ghr

ghr is an installer for GitHub releases, published by cataggar and currently available at version 0.7.0. The package has seen a total of 15 published versions, indicating an active development history with iterative improvements released over time. As a tool in the software development and release management category, ghr addresses the common challenge of obtaining and installing software that is distributed through GitHub's release system, where project maintainers publish compiled binaries and other downloadable assets alongside tagged versions of their code. The primary purpose of ghr is to simplify the process of installing applications directly from GitHub releases, removing the need for users to manually locate the correct release page, identify the appropriate asset for their platform, download the file, and complete the installation steps by hand. By automating this workflow, the tool is particularly useful in environments where software is not distributed through traditional package managers, or where developers prefer to pull the latest published artifacts straight from a project's official release channel. Typical use cases for ghr include installing command-line utilities and developer tools that authors publish exclusively as GitHub release assets, setting up development machines with required tooling, and scripting or automating software provisioning tasks where repeatable, reliable installation from GitHub is needed. It can also serve teams that maintain internal tools distributed through private or public GitHub repositories and want a consistent way to deploy them across workstations or build environments. As a catalog entry, ghr falls under developer tools and package installation utilities, complementing other release-oriented tooling in the GitHub ecosystem. Users evaluating the software can select from its fifteen published versions, with version 0.7.0 representing the most recent release in the series. The 0.x versioning suggests the project continues to evolve, and prospective users may wish to consult the publisher's release history to understand changes between versions and choose the release best suited to their requirements.

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