macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ouchlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ouchMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/ouch/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install ouch with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper
Painless compression and decompression for your terminal. Version 0.8.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add ouchAlpine Linux edge package indexes · ouch · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ouchnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ou/ouch/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S ouchArch Linux sync databases · ouch · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ouchopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ouch · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/ouchScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/ouch.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Painless compression and decompression for your terminal
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ouch
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:compress
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
ouch | 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 version0.8.1
manager updated2026-07-04
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.8.1
https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ouch |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ouch |
| Homepage | https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch |
| Repository | https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch/archive/refs/tags/0.8.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-04T14:02:21Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | cmake, rust |
| Uses from macOS | bzip2, xz |
| 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 | ouch |
| 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.
Nix95%
ouch
nix profile install nixpkgs#ouch- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ouch
apk95%
ouch 0.6.1-r0
Painless compression and decompression
https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch
sudo apk add ouch- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ouch
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ouch
apk95%
ouch-bash-completion 0.6.1-r0
Bash completions for ouch
https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch
sudo apk add ouch-bash-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ouch
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ouch
apk95%
ouch-doc 0.6.1-r0
Painless compression and decompression (documentation)
https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch
sudo apk add ouch-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ouch
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ouch
apk95%
ouch-fish-completion 0.6.1-r0
Fish completions for ouch
https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch
sudo apk add ouch-fish-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ouch
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ouch
apk95%
ouch-zsh-completion 0.6.1-r0
Zsh completions for ouch
https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch
sudo apk add ouch-zsh-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ouch
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ouch
pacman95%
ouch 0.8.0-1
A command line utility for easily compressing and decompressing files and directories
https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch
sudo pacman -S ouch- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ouch
zypper95%
ouch 0.8.0-1.1
Compression and decompression utility for the terminal
https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch
sudo zypper install ouch- License: MIT
- Category: Productivity/Archiving/Compression
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ouch
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ouch
MacPorts95%
ouch
sudo port install ouch- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ouch
Scoop95%
main/ouch
scoop install main/ouch- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ouch
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
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment