install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install lux

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install lux

MacPorts ports tree · net/lux/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#lux

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install lux

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/lux

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

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id JackDevey.Lux -e

Windows Package Manager source index · JackDevey.Lux · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Fast and simple video downloader

Project links

Commands and aliases

lux

history

Project history and usage

Lux is a Go-based command-line video downloader. Its README positions it as a fast and simple downloader with package-manager installation paths across Homebrew, Go, Arch, Void, Scoop, Chocolatey, and Cask.

Project history

The public Lux repository was created in February 2018. The project grew around a single `lux [OPTIONS] URL [URL...]` workflow that inspects stream formats, downloads selected formats, resumes downloads, handles playlists, and can pass downloads to aria2.

Adoption history

Lux became one of the more visible small video-downloader CLIs in the Go ecosystem. Its official GitHub metadata showed roughly 31,000 stars and 3,300 forks in July 2026, which is unusually broad adoption for a single-purpose downloader maintained outside a large foundation.

Package-manager adoption followed the usual downloader path: source install with `go install`, binary releases on GitHub, and downstream formulas or manifests for Homebrew, Scoop, Chocolatey, Arch, Void, Nix, and other systems.

How it is used

The README documents `lux URL` for direct download, `lux -i URL` to list available streams without downloading, `lux -f stream URL` to choose a specific stream, and `lux -p URL` for playlists. It also documents cookies, proxy options, retries, multithreaded downloads, custom referrers, and output naming.

FFmpeg is documented as a prerequisite for final media merging rather than for the download itself, which is a common packaging detail for media downloaders.

Why package nerds care

Lux is package-nerd interesting because it is a modern Go CLI distributed through many package managers while still tracking fast-changing video-site extractors. That makes it representative of tools where the package version, upstream release cadence, and external website compatibility all matter.

Timeline

2018: Public `iawia002/lux` repository created.
2023: v0.21.0 and v0.22.0 releases published.
2024: v0.24.1 release published.

Related projects

FFmpeg is used for final file merging.
aria2 can be used for downloading through Lux's documented aria2 options.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:download,video

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 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
`lux`	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 generated2026-07-07

manager version0.24.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.24.1

https://github.com/iawia002/lux

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:lux
Version	0.24.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lux
Homepage	https://github.com/iawia002/lux
Repository	https://github.com/iawia002/lux
Upstream docs	https://github.com/iawia002/lux#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/iawia002/lux/archive/refs/tags/v0.24.1.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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	lux
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%

lux

nix profile install nixpkgs#lux

normalized package name match
Matched by: Lux

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

zypper95%

lux 0.24.0-1.13

A video downloader built with Go

https://github.com/iawia002/lux

sudo zypper install lux

License: MIT
Category: Productivity/Networking/Web/Utilities
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: lux
2 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lux

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

MacPorts95%

lux

sudo port install lux

normalized package name match
Matched by: Lux

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

Scoop95%

main/lux

scoop install main/lux

normalized package name match
Matched by: Lux

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

winget95%

JackDevey.Lux

winget install --id JackDevey.Lux -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Lux

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

winget95%

igoogolx.lux

winget install --id igoogolx.lux -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Lux

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: igoogolx.lux 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/lux.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 lux with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, winget, zypper