install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install datalad

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install datalad

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install python3-datalad

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · python3-datalad · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#datalad

nixpkgs package indexes · datalad · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

overview

Package summary

Data distribution geared toward scientific datasets

Project links

Commands and aliases

datalad
git-annex-remote-datalad
git-annex-remote-datalad-archives
git-annex-remote-ora
git-annex-remote-ria
git-credential-datalad

history

Project history and usage

DataLad is a command-line and Python data-management system for datasets that need versioning, publication, and retrieval rather than only local storage.

Project history

The project grew around the idea that scientific datasets could use Git-style versioning while delegating large-file content management to git-annex. Its technical documentation frames DataLad as a CLI and Python API, with the public changelog showing early 0.x releases in 2015 and continuing through 1.x releases.

Adoption history

DataLad adoption is strongest in research-data workflows where datasets, provenance, and distributed storage matter. The handbook emphasizes compatibility with Git and git-annex, making it attractive to users who already understand repository-based collaboration but need large-file logistics.

How it is used

Package users care about the `datalad` command because it can create, clone, publish, and retrieve dataset content while leaving the underlying repository usable with ordinary Git and git-annex commands.

Why package nerds care

DataLad is notable in package-manager catalogs because it packages a research-data workflow stack into a Unix-style CLI, bridging Git, git-annex, metadata, and reproducibility tooling.

Timeline

2015: DataLad 0.1 appears in the official changelog.
2024: DataLad reaches the 1.0 series.
2026: The official documentation continues to publish 1.x releases.

Related projects

Git and git-annex are core related projects because DataLad datasets are Git repositories and DataLad uses git-annex for file content tracking and transport.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for datalad. 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.
Installs with 5 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.

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: ~/.gitconfig.git/config.datalad/config

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`datalad`	cli	global executable
`git-annex-remote-datalad`	cli	global executable
`git-annex-remote-datalad-archives`	cli	global executable
`git-annex-remote-ora`	cli	global executable
`git-annex-remote-ria`	cli	global executable
`git-credential-datalad`	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 version1.6.0

manager updated2026-06-20

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.datalad.org

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.datalad.orgnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:datalad
Version	1.6.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/datalad
Homepage	https://www.datalad.org
Repository	https://github.com/datalad/datalad
Upstream docs	https://docs.datalad.org/en/stable
License	MIT
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e5/b3/a6241175a59a6c4c5ca172f7b0d71e942f951ac508778ae90b11b6e0009d/datalad-1.6.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-20T10:26:09Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	certifi, cryptography, git-annex, p7zip, python@3.14
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	datalad
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
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.

Debian apt95%

datalad 1.1.5-2.1

data files management and distribution platform

https://datalad.org

sudo apt install datalad

Section: science
Architecture: all
3 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Datalad

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: datalad from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

python3-datalad 1.1.5-2.1

data files management and distribution platform

https://datalad.org

sudo apt install python3-datalad

Section: python
Architecture: all
Source Package: datalad
25 dependencies
9 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Datalad

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: python3-datalad from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

datalad

nix profile install nixpkgs#datalad

normalized package name match
Matched by: Datalad

nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: datalad from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

dnf95%

python3-datalad 1.5.0-1.fc45

Keep code, data, containers under control with git and git-annex

https://github.com/datalad/datalad

sudo dnf install python3-datalad

License: MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: python-datalad
6 dependencies
6 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Datalad

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-datalad from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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/datalad.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

Install datalad with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix