SDKMAN!
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
1warn against
Nov 27, 2025first mention
Nov 28, 2025latest mention
Why people recommend it
“as well as using SDKMan, you should use Jenv shell plugin”
“Then SDKMAN! will perform the switch automatically when you enter the directory.”
Caveats and dissent
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All comments 4
“as well as using SDKMan, you should use Jenv shell plugin”
“Then SDKMAN! will perform the switch automatically when you enter the directory.”
direnv is great for switching any envnvariables let given directory. I use it when I have projects with different jdks or nodejs.
“don't bother with SDKMAN”