macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install minifylocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install minifyMacPorts ports tree · devel/minify/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install minify with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, scoop
Minifier for HTML, CSS, JS, JSON, SVG, and XML. Version 2.24.13 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-24.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add minifyAlpine Linux edge package indexes · minify · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install minifyDebian stable package indexes · minify · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install minifyFedora Rawhide package metadata · minify · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#minifynixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mi/minify/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install minifyChocolatey community package catalog · minify · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/minifyScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/minify.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Minifier for HTML, CSS, JS, JSON, SVG, and XML
Project links
Commands and aliases
- minify
history
Project history and usage
Minify is Taco de Wolff's Go-based minifier library and command-line tool for web formats. The GitHub README describes it as a package for HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JSON, SVG, and XML, with a MIME-type dispatch interface that lets applications add their own minifiers or redirect work to external tools.
Project history
The project grew from a library into a practical CLI used in build pipelines: the command README documents installation from source, Go install, Docker usage, recursive and in-place minification, bundling, MIME/extension handling, and format-specific options such as CSS precision and HTML comment or tag preservation. The public web service at go.tacodewolff.nl/minify exposes the same core formats for interactive use.
How it is used
Its ecosystem niche is Go-native asset minification. It competes with Node-centered tools and single-format minifiers by covering several web asset types in one Go module, using streaming high-performance implementations, and offering bindings outside Go, including JavaScript and .NET bindings noted by the project. Hugo community discussions and issues around Hugo's --minify behavior show the library's use inside static-site generation workflows.
Sources
- https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/about-the-minifier-used-in-hugo-pipes-in-a-totally-unrelated-context/12850
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/minify
- https://github.com/tdewolff/minify
- https://github.com/tdewolff/minify/blob/master/cmd/minify/README.md
- https://go.tacodewolff.nl/minify
- https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/tdewolff/Minify
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
minify | 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 version2.24.13
manager updated2026-04-24
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.24.13
https://github.com/tdewolff/minify
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:minify |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.24.13 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/minify |
| Homepage | https://go.tacodewolff.nl/minify |
| Repository | https://github.com/tdewolff/minify |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/tdewolff/minify#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/tdewolff/minify/archive/refs/tags/v2.24.13.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-04-24T12:07:34Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | go |
| 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 | minify |
| 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 |
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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%
minify 2.20.37-1
CLI implementation of the Go minify library package
https://github.com/tdewolff/minify
sudo apt install minify- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: golang-github-tdewolff-minify
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minify
Nix95%
minify
nix profile install nixpkgs#minify- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minify
Ubuntu apt95%
minify 2.20.17-1
CLI implementation of the Go minify library package
https://github.com/tdewolff/minify
sudo apt install minify- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: golang-github-tdewolff-minify
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minify
apk95%
minify 2.24.11-r2
Minifier CLI for HTML, CSS, JS, JSON, SVG and XML
https://github.com/tdewolff/minify
sudo apk add minify- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: minify
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minify
apk95%
minify-bash-completion 2.24.11-r2
Bash completions for minify
https://github.com/tdewolff/minify
sudo apk add minify-bash-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: minify
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minify
dnf95%
minify 2.24.8-3.fc44
Go minifiers for web formats
https://github.com/tdewolff/minify
sudo dnf install minify- License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: minify
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minify
MacPorts95%
minify
sudo port install minify- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minify
Chocolatey95%
minify
choco install minify- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minify
Scoop95%
main/minify
scoop install main/minify- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minify
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.
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