# Install minizign with Homebrew, Nix, zypper Minisign reimplemented in Zig. Version 0.1.13 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:minizign ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install minizign ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#minizign ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/minizign/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install minizign ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: minizign from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:minizign - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.1.13 - **Source summary:** Minisign reimplemented in Zig - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** ISC - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-14T14:13:25-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - minizign (cli) - minizign (alias) ## Build dependencies - zig ## 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: 0.1.13 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-14 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/jedisct1/zig-minisign - Upstream latest detected: 0.1.13 (current) ## Project history and usage minizign is Frank Denis's Zig reimplementation of Minisign, published as the jedisct1/zig-minisign project. It exists in the Minisign ecosystem rather than as a new signing format: the GitHub repository describes it as Minisign reimplemented in Zig, and the Homebrew formula uses the same description. ### Project history The technical point of the reimplementation is portability through Zig. The project README says minizign supports prehashing, has zero dependencies, and can be cross-compiled to Zig targets including WebAssembly. That makes it useful where a tiny standalone Minisign-compatible verifier or signer is easier to ship than the original C/CMake/libsodium-oriented build. ### How it is used Its package-manager footprint is much smaller than Minisign's: the input record lists Homebrew, Nix, and openSUSE. That matches its role as a niche alternate implementation for users who specifically want the Zig build and cross-compilation story while retaining Minisign-style file signatures. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for minizign. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** minizign - **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 - minizign: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/minizign/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper - minizign - 0.1.7-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: minizign from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Minisign reimplemented in Zig | https://github.com/jedisct1/zig-minisign ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [minisign](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/minisign/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, digital-signatures, security, signature-verification. - [sequoia-chameleon-gnupg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sequoia-chameleon-gnupg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security, signature-verification. - [sequoia-sqv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sequoia-sqv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security, signature-verification. - [aescrypt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aescrypt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security. - [aespipe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aespipe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security. - [age](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/age/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security. - [age-plugin-se](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/age-plugin-se/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security. - [age-plugin-yubikey](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/age-plugin-yubikey/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security. - [minisign](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/minisign/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, cryptography, minisign, security, signatures. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/minizign.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/minizign.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