# Install sonar-scanner with Homebrew, apk, scoop Launcher to analyze a project with SonarQube. Version 8.1.0.6389 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-21. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:sonar-scanner ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install sonar-scanner ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add sonar-scanner ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sonar-scanner from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/sonar-scanner ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/sonar-scanner.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:sonar-scanner - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 8.1.0.6389 - **Source summary:** Launcher to analyze a project with SonarQube - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-04-21T09:37:00Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - sonar-scanner (cli) - sonar-scanner (alias) ## Dependencies - openjdk ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 8.1.0.6389 - Package-manager updated: 2026-04-21 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://docs.sonarqube.org/latest/analysis/scan/sonarscanner/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage SonarScanner CLI is SonarSource's command-line scanner for running SonarQube Server and SonarQube Cloud code analysis when there is no build-system-specific scanner. It is a CI/CD staple because it turns a checked-out source tree plus `sonar-project.properties` into an analysis uploaded to a Sonar service. ### Project history The public GitHub repository is the official scanner CLI source tree, and its tags include older 2.x releases. Current SonarSource documentation presents a maintained release line from 4.x through 8.x, with the README stating that project configuration is read from `sonar-project.properties` or passed on the command line. Notable documented release changes include the 4.3 release using the SonarScanner name in logs, the 4.4 release adding a supported Docker image, the 5.0 release embedding Java 17, the 6.0 release adding a new bootstrapping mechanism and JRE provisioning for SonarQube 10.6+ and SonarCloud, and the 8.0.1 release updating embedded JREs to Java 21. ### Adoption history The scanner is distributed as OS-specific downloads, a Docker image, a generic JVM zip, and package-manager formulae. Homebrew analytics show tens of thousands of yearly installs, which fits its role as a common CI dependency rather than a library used inside application code. ### How it is used Users create `sonar-project.properties` in the project root, run `sonar-scanner`, and provide server/project credentials through scanner parameters, CI secrets, or environment configuration rather than a dedicated credentials file. SonarSource warns users to prefer dedicated Maven, Gradle, or .NET scanners for those build systems. ### Why package nerds care SonarScanner CLI matters to package maintainers because CI images and developer machines need a reproducible scanner binary with the right Java behavior. Changes such as embedded JRE updates, Docker distribution, and auto-provisioning affect whether a package works in minimal runners, corporate networks, and long-lived build pipelines. ### Timeline - 2019: SonarScanner CLI 4.3 documents use of the SonarScanner name in logs. - 2020: Version 4.4 adds a supported Docker image. - 2023: Version 5.0 updates the embedded JRE to Java 17. - 2024: Version 6.0 adds new bootstrapping and JRE provisioning. - 2025: Version 7.3 adds z/OS support for scanner execution. - 2025: Version 8.0.1 updates embedded JREs to Java 21. ### Related projects - SonarQube Server and SonarQube Cloud receive the analysis results. - Dedicated SonarScanners exist for Maven, Gradle, and .NET and are recommended for those ecosystems. - The scanner is also distributed as the official `sonarsource/sonar-scanner-cli` Docker image. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Unix: sonar-project.properties, ${scanner.home}/conf/sonar-scanner.properties ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** sonar-scanner - **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 - apk - sonar-scanner - 8.1.0.6389-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sonar-scanner from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Scanner CLI for SonarQube and SonarCloud | https://github.com/SonarSource/sonar-scanner-cli - Scoop - main/sonar-scanner: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/sonar-scanner.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [openjdk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openjdk/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [datadog-static-analyzer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/datadog-static-analyzer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ci, cli, code-quality, developer-tools, static-analysis. - [globstar](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/globstar/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ci, cli, code-quality, developer-tools, static-analysis. - [staticcheck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/staticcheck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ci, cli, code-quality, developer-tools, static-analysis. - [checkstyle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/checkstyle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, static-analysis. - [credo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/credo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, static-analysis. - [detekt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/detekt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, static-analysis. - [eslint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/eslint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, static-analysis. - [go-critic](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go-critic/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, static-analysis. - [sonar-scanner](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/sonar-scanner/) - Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: scanner, sonar, sonar-scanner. - [pmd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pmd/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: analysis, cli, code, code-quality, developer. - [sonar-scanner](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/sonar-scanner/) - Same normalized package name in another local ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sonar-scanner.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/sonar-scanner.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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