A fast, cross-platform build tool inspired by Make, designed for modern workflows.
Tasks defined in a YAML Taskfile, with file-change checks and dependencies.
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🤖 Just a command runner
Task, Invoke, Mage and more. 4 alternatives to just, in Go, Python. Compare fit, licence, stars and the latest signed release.
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| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Task | Full replacement | 16k | MIT | Open source | No | Go | v3.54.0 | 2026-10-19 |
| Invoke | Partial | 4.8k | BSD-2-Clause | Open source | No | Python | 3.0.3 | 2026-04-07 |
| Mage | Partial | 4.7k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Go | v1.17.2 | 2026-10-01 |
| Runme | Partial | 2.2k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Go | v3.17.6 | 2026-10-14 |
Every alternative
4 alternatives
Pythonic task management & command execution.
Tasks written as Python functions and run from the command line.
- Language
- Python
- Licence
- BSD-2-Clause
- Stars
- 4.8k
- Latest
- 3.0.3
- Last push
- 2026-04-07
a Make/rake-like dev tool using Go
Tasks written as Go functions instead of a recipe file.
- Language
- Go
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 4.7k
- Latest
- v1.17.2
- Last push
- 2026-10-01
DevOps Notebooks Built with Markdown
Runs the commands in fenced code blocks of Markdown files, instead of a separate recipe file.
- Language
- Go
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 2.2k
- Latest
- v3.17.6
- Last push
- 2026-10-14
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About just
- Language
- Rust
- Licence
- CC0-1.0
- Stars
- 36k
- Last push
- 2026-10-19