# Install inko with Homebrew, apk, Nix Safe and concurrent object-oriented programming language. Version 0.20.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-20. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:inko ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install inko ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add inko ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inko from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#inko ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/in/inko/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:inko - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.20.0 - **Source summary:** Safe and concurrent object-oriented programming language - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MPL-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-04-20T18:09:59Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - inko (cli) - inko (alias) ## Dependencies - llvm ## Build dependencies - rust ## Uses from macOS - libffi ## 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: 0.20.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-04-20 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://inko-lang.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Inko is a statically typed, object-oriented programming language aimed at safe concurrent software. Its official site presents the language around deterministic automatic memory management, move semantics, type-safe concurrency, efficient error handling, LLVM-backed native code generation, and a batteries-included standard library. ### Project history The public source repository was created in April 2015 and is maintained under the inko-lang organization. The repository and official site describe Inko as a language for building concurrent software with confidence, with a runtime and compiler implementation written largely in Rust and released under the MPL-2.0 license. Inko's design evolved around actor-like lightweight processes inspired by Erlang and Pony, single ownership and move semantics, and compile-time checks that prevent data races when values are sent between processes. That combination places it in the same package-manager neighborhood as experimental systems languages and language runtimes rather than ordinary application CLIs. ### Adoption history Inko has niche adoption typical of a young language runtime: source packages, manual documentation, editor support, a package manager surface, and distribution through package managers such as Homebrew, Nix, and Alpine. The inko-lang organization also maintains related tooling, including a version manager, editor support, a Tree-sitter grammar, and the project website. ### How it is used Users install the `inko` executable to compile and run Inko programs. Official examples emphasize small command-line programs, concurrency with async types and messages, pattern matching, error handling through Result-like values, unit tests, file I/O, and HTTP server/client use from the standard library. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, Inko is interesting because it is both a language implementation and a moving toolchain: packaging it means tracking compiler/runtime changes, LLVM integration, Rust-built components, manual documentation, and adjacent editor/package ecosystem pieces. ### Timeline - 2015: Public Inko repository created on GitHub. - 2023: NLnet listed Inko as an NGI0 Entrust project focused on deterministic automatic memory management, native code compilation, C FFI, cross-compilation, and standard-library expansion. - 2026: Homebrew metadata lists Inko as a packaged programming language compiler CLI. ### Related projects - Related projects include Erlang and Pony as concurrency influences, LLVM as the native code backend, Rust as the implementation language, and inko-lang companion repositories such as ivm, tree-sitter-inko, inko.vim, and vscode support. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** inko - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - inko: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/in/inko/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - inko - 0.19.1_git20260119-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inko from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Language for building concurrent software | https://inko-lang.org/ - apk - inko-doc - 0.19.1_git20260119-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inko-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Language for building concurrent software (documentation) | https://inko-lang.org/ ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [llvm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/llvm/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [algol68g](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/algol68g/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime, programming-language. - [ats2-postiats](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ats2-postiats/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime, programming-language. - [ballerina](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ballerina/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime, programming-language. - [chapel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chapel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime, programming-language. - [coconut](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/coconut/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime, programming-language. - [coffeescript](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/coffeescript/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime, programming-language. - [crystal](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crystal/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime, programming-language. - [fennel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fennel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime, programming-language. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/inko.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/inko.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - 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