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Install micro with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget

Modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor. Version 2.0.15 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install micro

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install micro

MacPorts ports tree · editors/micro/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add micro

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install micro

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install micro

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · micro · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#micro

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S micro

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

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install micro

Chocolatey community package catalog · micro · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/micro

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

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id zyedidia.micro -e

Windows Package Manager source index · zyedidia.micro · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

Commands and aliases

  • micro

history

Project history and usage

micro is a terminal-based text editor created by Zachary Yedidia and developed in the micro-editor GitHub organization. The project frames itself as a successor in spirit to nano: easy to install, approachable for SSH and terminal users, but with modern editor features such as common keybindings, mouse support, splits and tabs, multiple cursors, syntax highlighting, and Lua plugins.

Project history

The editor reached public attention around its 1.0-era releases in 2016 and has remained a popular small binary in package managers because it solves a very specific CLI usability problem: users who want a terminal editor that does not require learning vi or Emacs conventions. The upstream README emphasizes a single static binary with no runtime dependencies, which made it straightforward for distributions and app stores to package across Unix-like systems and Windows.

How it is used

In practice, micro is used as an everyday terminal editor for local shells, remote SSH sessions, containers, and rescue environments. Its package-manager niche is the friendly default editor: more capable than nano for many programming tasks, less culturally heavy than Vim or Emacs, and easier to distribute than editors that need a large runtime.

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.

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
$MICRO_CONFIG_HOME/settings.json$MICRO_CONFIG_HOME/bindings.json$MICRO_CONFIG_HOME/init.lua$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/micro/settings.json$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/micro/bindings.json$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/micro/init.lua~/.config/micro/settings.json~/.config/micro/bindings.json~/.config/micro/init.lua

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
microcliglobal 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 version2.0.15
manager updated2026-07-04
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/micro-editor/micro

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:micro
Version2.0.15
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/micro
Homepagehttps://github.com/micro-editor/micro
Repositoryhttps://github.com/micro-editor/micro
Upstream docshttps://github.com/micro-editor/micro#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/micro-editor/micro.git
Last updated2026-07-04T16:53:44+09:00
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namemicro
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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%

micro 2.0.14-1+b6

modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

https://micro-editor.github.io

sudo apt install micro
  • Section: editors
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: micro
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Micro
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: micro from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

micro

nix profile install nixpkgs#micro
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Micro
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/micro/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

micro 2.0.13-1

modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

https://micro-editor.github.io

sudo apt install micro
  • Section: universe/editors
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Micro
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: micro from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

micro 2.0.15-r5

Modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

https://micro-editor.github.io/

sudo apk add micro
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: micro
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Micro
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: micro from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

micro-doc 2.0.15-r5

Modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor (documentation)

https://micro-editor.github.io/

sudo apk add micro-doc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: micro
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Micro
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: micro-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

micro 2.0.15-2.fc45

A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

https://github.com/zyedidia/micro

sudo dnf install micro
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND ISC AND JSON AND MIT AND MPL-1.1 AND MPL-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: micro
  • 3 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Micro
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: micro from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

micro 2.0.15-2

Modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

https://micro-editor.github.io/

sudo pacman -S micro
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Micro
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: micro from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

micro

sudo port install micro
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Micro
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: editors/micro/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Chocolatey95%

micro

choco install micro
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Micro
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: micro from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','meshlab'
Scoop95%

main/micro

scoop install main/micro
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Micro
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/micro.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

zyedidia.micro

winget install --id zyedidia.micro -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Micro
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: zyedidia.micro 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.

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • ex-viShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, text-editor.
  • mseditShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, text-editor.
  • nanoShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, text-editor.
  • orbitonShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, text-editor.
  • ccatShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go, syntax-highlighting, terminal.
  • gatShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go, syntax-highlighting, terminal.
  • microSame normalized package name in another local ecosystem.

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.

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