# Install soar with Homebrew Fast, modern package manager for Static Binaries, Portable Formats and more. Version 0.12.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-16. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:soar ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install soar ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:soar - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.12.7 - **Source summary:** Fast, modern package manager for Static Binaries, Portable Formats and more - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-16T18:38:37Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - soar (cli) - soar (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 0.12.7 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-16 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/pkgforge/soar - Upstream latest detected: v0.12.7 (current) ## Project history and usage Soar is a Rust package manager from pkgforge for installing static binaries, AppImages, FlatImages, and other portable packages on Linux without requiring root access. ### Project history The first public GitHub release, v0.1.0, appeared on 2024-10-10 with core package-manager commands for search, install, update, remove, query, run, use, symlink ownership checks, configuration loading, and installed-package tracking. By v0.3.0 on 2024-10-26, Soar added AppImage integration, portable home and config directory support, health checks, terminal image display support, and package metadata improvements. The official release notes describe the v0.10 line as adding GitHub and GitLab release sources, build-from-source support, lifecycle hooks, Landlock sandboxing, and system-wide installs. The v0.12 line consolidated repositories around the unified soarpkgs repository and added repository-management CLI features, fuzzy search, metadata signature verification, local-file installs, and shell completions. ### Adoption history Soar is distributed as a single statically linked executable with an install script, and the official docs position it for use across Linux distributions including Debian, Arch, Fedora, and Alpine. Homebrew includes the package as brew:soar, while upstream documentation points users to the official soarpkgs repository as the default package source. ### How it is used Typical usage starts by running the official install script, adding the Soar bin path to PATH, and installing packages with commands such as `soar install neovim`. Soar supports imperative package operations, repository configuration in `~/.config/soar/config.toml`, declarative package management through `~/.config/soar/packages.toml`, direct GitHub and GitLab release sources, custom URL packages, hooks, sandboxing, profiles, and optional system mode. ### Why package nerds care Soar matters to package-manager users because it explores a distro-independent model centered on portable binaries rather than distro-native build recipes, while still keeping package metadata, repository signatures, local install state, declarative manifests, and update behavior under one CLI. Its relationship with soarpkgs gives it a Homebrew-like split between package manager and package repository, but targeted at static binaries, AppImages, FlatImages, RunImages, and similar portable Linux formats. ### Timeline - 2024-10-10: Soar v0.1.0 released with core package-manager commands. - 2024-10-11: v0.2.0 added arbitrary file downloads and remote binary runs. - 2024-10-26: v0.3.0 added AppImage integration and portable home/config support. - 2025-01-24: v0.10.3 continued the v0.10 line that official notes associate with GitHub/GitLab sources, builds, hooks, sandboxing, and system-wide installs. - 2026-02-24: v0.12.0 consolidated repositories around the unified soarpkgs repository. - 2026-06-27: GitHub listed Soar v0.12.6 as the latest release. ### Related projects - soarpkgs is the official package repository that provides package metadata consumed by Soar. - pkgforge hosts the Soar project and related package infrastructure. ### Sources - Official CLI reference: https://soar.qaidvoid.dev/cli-reference - Official GitHub releases: https://github.com/pkgforge/soar/releases - Official configuration docs: https://soar.qaidvoid.dev/configuration - Official declarative package docs: https://soar.qaidvoid.dev/declarative - Official docs: https://soar.qaidvoid.dev/ - Official release notes: https://soar.qaidvoid.dev/releases ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for soar. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Linux: ~/.config/soar/config.toml, ~/.config/soar/packages.toml, /etc/soar/config.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** soar - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Requirements:** linux - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Package publisher tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/package-publishers/) - Belongs to a package publishing or registry command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [bower](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bower/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-manager, package-managers. - [opam](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/opam/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-manager, package-managers. - [orogene](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/orogene/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-manager, rust. - [rv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-manager, rust. - [uv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/uv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-manager, rust. - [wally](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wally/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-manager, rust. - [action-validator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/action-validator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust. - [add-determinism](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/add-determinism/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/soar.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/soar.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph