install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install conan

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install conan

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · conan · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#conan

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install conan

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

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install conan

Chocolatey community package catalog · conan · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/conan

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

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id JFrog.Conan -e

Windows Package Manager source index · JFrog.Conan · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Distributed, open source, package manager for C/C++

Project links

Commands and aliases

conan

history

Project history and usage

Conan is a decentralized, open-source package manager for C and C++ developers, designed to manage source recipes and binary packages across operating systems, compilers, architectures, build systems, and private or public remotes.

Project history

The Conan repository was created in 2015 and reached a 1.0 release in January 2018. Its 2.0 release followed in February 2023, marking the current major generation of the client and documentation while Conan 1.x remained documented separately as a legacy line.

Adoption history

Conan became important in C and C++ packaging because it addressed binary compatibility, cross-building, and private package hosting in ecosystems that historically relied on system package managers, vendored dependencies, or build-system-specific fetch logic. The official README highlights production use, integration with Artifactory, and a large community around GitHub, Slack, ConanCenter, and earlier Bintray-era repositories.

How it is used

Typical Conan workflows install dependencies from a conanfile, generate toolchain/build-system files, build or consume binary packages, and authenticate to remotes. Conan 2 stores user-level configuration under the Conan home, including global.conf, profiles, remotes.json, credentials.json, and source_credentials.json.

Why package nerds care

For package-manager watchers, Conan is one of the major language-adjacent package managers for native code: it is decentralized, recipe-driven, binary-aware, CI-friendly, and intentionally independent of any single compiler or build system.

Timeline

2015: Official GitHub repository created.
2018: Conan 1.0.0 released.
2023: Conan 2.0.0 released.

Related projects

Conan is commonly discussed alongside CMake, Meson, MSBuild, vcpkg, Artifactory, and ConanCenter because those are the build, binary-hosting, and package-index surfaces that shape day-to-day use.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

text:package manager

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 3 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: ~/.conan2/global.conf~/.conan2/profiles/default~/.conan2/remotes.json

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.conan2/credentials.json~/.conan2/source_credentials.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`conan`	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 version2.30.0

manager updated2026-06-30

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://conan.io

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://conan.ionone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:conan
Version	2.30.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/conan
Homepage	https://conan.io
Repository	https://github.com/conan-io/conan
Upstream docs	https://docs.conan.io/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/4e/95/589f05549953f74377d671ab8d5ba041dbeec8208e360ed00fe69c77cfda/conan-2.30.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-30T15:23:38Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	certifi, libyaml, python@3.14
Build dependencies	pkgconf
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	conan
Aliases	conan@2
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.

Nix95%

conan

nix profile install nixpkgs#conan

normalized package name match
Matched by: Conan

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

dnf95%

conan 2.29.0-2.fc45

Open-source C/C++ package manager

https://github.com/conan-io/conan

sudo dnf install conan

License: MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: conan
8 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Conan

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: conan from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

conan 2.28.1-1.1

A C/C++ package manager

https://github.com/conan-io/conan

sudo zypper install conan

License: MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: conan
11 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Conan

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

Chocolatey95%

conan

choco install conan

normalized package name match
Matched by: Conan

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: conan from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','cmake.portable'

Scoop95%

main/conan

scoop install main/conan

normalized package name match
Matched by: Conan

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

winget95%

JFrog.Conan

winget install --id JFrog.Conan -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Conan

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: JFrog.Conan 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.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/conan.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
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

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