# Install aliae with Homebrew, Nix, winget Cross shell and platform alias management. Version 0.26.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:aliae ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install aliae ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#aliae ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/al/aliae/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id JanDeDobbeleer.Aliae -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: JanDeDobbeleer.Aliae from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:aliae - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.26.6 - **Source summary:** Cross shell and platform alias management - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - aliae (cli) - aliae (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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.26.6 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/jandedobbeleer/aliae - Upstream latest detected: v0.26.6 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage aliae is a cross-shell alias and shell-environment manager by Jan De Dobbeleer. It lets users define aliases, functions, environment variables, PATH entries, scripts, and symlinks once in YAML and emit shell-specific initialization code. ### Project history The public GitHub repository was created in June 2023. The official docs say aliae came from wanting the same shell experience across all shells used while building and validating Oh My Posh. The documentation presents the core idea as a single template-enabled YAML configuration that works across shells and platforms. That puts aliae near dotfile managers and shell plugin tools, but with a narrower focus on shell initialization artifacts. ### Adoption history aliae is newer and smaller than Oh My Posh, but it benefits from the same author ecosystem and is distributed through Homebrew, Nix, and WinGet according to the input facts. The README links to official docs, releases, Discord community, and sponsorship channels. Its adoption pattern is dotfiles-first: users who maintain several shells or operating systems can reduce duplicated alias/function/env/path snippets. ### How it is used By default aliae expects `.aliae.yaml` in the user's home directory. The official configuration docs also allow a custom path with `--config` or the `ALIAE_CONFIG` environment variable, including local files or remote config URLs. A typical shell setup evaluates `aliae init zsh`, `aliae init bash`, or another shell target during startup. The YAML can include shell/OS conditionals so one config can produce different output for Bash, Zsh, PowerShell, Nushell, Xonsh, tcsh, and other supported shells. ### Why package nerds care aliae is interesting to package users because shell state is usually messy and local. A package-manager-installed binary plus a checked-in YAML file gives a reproducible way to share aliases and environment setup across machines. It is deliberately narrower than a full dotfile framework. That makes it attractive when a user wants cross-shell aliases and PATH/env/script management without adopting a large bootstrap system. ### Timeline - 2023: Public GitHub repository created. - 2023-2026: Project documented as a cross-platform shell management tool. - 2026: Official docs describe default home-directory YAML config and custom config locations. ### Related projects - Related projects include Oh My Posh, shell plugin managers, chezmoi-style dotfile management, and per-shell alias/function systems. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## 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 - Unix: ~/.aliae.yaml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** aliae - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - aliae: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/al/aliae/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - JanDeDobbeleer.Aliae: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: JanDeDobbeleer.Aliae from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sheldon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sheldon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, configuration, developer-tools, shell. - [bar](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bar/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, shell. - [checkbashisms](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/checkbashisms/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, shell. - [desk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/desk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, shell. - [fish](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fish/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, shell. - [fizsh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fizsh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, shell. - [mcfly](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mcfly/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, shell. - [ondir](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ondir/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, shell. - [powershell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/powershell/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. 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