# just

> CC0-1.0 command runner — modern Makefile replacement

**Category:** DevOps  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://just.systems  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/casey/just  
**Added:** 2026-09-05

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## The Hook

just is the project command runner when Make build-system brain tax is the thing you are trying to delete.

## What's Good

CC0-1.0 (public domain dedication). justfile recipes with clear errors, args, .env loading, modules. Not a build graph — a command runner. Cross-platform binary, huge community.

## The Catch

Modern Makefile replacement; not Taskfile this wave. No implicit build DAG like Make. You still pick how CI invokes recipes. Distinct from package.json scripts if the repo is polyglot.

## Verdict

CC0 command runner. Free forever; Taskfile is a different gem later.