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Melos

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Freedom report

Two barsScore 5.7

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely5 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Melos is ranked #13 of 33 in monorepo management tools on Freedom251. It runs on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows.

Compared on monorepo management tools

Free plan: Yes
Task graph: Yes
Affected builds: Yes
Package managers: Pub

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The record

Product type: Melos is a CLI tool for managing Dart and Flutter projects with multiple packages in a monorepo.
Versioning: Melos provides automatic package versioning and changelog generation.
Publishing: Melos can publish packages to pub.dev.
Local linking: Melos links and installs local packages within a workspace.
Workspace commands: Melos runs commands simultaneously across packages and can list local packages and dependencies.
CI/CD: Melos is designed for CI/CD automation and provides a GitHub Action.
Single-package use: Melos supports single-package projects for versioning, publishing and changelog generation.
Installation: Melos is installed globally with the command `dart pub global activate melos`.
Bootstrap: The bootstrap command installs package dependencies, synchronizes shared dependencies and runs bootstrap lifecycle scripts.
Filtering: Commands support filters including scope, ignore, category, changed packages, Flutter dependencies and package dependencies.
IDE integrations: Melos integrates with IntelliJ by generating project modules and run configurations, and its VS Code extension provides validation, autocompletion, tasks and package graphs.
Repository integrations: Workspace configuration supports GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Azure DevOps repository hosts.
Publishing requirement: Publishing requires permission for all packages and a machine authenticated with Pub; dry-run is enabled by default.
IDE limit: The documented IntelliJ integration is supported only for Melos v6 and lower.

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Sources

melos.invertase.dev· checked 1 Oct 2026
melos.invertase.dev/guides/automated-releases· checked 1 Oct 2026
melos.invertase.dev/getting-started· checked 1 Oct 2026
melos.invertase.dev/filters· checked 1 Oct 2026
melos.invertase.dev/~melos-latest/ide-support· checked 1 Oct 2026
melos.invertase.dev/configuration/overview· checked 1 Oct 2026
melos.invertase.dev/ide-support· checked 1 Oct 2026
pub.dev/packages/melos· checked 1 Oct 2026
github.com/invertase/melos/blob/main/LICENSE· checked 1 Oct 2026
invertase.io/about-us· checked 1 Oct 2026