# Install yamlfmt

Extensible command-line tool to format YAML files. Version 0.21.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:yamlfmt
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install yamlfmt
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add yamlfmt
```

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

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#yamlfmt
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S yamlfmt
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: yamlfmt from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/yamlfmt
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:yamlfmt
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/yamlfmt>
- **Version:** 0.21.0
- **Source summary:** Extensible command-line tool to format YAML files
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/google/yamlfmt>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/google/yamlfmt>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/google/yamlfmt#readme>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/google/yamlfmt/archive/refs/tags/v0.21.0.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- yamlfmt (cli)
- yamlfmt (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- go

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 0.21.0
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/google/yamlfmt
- Upstream latest detected: v0.21.0 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** yamlfmt
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - yamlfmt: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ya/yamlfmt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - yamlfmt - 0.21.0-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: yamlfmt from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | An extensible command line tool or library to format yaml files | https://github.com/google/yamlfmt
- apk - yamlfmt-doc - 0.21.0-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: yamlfmt-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | An extensible command line tool or library to format yaml files (documentation) | https://github.com/google/yamlfmt
- pacman - yamlfmt - 0.21.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: yamlfmt from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | An extensible command line tool or library to format yaml files. | https://github.com/google/yamlfmt
- Scoop - main/yamlfmt: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/yamlfmt.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related Links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [go](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [gofumpt](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/gofumpt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, go.
- [goimports](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/goimports/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, go.
- [yamlfix](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/yamlfix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, yaml.
- [pgformatter](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/pgformatter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter.
- [rubyfmt](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/rubyfmt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter.
- [jsonpp](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/jsonpp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter.
- [smlfmt](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/smlfmt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter.
- [jsonfmt](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/jsonfmt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter.
- [dyff](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/dyff/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, configuration, developer, developer-tools, files.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
