Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install kalker

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%

sudo port install kalker

MacPorts ports tree · math/kalker/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%

sudo apk add kalker

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · kalker · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#kalker

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ka/kalker/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverifiziert · 92%

scoop install main/kalker

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/kalker.json · Quelle: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverifiziert · 92%

winget install --id PaddiM8.kalker -e

Windows Package Manager source index · PaddiM8.kalker · Quelle: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Full-featured calculator with math syntax

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

kalker

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

Kalker is a Rust-based scientific calculator packaged as a command-line tool and also presented as a website, Android app, WebAssembly-backed browser calculator, Rust library, JavaScript binding, and web component. In package-manager terms it belongs to the small but loved class of terminal calculators that try to feel like math notation rather than a four-function shell utility.

Projektgeschichte

The GitHub repository was created on 2020-06-04, and GitHub releases show public 0.1.x builds beginning on 2020-06-12. The README describes Kalker as supporting variables, user-defined functions, complex numbers, differentiation, integration, vectors, matrices, number bases, syntax highlighting, and loading predefined function files.

The project split its reusable engine from its front ends: the README identifies the Rust crate `kalk` as the library that powers the tool, plus `@paddim8/kalk` JavaScript bindings and `@paddim8/kalk-component` for browser use. That made Kalker more than a single binary while keeping the Homebrew package focused on the `kalker` executable.

Adoptionsgeschichte

Kalker followed the Rust CLI adoption path: Cargo installation from upstream, release binaries for major desktop platforms, then distribution through package managers including Homebrew, MacPorts, AUR, Nix/NixOS, NetBSD pkgsrc, Scoop, and winget as recorded by its README and batch package metadata.

By 2026-07-01, the repository metadata showed roughly low-thousands GitHub stars, enough to mark it as a recognized niche calculator rather than infrastructure software.

Wie es verwendet wird

Typical use is interactive or one-shot calculation with math-like syntax: defining variables and functions, evaluating symbolic-looking expressions, using constants and built-in functions, and loading a personal file of predefined formulas. Its appeal is strongest for people who want a terminal-native calculator without switching mental models to a spreadsheet or CAS notebook.

The documented file-loading behavior and default startup file make it useful for recurring domain formulas, such as physics constants or repeated engineering calculations, while staying lightweight enough for shell workflows.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Kalker is interesting to package nerds because it is a multi-surface Rust project whose CLI, library, npm binding, and browser demo all orbit one calculation engine. It also shows the modern pattern of a small desktop utility being available through Cargo, OS package managers, JavaScript packaging, and WebAssembly at the same time.

Zeitleiste

2020: GitHub repository created and 0.1.x releases published.
2024: v2.2.0 released, showing the project had moved well beyond its initial Rust CLI shape.
2025: v2.2.2 released on GitHub.

Related projects

`kalk` is the Rust crate behind Kalker, and `@paddim8/kalk` exposes the engine to JavaScript and WebAssembly use.
Kalker sits near terminal calculators such as bc, qalc, and eva, but emphasizes human-readable math syntax and multi-platform app surfaces.

Quellen

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: grün

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risikoklassifikator

grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance

Warum

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signale

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Build-Metadaten listen 1 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

Empfohlene Prüfung

Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/kalker/default.kalker~/.config/kalker/default.kalker
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/kalker/default.kalker
Windows: %APPDATA%\kalker\default.kalker

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit	Hinweis
`kalker`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-07-25

Manager-Version2.2.3

Manager aktualisiert2026-07-10

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamaktuell

neueste erkannte Versionv2.2.3

https://github.com/PaddiM8/kalker

OKEs wurden keine Aktualitätswarnungen generiert.

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:kalker
Version	2.2.3
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kalker
Homepage	https://kalker.strct.net
Repository	https://github.com/PaddiM8/kalker
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://github.com/PaddiM8/kalker#readme
Lizenz	MIT
Quellarchiv	https://github.com/PaddiM8/kalker/archive/refs/tags/v2.2.3.tar.gz
Zuletzt aktualisiert	2026-07-10T17:56:40Z
Pulse	updated
Build-Abhängigkeiten	rust
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	kalker
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Nix95%

kalker

nix profile install nixpkgs#kalker

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Kalker

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ka/kalker/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

kalker 2.2.2-r0

Calculator that supports user-defined variables, functions, differentiation, and integration

https://kalker.xyz

sudo apk add kalker

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: kalker
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Kalker

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kalker from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

kalker

sudo port install kalker

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Kalker

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: math/kalker/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/kalker

scoop install main/kalker

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Kalker

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/kalker.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

PaddiM8.kalker

winget install --id PaddiM8.kalker -e

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Kalker

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: PaddiM8.kalker from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

Paketgraph

Links stammen aus dem lokalen Paketbeziehungsgraph, Ergänzungen, Abhängigkeitskanten, Ecosystem-Matches und Paket-Hub-Mitgliedschaft.

Quellspur

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/kalker.yml

Verwendete Quellen

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Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

kalker mit Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, winget installieren