# Install openlist with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget New AList fork addressing anti-trust issues. Version 4.2.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-23. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#openlist. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:openlist ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install openlist ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#openlist ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/op/openlist/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/openlist ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/openlist.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id OpenListTeam.OpenList -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: OpenListTeam.OpenList from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:openlist - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.2.4 - **Source summary:** New AList fork addressing anti-trust issues - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** AGPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-23T17:03:21Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-26T07:20:29+00:00 ## Executables - openlist (cli) - openlist (alias) ## Build dependencies - go - node - pnpm ## 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: 2026-07-26 - Package-manager version: 4.2.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-23 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/OpenListTeam/OpenList - Upstream latest detected: v4.2.4 (current) ## Project history and usage OpenList is a community-driven fork of AList, a self-hosted file-listing and WebDAV server for multiple storage backends. The Homebrew formula describes it as a new AList fork addressing anti-trust issues, while the project describes itself as a long-term governance fork built to defend against trust-based attacks. ### Project history AList established the base model: a Go and SolidJS application for presenting many storage providers through a file-listing web UI and WebDAV access. OpenList forked that codebase under the OpenList Team with AGPL-3.0 licensing, independent maintenance, and explicit governance messaging around source openness and modification transparency. The OpenList documentation emphasizes migration from AList V3, which makes the project history unusually visible in its packaging story. Rather than presenting as a brand-new file server, OpenList positions itself as a continuity fork for users who wanted the AList workflow under a different trust and governance model. ### Adoption history OpenList's early adoption is concentrated in the self-hosted and homelab ecosystem where AList had already been used to aggregate cloud drives, local disks, and network storage behind one web interface. The presence of Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, and Winget package metadata suggests the project pursued multi-platform installer coverage quickly after the fork. Because the fork was motivated by trust and governance concerns, adoption is less about a novel protocol and more about continuity: users can preserve a familiar file-listing/WebDAV stack while moving to a project whose maintainers foreground open governance. ### How it is used Users run OpenList as a server process, configure storage providers, and expose a browser-based file list and WebDAV endpoint. The official quick-start documentation lists installation paths such as script install, manual install, Docker, desktop, PaaS, source builds, and reverse proxy deployment. Package-manager users can install the `openlist` executable through Homebrew, while other ecosystems publish package identifiers for Nix, Scoop, and Winget. Typical use is personal or small-team storage aggregation rather than a general-purpose database or synchronization engine. ### Why package nerds care OpenList is package-nerd-significant because it is a governance fork whose package identity matters. The formula is not just a renamed AList binary: it points to a distinct upstream organization, docs site, license declaration, and release line. It is also a useful example of a self-hosted app that needs package catalogs to capture both runtime behavior and social provenance. The executable is a file-listing/WebDAV server, but the reason many users look for it is the fork's trust story. ### Timeline - AList provided the original multi-storage file-listing and WebDAV application model. - OpenList forked AList under the OpenList Team with AGPL-3.0 licensing and a stated goal of community-driven, long-term governance. - OpenList documentation added migration guidance for AList V3 users and installation paths covering Docker, source builds, desktop, PaaS, and package-manager style installs. - Homebrew added an `openlist` formula pointing to the OpenList documentation and GitHub upstream. ### Related projects - Related projects include AList, OpenList Frontend, OpenList desktop service components, WebDAV clients, cloud storage providers supported through AList/OpenList drivers, and packaging entries in Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, and Winget. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** openlist - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - openlist: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/op/openlist/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/openlist: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/openlist.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - OpenListTeam.OpenList: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: OpenListTeam.OpenList from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [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. - [Documentation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/documentation-tools/) - Matched documentation, manual, or publishing metadata. - [Productivity CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/productivity-cli-packages/) - Matched curated productivity category metadata from av.db. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pnpm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pnpm/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [filebrowser](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/filebrowser/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, productivity, self-hosted. - [organize-tool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/organize-tool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, productivity. - [prefixsuffix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/prefixsuffix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, productivity. - [ctpv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ctpv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, productivity. - [elio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/elio/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, productivity. - [far2l-tty](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/far2l-tty/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, productivity. - [fdclone](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fdclone/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, productivity. - [lf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, productivity. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/openlist.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/openlist.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