Parm – Install GitHub releases just like your favorite package manager
Hi all, I built a CLI tool that allows you to seamlessly install software from GitHub release assets, similar to how your system's package manager installs software. It works by exploiting common patterns among GitHub releases across different open-source software such as naming conventions and file layouts to fetch proper release assets for your system and then downloading the proper asset onto your machine via the GitHub API. Parm will then extract the files, find the proper binaries, and then add them to your PATH. Parm can also check for updates and uninstall software, and otherwise…
Parm – Install GitHub releases just like your favorite package manager launched on November 26, 2025 with 7 votes, #1,843 of 9,796 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
Cross-platform package manager for GitHub Releases 🧀 - alxrw/parm
Parm is currently in a pre-release state. Expect breaking changes and bugs. Parm is a cross-platform binary installer with a package manager-esque workflow. It allows you to install any program off of GitHub via their REST API. Parm directly downloads binaries provided by GitHub repository releases and includes niceties such as symlinking binaries to PATH and checking forfrom github.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi all, I built a CLI tool that allows you to seamlessly install software from GitHub release assets, similar to how your system's package manager installs software. It works by exploiting common patterns among GitHub releases across different open-source software such as naming conventions and file layouts to fetch…
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