go-task

    go-task/task

    A fast, cross-platform build tool inspired by Make, designed for modern workflows.

    16.3K stars
    941 forks
    16.3K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 2, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    3 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 2 days ago, with 250 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #53 in the weekly ranking the week of Sep 21, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a fast, cross-platform task runner and build tool designed for modern development workflows.
    • Simplifies build automation with an easier and more intuitive alternative to traditional tools like GNU Make.
    • Use for automating repetitive build and deployment tasks in cross-platform software projects.
    • Use for managing complex task dependencies and workflows in DevOps pipelines.
    • Use for streamlining development processes with a lightweight, Go-based task runner that integrates well with modern toolchains.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

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    About task

    A fast, cross-platform build tool inspired by Make, designed for modern workflows.

    https://taskfile.dev

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 28: +6Aug 29: +5Aug 30: +3Aug 31: +3Sep 1: +5Sep 4: +4Sep 5: +4Sep 6: +9Sep 7: +4Sep 8: +4Sep 9: +5Sep 10: +5Sep 11: +5Sep 12: +5Sep 13: +5Sep 14: +5Sep 15: +4Sep 16: +8Sep 17: +1Sep 18: +10Sep 19: +0

    +353 stars over 79 days across 27 snapshot days; best day +10 on Sep 18.

    Forks

    941+59

    Open issues

    197+3

    Compared with peers in DevOps

    Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 8, by 7-day star growth

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    elie222/rakazo7.8K+95875today
    AstrBotDevs/AstrBot46.6K+7747510 days ago
    go-task/task16.3K—652 days ago
    Category median20.6K+1.0K75—

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