.9beta1  1.9beta2  1.9rc1  1.9rc2


1.10	1.10.0  1.10.1  1.10.2  1.10.3  1.10.4
	1.10.5  1.10.6  1.10.7  1.10.8  1.10beta1  1.10beta2  1.10rc1
	1.10rc2

1.11	1.11.0  1.11.1  1.11.2  1.11.3  1.11.4
	1.11.5  1.11.6  1.11.7  1.11.8  1.11.9  1.11.10
	1.11.11  1.11.12  1.11.13  1.11beta1  1.11beta2  1.11beta3  1.11rc1
	1.11rc2

1.12	1.12.0  1.12.1  1.12.2  1.12.3  1.12.4
	1.12.5  1.12.6  1.12.7  1.12.8  1.12.9  1.12.10
	1.12.11  1.12.12  1.12.13  1.12.14  1.12.15  1.12.16
	1.12.17  1.12beta1  1.12beta2  1.12rc1

1.13	1.13.0  1.13.1  1.13.2  1.13.3  1.13.4
	1.13.5  1.13.6  1.13.7  1.13.8  1.13.9  1.13.10
	1.13.11  1.13.12  1.13.13  1.13.14  1.13.15  1.13beta1  1.13rc1
	1.13rc2

1.14	1.14.0  1.14.1  1.14.2  1.14.3  1.14.4
	1.14.5  1.14.6  1.14.7  1.14.8  1.14.9  1.14.10
	1.14.11  1.14.12  1.14.13  1.14.14  1.14.15  1.14beta1  1.14rc1


1.15	1.15.0  1.15.1  1.15.2  1.15.3  1.15.4
	1.15.5  1.15.6  1.15.7  1.15.8  1.15.9  1.15.10
	1.15.11  1.15.12  1.15.13  1.15.14  1.15.15  1.15beta1  1.15rc1
	1.15rc2

1.16	1.16.0  1.16.1  1.16.2  1.16.3  1.16.4
	1.16.5  1.16.6  1.16.7  1.16.8  1.16.9  1.16.10
	1.16.11  1.16.12  1.16.13  1.16.14  1.16.15  1.16beta1  1.16rc1


1.17	1.17.0  1.17.1  1.17.2  1.17.3  1.17.4
	1.17.5  1.17.6  1.17.7  1.17.8  1.17.9  1.17.10
	1.17.11  1.17.12  1.17beta1  1.17rc1  1.17rc2

1.18	1.18.0  1.18.1  1.18.2  1.18.3  1.18.4  1.18beta1
	1.18beta2  1.18rc1

1.19	1.19beta1  1.19rc1  1.19rc2

All commands

╰─$ gobrew help

gobrew 1.6.3

Usage:

    gobrew use <version>           Install and set <version>
    gobrew ls                      Alias for list
    gobrew ls-remote               List remote versions (including rc|beta versions)

    gobrew install <version>       Only install <version> (binary from official or GOBREW_REGISTRY env)
    gobrew uninstall <version>     Uninstall <version>
    gobrew list                    List installed versions
    gobrew self-update             Self update this tool
    gobrew help                    Show this message

Examples:
    gobrew use 1.16                # use go version 1.16
    gobrew use 1.16.1              # use go version 1.16.1
    gobrew use 1.16rc1             # use go version 1.16rc1

    gobrew use 1.16@latest         # use go version latest of 1.16

    gobrew use 1.16@dev-latest     # use go version latest of 1.16, including rc and beta
                                   # Note: rc and beta become no longer latest upon major release

    gobrew use latest              # use go version latest available

    gobrew use dev-latest          # use go version latest avalable, including rc and beta

Installation Path:
    # Add gobrew to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc
    export PATH="$HOME/.gobrew/current/bin:$HOME/.gobrew/bin:$PATH"
    export GOROOT="$HOME/.gobrew/current/go"

Uninstall gobrew

rm -rf $HOME/.gobrew

Use it in Github Actions

For more details: https://github.com/kevincobain2000/action-gobrew

on: [push]
name: CI
jobs:
  test:
    strategy:
      matrix:
        go-version: [1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16.7, 1.17, 1.18, 1.18@latest, 1.19beta1, 1.19@dev-latest, latest, dev-latest]
        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - uses: kevincobain2000/action-gobrew@v1
        with:
          version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}

      - name: Go
        run: go version

Limitations

Windows OS is not supported

Change Log

v1.2.0 - Added rc|beta versions, appended at the end of list
v1.4.1 - Go mod updated to 1.17
v1.5.0 - Mac M1 support
v1.5.1 - Oops
v1.5.5 - arm|M1|darwin support added
v1.5.6 - README updated
v1.5.7 - Exit code fixed
v1.5.8 - Show download progress and use Go's compression instead of tar command
v1.5.9 - oops
v1.6.0 - Added support for @latest and @dev-latest and progress bar for download
v1.6.1 - Bug on use
v1.6.2 - Using goreleaser #35 by @juev
v1.6.3 - Added latest and dev-latest
v1.6.4 - Github action publish
v1.6.7 - Fixes rate limit issue
v1.6.9 - Fixes #52, download error on status != 200

dcarbone / gobrew