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brew

Install act with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper

Run your GitHub Actions locally. Version 0.2.89 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install act

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install act

MacPorts ports tree · devel/act/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add act

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · act · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install act

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · act · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#act

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ac/act/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S act

Arch Linux sync databases · act · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install act

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · act · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/act

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/act.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id nektos.act -e

Windows Package Manager source index · nektos.act · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Run your GitHub Actions locally

Commands and aliases

  • act

history

Project history and usage

act is a command-line runner for executing GitHub Actions workflows locally. It became a standard package-manager-friendly developer tool because it turns repository workflow files into a local Docker-backed feedback loop.

Project history

The nektos/act repository was created in January 2019, shortly after GitHub Actions entered the broader developer-tooling conversation. Its README describes the core idea as reading workflows from .github/workflows, preparing Docker images, and running the jobs locally with filesystem and environment behavior modeled on GitHub-hosted runners.

The first GitHub release, v0.0.1, was published on 2019-01-15. Later releases continued the same basic CLI shape while expanding compatibility with GitHub Actions features, runner images, secrets, variables, and workflow execution options.

Adoption history

act spread through CLI package ecosystems because it solved a common GitHub Actions pain point: testing workflow changes without committing and waiting for hosted CI. The supplied package-manager facts list packages in Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, Scoop, winget, and zypper.

GitHub repository metadata showed more than 70,000 stars by June 2026, making act one of the highest-visibility local GitHub Actions tools in package-manager catalogs.

How it is used

Users typically run act from a repository to execute jobs defined under .github/workflows. The tool can read command-line options from actrc files, load secrets from a .secrets file, and use Docker to run workflow steps in local containers.

Why package nerds care

Package maintainers care about act because it is a small CLI with a large CI surface area: it depends on Docker behavior, tracks GitHub Actions semantics, and is often used in pre-push or local validation loops. Its many package-manager entries make version freshness and reproducible installation especially visible.

Timeline

  • 2019-01-02: nektos/act repository created on GitHub.
  • 2019-01-15: v0.0.1 published as the first GitHub release.
  • 2026-06: GitHub API metadata showed active maintenance and broad star/fork adoption.

Related projects

  • act is closely tied to GitHub Actions, Docker, GitHub-hosted runner images, and editor integrations such as GitHub Local Actions for VS Code.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

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.

Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/act/actrc~/.actrc./.actrc

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
./.secrets

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
actcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.2.89
manager updated2026-06-15
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.2.89

https://github.com/nektos/act

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:act
Version0.2.89
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/act
Homepagehttps://nektosact.com
Repositoryhttps://github.com/nektos/act
Upstream docshttps://nektosact.com/
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/nektos/act/archive/refs/tags/v0.2.89.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-15T10:20:09-04:00
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameact
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

act

nix profile install nixpkgs#act
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Act
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ac/act/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

act 0.2.83-r5

Run your GitHub Actions locally

https://github.com/nektos/act

sudo apk add act
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: act
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Act
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: act from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

act-doc 0.2.83-r5

Run your GitHub Actions locally (documentation)

https://github.com/nektos/act

sudo apk add act-doc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: act
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Act
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: act-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

act 1.6.0-28.fc44

Automatic Component Toolkit

https://github.com/Autodesk/AutomaticComponentToolkit

sudo dnf install act
  • License: LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: act
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Act
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: act from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

act 0.2.89-1

Run your GitHub Actions locally

https://github.com/nektos/act

sudo pacman -S act
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Act
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: act from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

act 0.2.84-1.4

Run your GitHub Actions locally

https://github.com/nektos/act

sudo zypper install act
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Development/Tools/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: act
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Act
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: act from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

act

sudo port install act
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Act
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/act/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

main/act

scoop install main/act
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Act
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/act.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

nektos.act

winget install --id nektos.act -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Act
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: nektos.act from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • gaboShares av.db curated category or tags: ci-cd, cli, developer-tools, github-actions.
  • gamaShares av.db curated category or tags: ci-cd, cli, developer-tools, github-actions.
  • jenkinsShares av.db curated category or tags: ci-cd, cli, developer-tools, devops.
  • jenkins-ltsShares av.db curated category or tags: ci-cd, cli, developer-tools, devops.
  • tfcmtShares av.db curated category or tags: ci-cd, cli, developer-tools, github-actions.
  • woodpecker-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: ci-cd, cli, developer-tools, devops.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • 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