Command-line tool

act

brew/act

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Run your GitHub Actions locally github act

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id nektos.act -e
scoop install act

macOS

brew install act

Linux

brew install act

List the available jobs

act -l

Run the default event

act

Run a specific event

act event_type

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