--- title: Just Use Mise | daily.dev description: Version managers allow developers to install and switch between multiple versions of programming languages and tools on a per-project basis. Mise is... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/just-use-mise-s15bz4u41 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Just Use Mise | daily.dev og:description: Version managers allow developers to install and switch between multiple versions of programming languages and tools on a per-project basis. Mise is... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/just-use-mise-s15bz4u41 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/s15bz4U41.png og:image:alt: Just Use Mise og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Just Use Mise **[Atomic Spin](https://daily.dev/sources/atomicobject)** · 5 min read · 56 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Version managers allow developers to install and switch between multiple versions of programming languages and tools on a per-project basis. Mise is recommended over asdf due to its more flexible TOML-based configuration, faster performance as a Rust-compiled binary, simpler command syntax, and more predictable error handling. While asdf pioneered the category, mise offers a more modern approach with richer features and better reliability for managing development environments across multiple projects. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@samd93** · 1 upvotes > I switched from `asdf` to `mise` , mise also supports that migration. > > Credit to the creator of asdf though, they started the open tool version management trend but it seems like mise has taken the lead, at least for now. **@pboling** · 1 upvotes > mise is amazing. I switched from asdf, and have been loving it. > > Update: Mise is compatible with the direnvy crate!! It now lacks for nothing. Nothing at all. It is perfect. --- Tags: [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops), [#devtools](https://daily.dev/tags/devtools), [#rust](https://daily.dev/tags/rust) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/just-use-mise-s15bz4u41) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Just Use Mise","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/just-use-mise-s15bz4u41","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/just-use-mise-s15bz4u41"},"datePublished":"2026-02-04T13:05:17.915Z","dateModified":"2026-02-04T13:05:36.880Z","description":"Version managers allow developers to install and switch between multiple versions of programming languages and tools on a per-project basis. 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