# Install carrot2 with Homebrew Search results clustering engine. Version 4.8.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:carrot2 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install carrot2 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:carrot2 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.8.6 - **Source summary:** Search results clustering engine - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:02:59-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - carrot2 (cli) - carrot2 (alias) ## Dependencies - openjdk ## Build dependencies - gradle - node@22 - yarn ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 4.8.6 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/carrot2/carrot2 - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Carrot2 is a Java text-clustering library and distribution. Its README says it discovers groups of related documents and labels them with short key terms or phrases, commonly from search result titles and snippets. ### Project history The public GitHub repository was created in 2011 under the carrot2 organization. Official documentation for the latest release is published at carrot2.github.io, and the current latest-docs redirect points to the 4.8.6 documentation tree. ### Adoption history Carrot2 is primarily a library and distribution rather than a single-purpose CLI. The README documents binary releases on GitHub, a bundled HTTP/JSON Document Clustering Server for non-Java integration, and integration paths through Apache Solr and Elasticsearch plugins. ### How it is used Developers use Carrot2 to cluster text or search results, either through Java APIs, release-bundled API documentation, the DCS HTTP/JSON service, or search-platform integrations. The Homebrew package exposes a carrot2 executable for the packaged distribution. ### Why package nerds care Carrot2 is interesting in package-manager history because it packages a research-flavored information-retrieval component as a usable distribution: a Java library, local server, documentation bundle, and integrations for search stacks. ### Timeline - 2011: Public GitHub repository created. - 2020s: Latest-release documentation is served from carrot2.github.io. - 2020s: README documents GitHub binary releases and the DCS HTTP/JSON service. ### Related projects - The README names Apache Solr and Elasticsearch integrations. - The distribution includes the DCS service for integration from non-Java languages. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes formula declares a Homebrew service. infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - formula declares a Homebrew service - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** carrot2 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## 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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [openjdk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openjdk/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gradle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gradle/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [yarn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/yarn/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [meilisearch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meilisearch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, search. - [opensearch-dashboards](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/opensearch-dashboards/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, search. - [pgroonga](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pgroonga/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, search. - [solr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/solr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, search. - [sonic](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sonic/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, search. - [vespa-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vespa-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, search. - [groonga](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/groonga/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, search. - [hyperestraier](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hyperestraier/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, search. - [tika](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tika/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, data, java, openjdk, text. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/carrot2.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/carrot2.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph