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Flox
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Name: Flox
Submited By: Rylan Cremin
Release Date 1 year ago
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Category Software Engineering Developer Tools GitHub

Flox empowers you to build quickly, easily creating reproducible, cross-platform development or application environments—without containers. Based on a simple declarative framework, Flox enables transparent access to all the resources on your system.


Korbin Effertz

Congrats on the launch! This is a thoughtful team. I will be following what you are all building.

10 months ago


Paul Kshlerin

Congratulations on the launch of Flox! This is a game-changer for me in my daily workflow. Seamlessly setting up isolated software stacks for various projects without the usual Docker headaches saves a ton of time and boosts productivity. It's like having the freedom of Python venvs but on steroids, supporting all languages with full dependency management right down to glibc. Quick question: How does Flox handle updates and patches to the libraries and ecosystems in use? Is there an easy way to manage these updates across multiple projects? Looking forward to diving in and exploring all that Flox has to offer! 🚀

11 months ago


Nils Auer

Awesome developer experience, way to go @Ronef and Flox team!

11 months ago


Elmer Schoen

Congrats team. good job

1 year ago


Hillard Halvorson

Congrats Flox team! Very exciting, amazing job!! 🎉

1 year ago


Merl Orn

Congrats to the Flox team on the launch! I've been following the product for some time now, and I'm excited to see it go more public. I haven't used it too much in anger (yet) because I'm too much of an old die-hard Nix fanboy to switch, but what I've seen is truly impressive when it comes to lowering the adoption bar.

1 year ago


Korey Hammes

Flox is revolutionizing team collaboration with its seamless integration and intuitive design. It simplifies project management and communication, keeping everyone on the same page and boosting productivity. A fantastic tool for teams looking to streamline their workflow and enhance collaboration!

1 year ago


Constantin Leuschke

Interesting idea, but how does it handle security from the supply chain side?

1 year ago


Johnathan Homenick

@benln To further improve Flox, consider integrating a feature that allows users to version control their environment configurations.

1 year ago


Daren Bruen

Congrats @ronef and team. My new default for new projects is a clean slate with Flox then add Python and Node. I immediately get the productive sense that I'm working in a clutter-free workspace.

1 year ago


Wiley Lubowitz

@benln Flox is an excellent tool for creating development environments.

1 year ago


Demetrius Gulgowski

@benln Flox is a promising tool for building cross-platform environments, but the initial learning curve can be steep for new users. Providing more detailed documentation and interactive tutorials could help users get started more smoothly. Overall, it’s a powerful tool with great potential.

1 year ago


Jackson Fisher

I'm thrilled to witness the launch of Flox. As a developer, I'm very excited about the new approach to building development environments that Flox offers without relying on containers. It not only simplifies the setup and management of environments but also provides excellent transparency and system resource access through its declarative framework. I look forward to integrating Flox into my workflow and am eager to see its growth and influence in the developer community. Wishing the Flox team continued success in pushing the boundaries of software development!

1 year ago


Felipe Sanford

Very cool. Congratulations on the new version!

1 year ago


Ruben McClure

Congratulations team Flox!! So excited for this.

1 year ago