# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:ouch ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ouch ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ouch ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/ouch/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add ouch ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ouch from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ouch ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ou/ouch/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S ouch ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: ouch from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install ouch ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ouch from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/ouch ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ouch.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ouch - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.8.1 - **Source summary:** Painless compression and decompression for your terminal - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T14:02:21Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - ouch (cli) - ouch (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake - rust ## Uses from macOS - bzip2 - xz ## 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: 0.8.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-04 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch - Upstream latest detected: 0.8.1 (current) ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - ouch: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ou/ouch/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - ouch - 0.6.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ouch from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Painless compression and decompression | https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch - apk - ouch-bash-completion - 0.6.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ouch-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for ouch | https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch - apk - ouch-doc - 0.6.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ouch-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Painless compression and decompression (documentation) | https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch - apk - ouch-fish-completion - 0.6.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ouch-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for ouch | https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch - apk - ouch-zsh-completion - 0.6.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ouch-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for ouch | https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch - pacman - ouch - 0.8.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: ouch from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A command line utility for easily compressing and decompressing files and directories | https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch - zypper - ouch - 0.8.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ouch from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Compression and decompression utility for the terminal | https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch - MacPorts - ouch: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/ouch/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/ouch: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ouch.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Archive and compression packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched archive or compression metadata. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [crabz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crabz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, rust, system. - [gzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gzip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: archive, cli, compression, decompression, system. - [lizard](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lizard/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, system. - [lunzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lunzip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: archive, cli, compression, decompression, system. - [lz4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lz4/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, system. - [lzfse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lzfse/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, system. - [lzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lzip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, system. - [lzop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lzop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, system. - [snzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/snzip/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: archive, cli, compression, decompression, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ouch.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ouch.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph