# Install cookiecutter with Homebrew, apt, Nix, scoop, zypper Utility that creates projects from templates. Version 2.7.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-20. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cookiecutter ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cookiecutter ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install cookiecutter ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: cookiecutter from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#cookiecutter ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: cookiecutter from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install cookiecutter-doc ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cookiecutter-doc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/cookiecutter ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/cookiecutter.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cookiecutter - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.7.1 - **Source summary:** Utility that creates projects from templates - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-20T12:26:31Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cookiecutter (cli) - cookiecutter (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - libyaml - python@3.14 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.7.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-20 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Cookiecutter is a cross-platform project generator for creating source trees from templates. It became one of the standard Python-era answers to repeatable project scaffolding, but its templates can target many languages and markup formats. ### Project history The official repository was created in July 2013. The README credits Audrey M. Roy Greenfeld as creator and development lead, and describes the tool as a command-line utility for creating projects from cookiecutters, or project templates. ### Adoption history Cookiecutter spread through reusable Git-hosted templates, especially Python package templates such as `cookiecutter-pypackage`. Its package metadata in this batch records broad distribution across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Nix, Scoop, and openSUSE packaging channels. ### How it is used Users invoke Cookiecutter against a local template or a remote repository, answer prompts from `cookiecutter.json`, and receive a rendered project directory. Advanced usage includes hooks, replay data, default context, abbreviations for common hosts, and a per-user `~/.cookiecutterrc` file. ### Why package nerds care Cookiecutter matters to package maintainers because it normalized sharable scaffolds as packages and repositories, making packaging policy, test layout, license files, CI skeletons, and release boilerplate reproducible across many new projects. ### Timeline - 2013: Official GitHub repository created. - 2013: Documentation copyright begins with Audrey M. Roy Greenfeld. - 2013: User configuration support documented as new in Cookiecutter 0.7. - 2016: Command-line `--config-file` support documented as new in Cookiecutter 1.3. ### Related projects - Official examples and README links point users to cookiecutter-pypackage, cookiecutter-django, cookiecutter-pytest-plugin, and other community templates. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for cookiecutter. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## 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 - Unix: ~/.cookiecutterrc ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cookiecutter - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 4 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - cookiecutter - 2.6.0-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cookiecutter from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | create projects from project templates | https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter - Debian apt - python-cookiecutter-doc - 2.6.0-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python-cookiecutter-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | create projects from project templates (documentation) | https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter - Debian apt - python3-cookiecutter - 2.6.0-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-cookiecutter from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | create projects from project templates (Python 3 module) | https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter - Nix - cookiecutter: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: cookiecutter from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - cookiecutter - 2.6.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cookiecutter from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | create projects from project templates | https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter - Ubuntu apt - python-cookiecutter-doc - 2.6.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python-cookiecutter-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | create projects from project templates (documentation) | https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter - Ubuntu apt - python3-cookiecutter - 2.6.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-cookiecutter from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | create projects from project templates (Python 3 module) | https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter - zypper - cookiecutter-doc - 2.6.0-4.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cookiecutter-doc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Documentation files for cookiecutter | https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter - zypper - python311-cookiecutter - 2.6.0-4.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python311-cookiecutter from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A command-line utility that creates projects from project templates | https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter - zypper - python313-cookiecutter - 2.6.0-4.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python313-cookiecutter from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A command-line utility that creates projects from project templates | https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter - zypper - python314-cookiecutter - 2.6.0-4.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python314-cookiecutter from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A command-line utility that creates projects from project templates | https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter - Scoop - extras/cookiecutter: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/cookiecutter.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/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. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [copier](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/copier/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, project-generator, project-scaffolding, scaffolding. - [kickstart](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kickstart/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, project-generator, project-scaffolding, scaffolding. - 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Shared terms: cookiecutter, generator, templates. - [cookiecutter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/cookiecutter/) - Same normalized package name in another local ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cookiecutter.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cookiecutter.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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