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Install dasel with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, scoop

JSON, YAML, TOML, XML, and CSV query and modification tool. Version 3.11.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-27.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dasel

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install dasel

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/dasel/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add dasel

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dasel · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install dasel

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dasel

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/dasel

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

overview

Package summary

JSON, YAML, TOML, XML, and CSV query and modification tool

Commands and aliases

  • dasel

history

Project history and usage

dasel is a command-line query and modification tool for structured data formats including JSON, YAML, TOML, XML, and CSV. Its package-manager appeal is simple: one small executable covers several file formats that otherwise tend to require separate tools.

Project history

The project is maintained by Tom Wright and documented through its official docs site and GitHub repository. Its design centers on a selector language that can read and modify nested data across multiple serialization formats.

dasel's history is less about a large ecosystem moment and more about the packaging of a practical CLI for configuration-heavy workflows. The official docs emphasize installation, selectors, conversion, and command examples rather than a separate historical narrative.

Adoption history

dasel has been packaged across common Unix package managers because it fits a familiar CLI niche: scripting against config files without writing one-off parsing code. It is most naturally adopted by shell users who want a `jq`-like utility that is not limited to JSON.

How it is used

Common usage includes selecting values, updating fields, converting between formats, and using the tool in shell pipelines. Since it operates on passed files and streams, there is no official per-user config or credentials location to record.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about dasel because it collapses a handful of format-specific dependencies into one CLI. That makes it attractive in minimal environments, CI scripts, and dotfile repositories where JSON, YAML, TOML, and XML all show up.

Timeline

  • Project era: dasel established itself as a multi-format structured-data CLI.
  • Present: The official docs describe dasel as a data selector and modifier for JSON, YAML, TOML, XML, and CSV.

Related projects

  • dasel is commonly compared with `jq` for JSON, `yq` for YAML, and other small command-line tools that query or transform structured configuration files.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for dasel. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • 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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
daselcliglobal 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 version3.11.2
manager updated2026-06-27
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv3.11.2

https://github.com/TomWright/dasel

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:dasel
Version3.11.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dasel
Homepagehttps://daseldocs.tomwright.me
Repositoryhttps://github.com/TomWright/dasel
Upstream docshttps://github.com/TomWright/dasel#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/TomWright/dasel/archive/refs/tags/v3.11.2.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-27T19:01:12Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namedasel
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
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%

dasel 2.8.1-1

Query, update and convert data structures from the command line (program)

https://github.com/tomwright/dasel

sudo apt install dasel
  • Section: golang
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dasel
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: dasel from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

golang-github-tomwright-dasel-dev 2.8.1-1

Query, update and convert data structures from the command line (library)

https://github.com/tomwright/dasel

sudo apt install golang-github-tomwright-dasel-dev
  • Section: golang
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: dasel
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dasel
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: golang-github-tomwright-dasel-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

dasel

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

dasel 2.6.0-1build1

Query, update and convert data structures from the command line (program)

https://github.com/tomwright/dasel

sudo apt install dasel
  • Section: universe/golang
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dasel
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dasel from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

golang-github-tomwright-dasel-dev 2.6.0-1build1

Query, update and convert data structures from the command line (library)

https://github.com/tomwright/dasel

sudo apt install golang-github-tomwright-dasel-dev
  • Section: universe/golang
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: dasel
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dasel
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: golang-github-tomwright-dasel-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

dasel 2.8.1-r15

Query and modify data structures using selector strings

https://daseldocs.tomwright.me/

sudo apk add dasel
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dasel
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dasel
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dasel from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

dasel-bash-completion 2.8.1-r15

Bash completions for dasel

https://daseldocs.tomwright.me/

sudo apk add dasel-bash-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dasel
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dasel
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dasel-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

dasel-fish-completion 2.8.1-r15

Fish completions for dasel

https://daseldocs.tomwright.me/

sudo apk add dasel-fish-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dasel
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dasel
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dasel-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

dasel-zsh-completion 2.8.1-r15

Zsh completions for dasel

https://daseldocs.tomwright.me/

sudo apk add dasel-zsh-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dasel
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dasel
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dasel-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

dasel

sudo port install dasel
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dasel
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/dasel/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

extras/dasel

scoop install extras/dasel
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dasel
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/dasel.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

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

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • python-yqShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-processing, developer-tools, json, toml.
  • yqShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, csv, data-processing, developer-tools, json.
  • otreeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, json, toml, xml.
  • config-file-validatorShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, json, toml, yaml.
  • gronShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-processing, developer-tools, json.
  • jaqShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-processing, developer-tools, json.

source trail

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Used sources

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  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
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