# Ajt: An alternative package manager for Julia

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ajt-an-alternative-package-manager-for-julia/138542>\
**Category:** Package Management\
**Tags:** package-manager\
**Created:** [July 30, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ajt-an-alternative-package-manager-for-julia/138542 "2026-07-30T19:44:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ajt-an-alternative-package-manager-for-julia/138542/14 "2026-08-05T16:51:09Z")

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> [@Moving away from "manual JLL packages" in the General registry](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/moving-away-from-manual-jll-packages-in-the-general-registry/135754):
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> By “manual JLL”, I mean a JLL package that does not come from [Yggdrasil, the Julia community build tree](https://github.com/JuliaPackaging/Yggdrasil). In the past, we’ve allowed some manual JLLs to be registered in the General registry. However, after some internal discussion, the registry maintainers have decided that we won’t accept manual JLLs in the future. Going forward, all JLLs should come from Yggdrasil, so that we can centralize JLL reviews in a single place. Existing manual JLLs will not be affected. This only applies going forw…

i meant this, but i think i read it incorrectly, my bad!

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