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Install coffeescript with Homebrew, apt, Nix, pacman, winget

Unfancy JavaScript. Version 2.7.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-13.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install coffeescript

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install coffeescript

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#coffeescript

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S coffeescript

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

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id StevenCole.Coffee -e

Windows Package Manager source index · StevenCole.Coffee · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Unfancy JavaScript

Commands and aliases

  • coffee

history

Project history and usage

CoffeeScript is a programming language and compiler that turns CoffeeScript source into JavaScript. Its command-line package provides coffee for running or compiling .coffee files and cake for task definitions.

Project history

The official changelog begins in December 2009 and shows CoffeeScript quickly evolving around the JavaScript and Node.js ecosystem. Early 2010 releases added the class syntax, switched the default JavaScript engine from Narwhal to Node.js, added Node require-extension support, and kept pace with early Node releases.

CoffeeScript 2 repositioned the compiler for modern JavaScript output. The official documentation says the biggest CoffeeScript 2 change is that the compiler now emits ES2015-and-later syntax where possible, with features such as async functions and JSX, while later documentation discusses Babel transpilation when older runtimes need support.

Adoption history

CoffeeScript was packaged broadly because it was both a language compiler and a day-to-day CLI. The official README documents npm installation for local project use and global execution, while the supplied package facts list Homebrew, Debian, Nix, Arch/pacman, Scoop, Ubuntu, and winget packages.

The official site describes CoffeeScript as part of the JavaScript ecosystem and lists related integrations, books, build tools, and editor support. It also notes that CoffeeScript's fat arrow was one of its most popular features and that ES2015 adopted a corresponding arrow-function syntax.

How it is used

Common package usage is to install Node.js, install the coffeescript package, run scripts with coffee, compile with coffee -c, and use Cakefiles for task automation. CoffeeScript 2 output may require runtime support for modern JavaScript or a transpilation step through tools such as Babel.

Why package nerds care

CoffeeScript is historically significant to package managers because it represents an early JavaScript-to-JavaScript language distributed as a Node CLI, a browser compiler, and OS packages. Its package history mirrors a period when language tools moved from standalone tarballs and distro packages into npm-centered workflows while still being wrapped by Homebrew and Linux distributions.

Timeline

  • 2009: The official changelog starts with December 2009 releases.
  • 2010: Early releases added classes, Node.js as the default engine, Node require-extension support, and directory compilation behavior.
  • 2017: CoffeeScript 2 alpha and beta releases introduced ES2015+ output; the official changelog dates the initial alpha to February 21 and the initial beta to April 14.
  • Current docs: CoffeeScript 2.7.0 is the documented source version on the official site.

Related projects

  • The official docs connect CoffeeScript to Node.js, npm, Babel, browser compilers, source maps, Cakefiles, and JavaScript ecosystem integrations.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
coffeecliglobal 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 version2.7.0
manager updated2026-06-13
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://coffeescript.org/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:coffeescript
Version2.7.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/coffeescript
Homepagehttps://coffeescript.org/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript
Upstream docshttps://coffeescript.org/
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://registry.npmjs.org/coffeescript/-/coffeescript-2.7.0.tgz
Last updated2026-06-13T01:24:09+02:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesnode
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namecoffeescript
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Conflicts With
  • cake
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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%

coffeescript 2.7.0+dfsg1-2

interpreter and compiler for the CoffeeScript language

https://coffeescript.org/

sudo apt install coffeescript
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: all
  • 1 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Coffeescript
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: coffeescript from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

coffeescript-doc 2.7.0+dfsg1-2

documentation for the CoffeeScript language

https://coffeescript.org/

sudo apt install coffeescript-doc
  • Section: doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: coffeescript
  • 3 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Coffeescript
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: coffeescript-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libjs-coffeescript 2.7.0+dfsg1-2

client-side interpreter for the CoffeeScript language

https://coffeescript.org/

sudo apt install libjs-coffeescript
  • Section: javascript
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: coffeescript
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Coffeescript
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libjs-coffeescript from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

coffeescript

nix profile install nixpkgs#coffeescript
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Coffeescript
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/coffeescript/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

coffeescript 2.7.0+dfsg1-1

interpreter and compiler for the CoffeeScript language

https://coffeescript.org/

sudo apt install coffeescript
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: all
  • 1 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Coffeescript
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: coffeescript from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

coffeescript-doc 2.7.0+dfsg1-1

documentation for the CoffeeScript language

https://coffeescript.org/

sudo apt install coffeescript-doc
  • Section: universe/doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: coffeescript
  • 3 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Coffeescript
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: coffeescript-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libjs-coffeescript 2.7.0+dfsg1-1

client-side interpreter for the CoffeeScript language

https://coffeescript.org/

sudo apt install libjs-coffeescript
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: coffeescript
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Coffeescript
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libjs-coffeescript from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
pacman95%

coffeescript 2.7.0-2

CoffeeScript is a little language that compiles into JavaScript

https://coffeescript.org

sudo pacman -S coffeescript
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: any
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Coffeescript
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: coffeescript from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
winget92%

StevenCole.Coffee

winget install --id StevenCole.Coffee -e
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Coffee
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: StevenCole.Coffee from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • nodeRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.

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