# RVM is not the only Ruby enVironment Manager

Other implementations allowing to switch ruby environment:

- https://github.com/vertiginous/pik (Windows)
- https://github.com/kwatch/versionswitcher
- https://github.com/wilmoore/ruby-version
- https://github.com/postmodern/chruby
- https://bitbucket.org/jonforums/uru
- https://github.com/sam/rb-switch
- https://github.com/jayferd/ry
- https://github.com/terlar/fry (Fish)
- https://github.com/niw/rubies
- https://github.com/hmans/rbfu (deprecated http://redd.it/196qri)
- https://github.com/nmeum/rbi
- https://github.com/brixen/mkruby
- https://github.com/nkryptic/sandbox
- https://github.com/regularfry/gemenv
- https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv
- https://github.com/cpetschnig/switch-ruby
- https://github.com/mugenken/p5-Ruby-VersionManager (Perl!)
- http://zentest.rubyforge.org/ZenTest/Multiruby.html (Ruby)
- http://www.dribin.org/dave/blog/archives/2006/01/07/rails_encap/ (Tutorial)
- http://www.mjwall.com/2008/08/multiple-versions-of-ruby-with-stow/ (Tutorial)

# RVM is not the only Ruby Version Manager

Other implementations allowing to install ruby versions:

- you can use your system to install ruby,
  most distributions come with ruby 1.8 already installed
- https://github.com/vertiginous/pik (Windows)
- https://github.com/kwatch/versionswitcher
- https://github.com/jayferd/ry
- https://github.com/sstephenson/ruby-build
- https://github.com/mugenken/p5-Ruby-VersionManager (Perl!)


# RVM IDE support

RVM is supported by the following IDE products:

- [RubyMine](http://www.jetbrains.com/ruby/)
- Vim [rvm.vim](https://github.com/tpope/vim-rvm)


# Editing
To add a new implementation click "Edit this file" here:
https://github.com/wayneeseguin/rvm/blob/master/help/alt.md
