# Install cspell with Homebrew, Nix Spell checker for code. Version 10.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-01. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cspell ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cspell ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#cspell ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cs/cspell/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cspell - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 10.0.1 - **Source summary:** Spell checker for code - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-01T13:13:33Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - cspell (cli) - cspell (alias) ## Dependencies - node ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 10.0.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-01 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://cspell.org - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage CSpell is a spell checker for code, distributed as a Node-based CLI and library. Its niche is checking identifiers, comments, documentation, and source trees with dictionaries tuned for programming languages. ### Project history The package README says cspell is a command-line tool and library for spell checking code, and that it was initially built as the spell-checking service for the Code Spell Checker extension for Visual Studio Code. The top-level README describes the current repository as the CSpell mono-repo. ### Adoption history CSpell moved from editor-extension infrastructure into a standalone CLI used in local projects and CI. The official docs document npm, Yarn, pnpm, Bun, npx, and GitHub Action use, while the repository lists packages for the CLI, library, bundled dictionaries, ESLint plugin, glob handling, trie tools, and related support libraries. ### How it is used Official docs show typical CLI usage such as cspell . or cspell lint patterns, plus configuration discovery from JSON, YAML, JavaScript, TypeScript, TOML, package.json, and .vscode files. The package README emphasizes code-aware parsing, CamelCase and snake_case handling, language-specific dictionaries, and custom word lists. ### Why package nerds care CSpell is interesting to packagers because it is both a user-facing CLI and a dependency graph of dictionary and parser packages. Homebrew packaging gives non-Node users a simple cspell executable, while npm remains the canonical upstream distribution channel. ### Timeline - 2017: npm package cspell 1.0.0 was published. - 2023: GitHub releases show v7.3.1 in the available releases page. - 2026: npm and Homebrew metadata list cspell 10.0.1 as current. ### Related projects - The package README links CSpell to the Code Spell Checker extension for VS Code, and the repository lists cspell-dicts as the place for dictionary word changes. ### Sources - - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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: ./cspell.json ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cspell - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - cspell: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cs/cspell/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pyspelling](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pyspelling/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, quality, spell-checker. - [checkstyle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/checkstyle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, linting. - [codebook-lsp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codebook-lsp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, spell-checker. - [codespell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codespell/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, linting. - [credo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/credo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, linting. - [datadog-static-analyzer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/datadog-static-analyzer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tool, developer-tools. - [detekt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/detekt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, linting. - [flake8](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flake8/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, linting. - [cspell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/cspell/) - Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: checker, cli, code, code-quality, cspell. - [cspell-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/cspell-cli/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: checker, cli, code, code-quality, cspell. - [cspell-gitignore](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/cspell-gitignore/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, code, code-quality, cspell, developer. - [cspell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/cspell/) - Same normalized package name in another local ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cspell.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cspell.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