# Install transcrypt with Homebrew, Nix Configure transparent encryption of files in a Git repo. Version 2.3.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-18. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:transcrypt ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install transcrypt ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#transcrypt ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tr/transcrypt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:transcrypt - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.3.2 - **Source summary:** Configure transparent encryption of files in a Git repo - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-18T14:24:55Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - transcrypt (cli) - transcrypt (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.3.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/elasticdog/transcrypt - Upstream latest detected: v2.3.2 (current) ## Project history and usage transcrypt is a Bash-based Git encryption helper that configures transparent encryption and decryption for selected files in a repository. It is aimed at teams that want secrets, private keys, or other sensitive files versioned without exposing plaintext in remotes. ### Project history The project was built around Git clean and smudge filters, following the same broad model as git-crypt and git-encrypt while emphasizing usability and safety. Its README highlights that it is a Bash script, uses OpenSSL symmetric ciphers, does not need to remain installed after repository configuration, and adds checks to avoid clobbering existing configuration. Official release metadata shows active maintenance from at least the 1.x era in 2018 through the 2.x line, with v2.3.2 released in 2026. ### Adoption history transcrypt's official installation notes document both manual installation and package-manager availability. The project lists Arch Linux, Heroku buildpacks, NixOS, OS X via Homebrew, and FreeBSD packages, which points to adoption by developers who want repository-local encryption available through standard system tooling. ### How it is used A typical workflow initializes transcrypt inside a Git repository, marks paths in `.gitattributes` with the crypt filter, commits encrypted versions of selected files, and shares the cipher and password with trusted clones. The README also documents listing encrypted files, checking raw committed contents, initializing a clone, rekeying, flushing credentials, and uninstalling repository configuration. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, transcrypt is a compact alternative to heavier secret-management systems when the requirement is simply encrypted files in Git. Because it is a single script using Bash, Git, and OpenSSL, distribution packages mostly provide convenient installation, shell completion, and man-page style polish rather than a runtime service. ### Timeline - 2015: The install guide notes that the NixOS derivation was added in October 2015. - 2018: Official GitHub releases include the 1.x series. - 2026: Official GitHub releases list transcrypt v2.3.2. ### Related projects - The README explicitly compares transcrypt with git-crypt and git-encrypt, all of which use Git filters to encrypt selected repository contents. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for transcrypt. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** transcrypt - **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 - transcrypt: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tr/transcrypt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [git-crypt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-crypt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, git, secrets, security. - [git-remote-gcrypt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-remote-gcrypt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, git, security. - [git-secret](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-secret/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bash, cli, encryption, git, secrets. - [shush](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shush/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, secrets, security. - [cryfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cryfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, security. - [dislocker](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dislocker/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, security. - [gocryptfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gocryptfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, security. - [ssh-vault](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ssh-vault/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, security. - [blackbox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/blackbox/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, encryption, files, git, secrets. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/transcrypt.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/transcrypt.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - 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