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Install broot with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper

New way to see and navigate directory trees. Version 1.57.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-01.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install broot

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install broot

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/broot/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add broot

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

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install broot

Debian stable package indexes · broot · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#broot

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S broot

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install broot

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/broot

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

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Dystroy.broot -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Dystroy.broot · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

New way to see and navigate directory trees

Project links

Commands and aliases

broot

history

Project history and usage

Broot is a Rust terminal file navigator that combines a compact directory tree, fuzzy search, file operations, preview panels, shell integration, and user-defined verbs. It is designed as a more interactive answer to `tree`, `ls`, `find`, and ad hoc `cd` workflows.

Project history

The official documentation describes Broot as a better way to navigate directories, find files, and launch commands. Its core idea is to keep a readable tree visible even for large directories by filtering, respecting ignore files, and letting the user jump back to the shell in the selected directory through the `br` integration.

The GitHub repository and changelog show steady development over many years, with features expanding from directory overview and search into panels, file previews, staging areas, trash support, image rendering through terminal graphics protocols, Git status views, modal input, configurable verbs, and shell integrations.

Adoption history

Broot became popular among command-line users who wanted richer navigation without adopting a full-screen orthodox file manager. GitHub shows a large user audience, and the input package facts show broad packaging across Homebrew, Debian, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, Winget, and openSUSE.

How it is used

Typical use is `br` or `broot` inside a project tree: type a few letters to narrow the tree, press enter or a configured verb to open a file, use Alt-Enter to return to the shell in a selected directory, and use panels or the staging area for file operations. Configuration lives under the XDG config directory and lets users define verbs, shortcuts, skins, icons, and preview transformers.

Why package nerds care

Broot is a representative modern Rust CLI package: single-purpose but deep, cross-platform, visually rich in the terminal, and widely distributed by both Unix and Windows package managers. It also illustrates how newer tools compose with shells rather than replacing them outright.

Timeline

2019: Early public release tags appear in the official Git repository.
2023: The changelog shows continuing shell integration and file-operation improvements, including trash support and Windows installer work.
2024: Preview transformers, improved terminal key handling, and richer panels land in the 1.40+ series.
2025: Broot adds more filesystem, preview, watching, and image-rendering improvements.
2026-06-01: Changelog lists v1.57.0.

Related projects

Related command-line navigation and file-management tools include tree, fd, fzf, ranger, nnn, vifm, zoxide, broot's own shell function `br`, and terminal file-preview ecosystems built around Kitty or WezTerm graphics.

Sources

https://dystroy.org/broot/
https://github.com/Canop/broot#readme
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Canop/broot/main/CHANGELOG.md
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for broot. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
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: ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/broot/conf.toml${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/broot/conf.hjson

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`broot`	cli	global 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 version1.57.0

manager updated2026-06-01

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.57.0

https://github.com/Canop/broot

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:broot
Version	1.57.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/broot
Homepage	https://dystroy.org/broot/
Repository	https://github.com/Canop/broot
Upstream docs	https://dystroy.org/broot
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/Canop/broot/archive/refs/tags/v1.57.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-01T17:26:00Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	libxcb
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	broot
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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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

Debian apt95%

broot 1.46.3-2

tree view, file manager, configurable launcher

https://dystroy.org/broot

sudo apt install broot

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: rust-broot
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Broot

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: broot from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

broot

nix profile install nixpkgs#broot

normalized package name match
Matched by: Broot

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

apk95%

broot 1.54.0-r0

New way to see and navigate directory trees

https://github.com/Canop/broot

sudo apk add broot

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: broot
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Broot

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

apk95%

broot-bash-completion 1.54.0-r0

Bash completions for broot

https://github.com/Canop/broot

sudo apk add broot-bash-completion

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: broot
normalized package name match
Matched by: Broot

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: broot-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

broot-doc 1.54.0-r0

New way to see and navigate directory trees (documentation)

https://github.com/Canop/broot

sudo apk add broot-doc

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: broot
normalized package name match
Matched by: Broot

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

apk95%

broot-fish-completion 1.54.0-r0

Fish completions for broot

https://github.com/Canop/broot

sudo apk add broot-fish-completion

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: broot
normalized package name match
Matched by: Broot

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: broot-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

broot-zsh-completion 1.54.0-r0

Zsh completions for broot

https://github.com/Canop/broot

sudo apk add broot-zsh-completion

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: broot
normalized package name match
Matched by: Broot

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: broot-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

broot 1.57.0-1

Fuzzy Search + tree + cd

https://github.com/Canop/broot

sudo pacman -S broot

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Broot

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

zypper95%

broot 1.49.1-1.4

A better way to navigate directories

https://dystroy.org/broot/

sudo zypper install broot

License: GPL-2.0-only AND MIT AND MPL-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: broot
3 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Broot

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: broot from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

broot

sudo port install broot

normalized package name match
Matched by: Broot

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/broot/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/broot

scoop install main/broot

normalized package name match
Matched by: Broot

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

winget95%

Dystroy.broot

winget install --id Dystroy.broot -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Broot

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Dystroy.broot from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

source trail

Generated from repository data

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/broot.yml

Used sources

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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

Install broot with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper

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Why package nerds care

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