# Install ccat with Homebrew, scoop Like cat but displays content with syntax highlighting. Version 1.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ccat ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ccat ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/ccat ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ccat.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ccat - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.1.0 - **Source summary:** Like cat but displays content with syntax highlighting - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - ccat (cli) - ccat (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.1.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/owenthereal/ccat - Upstream latest detected: v1.1.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage ccat is a small Go command-line utility that reimagines cat as a syntax-highlighting terminal viewer. Its official README describes it as a colorizing cat that works like cat while displaying source files with syntax highlighting. ### Project history The upstream GitHub repository was created in May 2015 and published MIT-licensed Go code. The README positions ccat as a native-speed, single-binary alternative to syntax highlighters such as Pygments and GNU source-highlight. ### Adoption history The README documents Homebrew installation on macOS, Arch Linux/AUR installation, standalone binaries, and source installation with Go. The supplied package facts also show distribution through Homebrew and Scoop. ### How it is used Typical usage is the cat-like form ccat FILE1 FILE2, reading from standard input, producing HTML output, selecting dark-background colors, changing token colors, or aliasing cat=ccat for interactive terminal use. ### Why package nerds care ccat matters as an example of the mid-2010s wave of single-purpose Go CLIs shipped as static-ish binaries and immediately wrapped by package managers. It is also a predecessor-in-spirit to later terminal viewers that made syntax-highlighted source display feel routine. ### Timeline - 2015: GitHub repository created. - 2015: README documented Homebrew, AUR, standalone binary, and go get installation paths. - 2022: Repository metadata shows later maintenance activity. ### Related projects - The README credits Sourcegraph's syntaxhighlight package and names Pygments and GNU source-highlight as alternatives. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ccat - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** ccrypt - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Scoop - main/ccat: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ccat.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [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. - [gat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cat, cli, developer-tools, go, syntax-highlighting. - [chroma](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chroma/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go, syntax-highlighting. - [nyan](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nyan/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cat, cli, developer-tools, go, syntax-highlighting. - [tml](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tml/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go, terminal. - [aha](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aha/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [amtterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/amtterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [ansifilter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansifilter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [clive](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clive/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ccat.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ccat.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 - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph