install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install gitoxide

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install gitoxide

MacPorts ports tree · devel/gitoxide/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add gitoxide

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#gitoxide

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S gitoxide

Arch Linux sync databases · gitoxide · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install gitoxide

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/gitoxide

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

overview

Package summary

Idiomatic, lean, fast & safe pure Rust implementation of Git

Project links

Commands and aliases

ein
gix

history

Project history and usage

gitoxide is a pure Rust implementation of Git, packaged both as command-line tools and as a library-oriented workspace. The project emphasizes correctness, performance, and a developer experience that Rust applications can embed without shelling out to Git.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in June 2018. Over time, the project evolved from the `gitoxide` command-line package into a workspace centered on the `gix` crate, with lower-level crates for Git objects, refs, configuration, transport, indexes, ignore rules, worktrees, status, and related plumbing.

Adoption history

The project is significant in the Rust ecosystem because it offers Git functionality as native Rust crates. The README describes `gix` as the application entry point and treats the `gix` and `ein` binaries as development tools for exercising the API in real repositories.

How it is used

Practitioners use gitoxide in two main ways: Rust developers depend on `gix` and its component crates to read and manipulate repositories, while CLI users and packagers install `gitoxide` to experiment with the `gix` and `ein` binaries. The README warns that the command-line tools may remain unstable, so library use is the steadier integration path.

Why package nerds care

Package maintainers care about gitoxide because it is both a CLI package and a large Rust crate graph. Its README documents multiple build profiles, Homebrew and Arch installation, Cargo installation, binary releases, and feature choices such as `max-pure` and `lean`, making it a useful case study in packaging Rust applications with optional native dependencies.

Timeline

2018: Repository created on GitHub.
2020: `gitoxide` crate published on crates.io.
2023: `gix` crate published as the library entry point.
2020s: Project distributed through Cargo, binary releases, Homebrew, Arch Linux, and other package managers.

Related projects

gitoxide is related to Git itself, libgit2-style embedding use cases, and Rust applications that need repository access through crates rather than subprocess calls.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 2 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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ein`	cli	global executable
`gix`	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 version0.55.0

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.55.0

https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:gitoxide
Version	0.55.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gitoxide
Homepage	https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide
Repository	https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide
Upstream docs	https://docs.rs/gitoxide
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/archive/refs/tags/v0.55.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-22T16:53:08Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	pkgconf, rust
Uses from macOS	curl
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	gitoxide
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%

gitoxide

nix profile install nixpkgs#gitoxide

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitoxide

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

apk95%

gitoxide 0.14.0-r1

An idiomatic, lean, fast & safe pure Rust implementation of Git

https://github.com/Byron/gitoxide

sudo apk add gitoxide

License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gitoxide
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitoxide

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gitoxide from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

gitoxide 0.53.0-1

An idiomatic, lean, fast & safe pure Rust implementation of Git

https://github.com/Byron/gitoxide

sudo pacman -S gitoxide

License: MIT AND Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitoxide

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: gitoxide from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

gitoxide 0.50.0-1.2

An idiomatic & safe pure-Rust implementation of Git

https://github.com/Byron/gitoxide

sudo zypper install gitoxide

License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
Category: Development/Tools/Version Control
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gitoxide
7 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitoxide

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

MacPorts95%

gitoxide

sudo port install gitoxide

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitoxide

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/gitoxide/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/gitoxide

scoop install main/gitoxide

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitoxide

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gitoxide.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/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.

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/gitoxide.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
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
package-page enrichment

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Project history

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How it is used

Why package nerds care

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Related projects

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

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