install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install kondo

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install kondo

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

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add kondo

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#kondo

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S kondo

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/kondo

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

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id tbillington.kondo -e

Windows Package Manager source index · tbillington.kondo · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Save disk space by cleaning non-essential files from software projects

Project links

Commands and aliases

kondo

history

Project history and usage

Kondo is a Rust CLI and GUI project-cleanup tool for reclaiming disk space from dependency directories and build artifacts such as `node_modules`, `target`, and `build`.

Project history

The repository was created on 2020-01-27 and the 0.1.0 release was published on 2020-01-28. The README presents Kondo as a pragmatic cleanup tool with support for more than twenty project types.

Adoption history

Kondo fits a package-manager niche created by large dependency caches across JavaScript, Rust, Java, Python, game, mobile, and infrastructure projects. Homebrew, MacPorts, Arch, Winget, and other package ecosystems make it available as a workstation utility.

How it is used

Running `kondo` scans the working directory, while passing paths scans selected project roots. Options such as `--older 3M` filter cleanup candidates by modification age.

Why package nerds care

Kondo is notable because it turns repeated manual `rm -rf` cleanup into an indexed, prompted workflow across many build systems. Its README deliberately warns that the core operation is essentially recursive deletion with confirmation.

Timeline

2020-01-27: GitHub repository created.
2020-01-28: 0.1.0 release published.
2022-01-05: v0.5 release published.

Related projects

The README lists adjacent cleanup tools including The Tin Summer, Detox, Sweep, npkill, Cargo Cleanall, Cargo Sweep, Cargo Wipe, and cargo-clean-recursive.

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 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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`kondo`	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 version0.9

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.9

https://github.com/tbillington/kondo

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:kondo
Version	0.9
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kondo
Homepage	https://github.com/tbillington/kondo
Repository	https://github.com/tbillington/kondo
Upstream docs	https://github.com/tbillington/kondo#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/tbillington/kondo/archive/refs/tags/v0.9.tar.gz
Build dependencies	rust
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	kondo
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%

kondo

nix profile install nixpkgs#kondo

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kondo

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

apk95%

kondo 0.8-r0

Cleans dependencies and build artifacts from your projects

https://github.com/tbillington/kondo

sudo apk add kondo

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: kondo
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Kondo

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

apk95%

kondo-bash-completion 0.8-r0

Bash completions for kondo

https://github.com/tbillington/kondo

sudo apk add kondo-bash-completion

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: kondo
normalized package name match
Matched by: Kondo

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

apk95%

kondo-fish-completion 0.8-r0

Fish completions for kondo

https://github.com/tbillington/kondo

sudo apk add kondo-fish-completion

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: kondo
normalized package name match
Matched by: Kondo

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

apk95%

kondo-zsh-completion 0.8-r0

Zsh completions for kondo

https://github.com/tbillington/kondo

sudo apk add kondo-zsh-completion

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: kondo
normalized package name match
Matched by: Kondo

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

pacman95%

kondo 0.9-1

Save disk space by cleaning non-essential files from software projects

https://github.com/tbillington/kondo

sudo pacman -S kondo

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Kondo

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

MacPorts95%

kondo

sudo port install kondo

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kondo

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

Scoop95%

main/kondo

scoop install main/kondo

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kondo

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/kondo.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

tbillington.kondo

winget install --id tbillington.kondo -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kondo

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: tbillington.kondo from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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/kondo.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

Install kondo with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget

Additional install commands

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Package summary

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Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

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

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Related tools

Same workflow

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