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About

elan is ranked #14 of 51 in development environment managers on Inferse. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Compared on development environment managers

Free plan
Yesgithub.com
Supported scope
language_and_sdkgithub.com
Project version pinning
Yesgithub.com
Lockfile support
Yesgithub.com
Automatic switching
Yesgithub.com
Shell integration
Yesgithub.com
Operating systems
cross_platformgithub.com
CI/CD usage
Yesgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
elan manages installations of the Lean theorem prover.github.com · 28 Sept 2026
Automatic toolchain selection
Its lean and lake binaries select and, when necessary, download the Lean version specified in a project's lean-toolchain file.github.com · 28 Sept 2026
Manual toolchain management
The elan executable can install, select, run, and uninstall Lean versions manually.github.com · 28 Sept 2026
Install methods
The README provides shell installation for Linux and macOS, PowerShell installation for Windows, and release downloads for supported platforms.github.com · 28 Sept 2026
NixOS
The README recommends installing the Nixpkgs version because elan-downloaded toolchains require patching on NixOS.github.com · 28 Sept 2026
Dependency
The README says git is needed for Lake to download dependencies.github.com · 28 Sept 2026
License
The repository lists Apache-2.0 and MIT licenses.github.com · 28 Sept 2026
Project lineage
The README describes elan as basically a fork of rustup adapted for Lean infrastructure.github.com · 28 Sept 2026
Uninstallation
The README says elan self uninstall should remove elan and revert the shell configuration changes made during installation.github.com · 28 Sept 2026
Latest release
The GitHub releases page identifies v4.2.4 as the latest release.github.com · 28 Sept 2026

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