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Air vs nodemon
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| Fact | Air | nodemon |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | JavaScript |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Stars | 24k | 27k |
| Latest | v1.67.4 | v3.1.14 |
| Last push | 2026-08-27 | 2026-09-12 |
| Release cadence | about 3 days between releases | about 51 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 2 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Air replaces nodemon. Alternatives to nodemon →
PartialRebuilds and restarts Go programs when files change, for Go projects only.
Air
- v1.67.42026-08-01strip hop-by-hop headers in the proxy (#934) (9f19e52)
- v1.67.32026-07-26stamp a real version into the docker latest image (#930) (900deca)
- v1.67.22026-07-22update hugo to v0.164.0 (#926) (ced170e)
- v1.67.12026-07-20don't let a transient empty read defeat exclude_unchanged (#924) (6fbfb5d)
- v1.67.02026-07-20allow slice flags to be repeated on the command line (#922) (f1b47a1)
nodemon
- v3.1.142026-02-20get watch working on windows (cfebe2f), closes #2270
- v3.1.132026-02-19TypeScript definition for 'restart' args (5c03715), closes #2265
- v3.1.122026-02-19bump minimatch (9376af3), closes #2267
- v3.1.112025-11-11script.start with missing file (8d927f1), closes #2258
- v3.1.102025-04-23update types and jsdocs (#2232) (297c7c7), closes #2231
Air
unsigned The latest release, v1.67.4, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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nodemon
unsigned The latest release, v3.1.14, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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