Command-line tool

k6

brew/k6

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Modern load testing tool, using Go and JavaScript cross-platform cli foss performance open-source testing k6 load load-testing performance-testing

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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 GrafanaLabs.k6 -e
scoop install k6

macOS

brew install k6

Linux

brew install k6

Run load test locally

k6 run script.js

Run load test locally with a given number of virtual users and duration

k6 run -u 10 -d 30s script.js

Run load test locally with a given environment variable

k6 run -e HOSTNAME=example.com script.js

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