act
Run your GitHub Actions locally π
INSTALLATION
$ brew install act$ sudo port install act$ pacman -Syu act$ dnf copr enable goncalossilva/act; dnf install act-cli$ zypper install act$ apk add act$ scoop install act$ choco install act-cli$ winget install nektos.act
DESCRIPTION
act is a popular command-line tool written in Go that allows developers to run GitHub Actions workflows locally.
It uses Docker containers to simulate the exact runner environment, cutting down debugging loops from minutes to seconds.
It supports environment variables, secret injection, and matrix builds directly from your terminal without needing to push commits.
DETAILS
- Repository
- nektos/act (2026-11-04)
- Website
nektosact.com
- Author
- nektos
- License
- MIT
- Category
- Development Tools
- Language
- Go
- Platforms
- Linux, MacOS, Windows
- Version
- v0.2.97 (2026-11-04)
- Repo Age
- 7 years old
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