# Install biome with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper Toolchain of the web. Version 2.5.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-08. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:biome ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install biome ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add biome ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: biome from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#biome ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bi/biome/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S biome ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: biome from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install biome ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: biome from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/biome ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/biome.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id BiomeJS.Biome -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: BiomeJS.Biome from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:biome - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.5.3 - **Source summary:** Toolchain of the web - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 OR MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-08T09:42:57Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - biome (cli) - biome (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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.5.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-08 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/biomejs/biome - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Biome is a fast formatter, linter, CLI, and editor-facing toolchain for web projects, descended from the Rome project and positioned as a unified alternative to piles of separate JavaScript, TypeScript, JSX, JSON, CSS, and GraphQL tools. ### Project history Biome's predecessor was Rome, whose GitHub repository was created in 2020 and is now archived with the description 'Unified developer tools for JavaScript, TypeScript, and the web'. The Biome repository was created in July 2023, and the official blog includes an 'Announcing Biome' entry during that transition. Biome shipped its CLI v1.0.0 in August 2023. The official package README describes it as the 'Toolchain of the web', with a formatter, linter, CLI, LSP/editor integration, WebAssembly playground, and a goal of unifying functions that had previously been separate tools. The v2 line arrived in June 2025, followed by frequent 2.x releases. By the v2.5 blog post in June 2026, the project said Biome had crossed 500 lint rules and added features such as plugin code fixes, cross-file linting, watcher mode, and new formatter options. ### Adoption history Biome's adoption is visible in several official/project-backed signals: the README advertises npm, VS Code Marketplace, Open VSX, Discord, sponsorship, Open Collective, and enterprise support surfaces; the GitHub repository has tens of thousands of stars; and the input package metadata lists Homebrew, Alpine/apk, Nix, Arch/pacman, Scoop, Winget, and openSUSE/zypper. It grew by addressing a common package-manager pain point in web projects: replacing formatter, linter, import organization, diagnostics, and editor wiring with one fast native binary and one configuration model. ### How it is used The README documents package usage through `npm install --save-dev --save-exact @biomejs/biome`, then commands such as `biome format --write`, `biome lint --write`, `biome check --write`, and `biome ci`. It also notes an online WebAssembly playground and first-class LSP/editor usage. Biome is commonly used as a project-local development dependency in JavaScript and TypeScript repos, but package managers such as Homebrew make the standalone CLI convenient for editor integrations, monorepo tooling, and system-level developer setups. ### Why package nerds care Biome is package-nerd significant because it is part of the post-Node-script era of JavaScript tooling: a single native binary, written in Rust, distributed through npm and OS package managers, doing work that historically meant wiring together Prettier, ESLint, typescript-eslint, import tools, JSON formatters, and editor plugins. It also carries the Rome lineage without requiring users to care about that history. For maintainers and package curators, Biome is the rare web tool that wants to be both npm-native and distro-friendly: fast executable, clear releases, editor extensions, configuration docs, and no requirement that Node.js be present for manual installation. ### Timeline - 2020: Rome tools repository created. - 2023: biomejs/biome repository created. - 2023: Biome CLI v1.0.0 released. - 2024: Biome v1.5 and v1.6 releases continued the stable CLI line. - 2025: Biome CLI v2.0.0 released. - 2026: Biome v2.5 blog announced more than 500 lint rules. ### Related projects - Biome is historically related to Rome and functionally related to Prettier, ESLint, typescript-eslint, JSON/CSS/GraphQL formatters, language-server tooling, and editor extensions for VS Code, Open VSX-compatible editors, and JetBrains IDEs. - The project also absorbed GritQL under the Biome organization, using it as a plugin language according to the official Biome blog. ### Sources - - - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for biome. 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: biome.json, biome.jsonc, .biome.json,, .biome.jsonc in the current working directory, parent folders, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/biome, ~/.config/biome - macOS: biome.json, biome.jsonc, .biome.json,, .biome.jsonc in the current working directory, parent folders, /Users/$USER/Library/Application Support/biome - Windows: biome.json, biome.jsonc, .biome.json,, .biome.jsonc in the current working directory, parent folders, C:\Users\$USER\AppData\Roaming\biome\config ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** biome - **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 - biome: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bi/biome/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - biome - 2.3.13-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: biome from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Toolchain of the web | https://biomejs.dev/ - pacman - biome - 2.3.15-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: biome from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Formatter, linter, and more for Javascript, Typescript, JSON, and CSS | https://biomejs.dev - zypper - biome - 2.4.5-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: biome from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A JavaScript and TypeScript toolchain | https://github.com/biomejs/biome - Scoop - main/biome: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/biome.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - BiomeJS.Biome: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: BiomeJS.Biome from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [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. - [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. - [djlint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/djlint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, linter. - [gdtoolkit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gdtoolkit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, linter. - [isort](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/isort/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, linter. - [ktlint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ktlint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, linter. - [mago](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mago/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, linter. - [panache](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/panache/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, linter. - [protolint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/protolint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, linter. - [rumdl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rumdl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, linter. - [biome](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/biome/) - Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: biome, cli, developer, developer-tools. - [biome](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/biome/) - Same normalized package name in another local ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/biome.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/biome.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