# Install arf with Homebrew, winget Modern R console with syntax highlighting and fuzzy search. Version 0.4.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:arf ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install arf ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id eitsupi.arf -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: eitsupi.arf from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:arf - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.4.3 - **Source summary:** Modern R console with syntax highlighting and fuzzy search - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T03:24:54Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-10T07:20:53+00:00 ## Executables - arf (cli) - arf (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## 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: 2026-07-10 - Package-manager version: 0.4.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-04 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/eitsupi/arf - Upstream latest detected: v0.4.3 (current) ## Project history and usage arf console, short for Alternative R Frontend, is a new Rust-written cross-platform console for R. It focuses on interactive terminal ergonomics: syntax highlighting, fuzzy history search, meta commands, shell mode, configurable prompts, persistent SQLite-backed history, and an IPC mode for automation. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in January 2026, and v0.1.0 was released later that month. The README warns that arf is under active development and that the configuration and history file formats may still change, which is consistent with its fast early release cadence through the 0.3 and 0.4 series in spring 2026. ### Adoption history Adoption is early but already package-manager oriented. The README documents GitHub release binaries, a shell installer, winget, Scoop, cargo-binstall, Homebrew, AUR, and source installation. The Homebrew formula builds the `arf-console` crate, installs shell completions, and tests config initialization plus history and IPC commands. ### How it is used Users run `arf` as an alternative R console, optionally selecting an R version through rig or enabling reprex mode. Configuration lives in a platform-specific TOML file, generated with `arf config init`, and runtime usage includes R meta commands such as `:help`, `:shell`, `:history`, `:restart`, and `:quit`. ### Why package nerds care arf is notable because R console frontends are often Python- or IDE-adjacent, while arf packages a modern terminal REPL as a single Rust binary with no runtime dependencies. Its explicit Homebrew, winget, Scoop, AUR, and release-binary paths make it a good example of a young language-tooling project designed for cross-platform package distribution from the start. ### Timeline - 2026: GitHub repository created. - 2026: v0.1.0 published as the first GitHub release. - 2026: v0.4.x releases add to the early active-development line and reach Homebrew packaging. ### Related projects - The README documents integration with rig for R version switching and Air for reprex auto-formatting, placing arf in the modern R tooling ecosystem rather than as a standalone R implementation. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for arf. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## 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 - Linux: ~/.config/arf/arf.toml - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/arf/arf.toml - Windows: %APPDATA%\arf\arf.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** arf - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - winget - eitsupi.arf: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: eitsupi.arf from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [a52dec](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/a52dec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media. - [aalib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aalib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media. - [ab-av1](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ab-av1/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media. - [abcde](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcde/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media. - [abcm2ps](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcm2ps/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media. - [abcmidi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcmidi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media. - [adplay](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adplay/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media. - [adplug](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adplug/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media. - [cava](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cava/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, console, media. - [glyr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glyr/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, media, search. - [gspeak](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/gspeak/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, media, modern. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/arf.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/arf.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph