install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install sevenzip

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#_7zz

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/_7/_7zz/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio

Project links

Commands and aliases

7zz

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:archive,compress

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.

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
`7zz`	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 generated2026-07-07

manager version26.02

manager updated2026-06-26

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/ip7z/7zip

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/ip7z/7zipnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:sevenzip
Version	26.02
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sevenzip
Homepage	https://7-zip.org
Repository	https://github.com/ip7z/7zip
Upstream docs	https://www.7-zip.org/7z.html
License	LGPL-2.1-or-later AND BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/download/26.02/7z2602-src.tar.xz
Last updated	2026-06-26T19:20:22Z
Pulse	updated
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	sevenzip
Aliases	7-zip 7zip
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	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix92%

_7zz

nix profile install nixpkgs#_7zz

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: 7zz

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/_7/_7zz/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/sevenzip.yml

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

Install sevenzip with Homebrew, Nix