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Act

Run your GitHub Actions locally 🚀. Act makes it easy to test and debug your GitHub Actions workflows by simulating the GitHub environment locally.

Act is built in Go, distributed under the MIT License, 69.8k GitHub stars, latest release v0.2.87.

When to use Act

Act is listed here as a Development project. The directory calls out Simulates GitHub Actions locally, Debug workflows effectively, Support for multiple runner images as capabilities associated with it.

Besides Development, this page also files Act under DevOps, Tools.

Act compared with

Records in this directory name GitHub Actions Runner, CircleCI Local CLI as products people compare with Act. That list is editorial metadata, not a claim that Act replaces each of them.

What the Act stats reflect

GitHub currently shows 69.8k GitHub stars, 1.9k forks, 319 open issues, latest tracked release v0.2.87. Star and activity counts here are a snapshot used as a proxy for community adoption, not a quality score.

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Language
Go
Latest Release
v0.2.87
License
MIT License

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Key features of Act

  • Simulates GitHub Actions locally
  • Debug workflows effectively
  • Support for multiple runner images

Recorded alternatives to Act

GitHub Actions Runner CircleCI Local CLI

Act on GitHub

Stars
69.8k
Open Issues
319
Forks
1.9k

Frequently asked questions

What is Act?

Run your GitHub Actions locally 🚀. Act makes it easy to test and debug your GitHub Actions workflows by simulating the GitHub environment locally. This directory highlights Simulates GitHub Actions locally, Debug workflows effectively, Support for multiple runner images.

Is Act free to use?

Act is published as open source under the MIT License. The directory lists Simulates GitHub Actions locally, Debug workflows effectively, Support for multiple runner images among its recorded capabilities.

What language is Act written in, and what is the latest release?

Act is written primarily in Go. The latest release tracked on this page is v0.2.87.

How widely is Act used on GitHub?

Act has about 69.8k GitHub stars. It also has about 1.9k forks. Those counts are a snapshot of community attention, not a ranking of quality.

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