# Install yazi with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O. Version 26.5.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:yazi ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install yazi ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install yazi ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/yazi/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add yazi ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: yazi from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#yazi ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ya/yazi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S yazi ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: yazi from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install yazi ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: yazi from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/yazi ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/yazi.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id sxyazi.yazi -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: sxyazi.yazi from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:yazi - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 26.5.6 - **Source summary:** Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-15T10:21:24-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - ya (cli) - yazi (cli) - ya (alias) - yazi (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## 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: 26.5.6 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi - Upstream latest detected: v26.5.6 (current) ## Project history and usage Yazi is a Rust terminal file manager built around non-blocking async I/O. It became notable quickly because it combines the old terminal file-manager niche with newer expectations: image previews, code highlighting, plugin and theme management, cross-platform packaging, and integrations with tools such as ripgrep, fd, fzf, and zoxide. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in July 2023. The README describes Yazi as a terminal file manager written in Rust, based on non-blocking async I/O, and the official site foregrounds asynchronous I/O, multi-threaded CPU task handling, async task scheduling, multiple image protocols, and pre-cached previewing. Yazi's architecture grew into a multi-crate Rust workspace with separate crates for the file manager, filesystem, TUI, plugin layer, scheduler, terminal handling, virtual filesystem, and supporting components. The README also documents a concurrent Lua plugin system, a package manager for plugins and themes, and a data-distribution service for cross-instance communication and state persistence. ### Adoption history Yazi's adoption has been unusually fast for a terminal file manager. The GitHub API showed roughly forty thousand stars by July 2026, and package metadata in the input already shows it present across Homebrew, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, Winget, and openSUSE-style ecosystems. Its appeal overlaps with users of ranger, nnn, lf, vifm, and modern terminal workflows: people who want keyboard-first file management but also expect previews, async responsiveness, Lua customization, and clean integration with other fast CLI search/navigation tools. ### How it is used Users run yazi for the interactive terminal file manager and ya for helper/package-manager workflows. Common setup involves TOML files for the main config, keymap, and theme plus init.lua for Lua customization. Practical workflows include browsing large directories without blocking, previewing images or source files in capable terminals, opening files through configured rules, using plugins for custom previews or actions, and integrating with ripgrep, fd, fzf, zoxide, shells, and editors. ### Why package nerds care Yazi is a strong example of a modern CLI package becoming popular because it upgrades an old Unix interaction model without abandoning the terminal. It packages a full interactive app, helper command, config schema, plugin ecosystem, and terminal-media assumptions into a single installable tool. For package nerds, Yazi is also a useful pressure test for terminal capability packaging: image protocols, optional preview helpers, shell integrations, cross-platform config paths, and plugin distribution all matter more than they would for a simple line-oriented CLI. ### Timeline - 2023-07-08: The sxyazi/yazi GitHub repository is created. - 2023-07-19: The first public GitHub release, v0.1.0, is published. - 2024: Yazi's release stream adds steady feature releases and a nightly build channel. - 2026-07: The GitHub API shows broad adoption, with about forty thousand stars and active development. ### Related projects - ranger, lf, nnn, and vifm are neighboring terminal file managers in the same user niche. - ripgrep, fd, fzf, and zoxide are CLI tools Yazi documents as integrations. - Chafa and Ueberzug++ are related terminal image-preview tools/protocol helpers mentioned by Yazi documentation. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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: ~/.config/yazi/yazi.toml, ~/.config/yazi/keymap.toml, ~/.config/yazi/theme.toml, ~/.config/yazi/init.lua - Windows: %AppData%\yazi\config\yazi.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** yazi - **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 - yazi: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ya/yazi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - yazi - 26.5.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: yazi from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O | https://yazi-rs.github.io - apk - yazi-bash-completion - 26.5.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: yazi-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for yazi | https://yazi-rs.github.io - apk - yazi-cli - 26.5.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: yazi-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O - CLI | https://yazi-rs.github.io - apk - yazi-doc - 26.5.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: yazi-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O (documentation) | https://yazi-rs.github.io - apk - yazi-fish-completion - 26.5.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: yazi-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for yazi | https://yazi-rs.github.io - apk - yazi-zsh-completion - 26.5.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: yazi-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for yazi | https://yazi-rs.github.io - pacman - yazi - 26.5.6-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: yazi from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O | https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi - zypper - yazi - 26.5.6-2.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: yazi from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O | https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi - zypper - yazi-bash-completion - 26.5.6-2.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: yazi-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for yazi | https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi - zypper - yazi-fish-completion - 26.5.6-2.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: yazi-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for yazi | https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi - zypper - yazi-zsh-completion - 26.5.6-2.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: yazi-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | ZSH Completion for yazi | https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi - MacPorts - yazi: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/yazi/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/yazi: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/yazi.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - sxyazi.yazi: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: sxyazi.yazi from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## 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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [lf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, file-manager, productivity, terminal. - 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Shared terms: cli, file, file-management, file-manager, management. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/yazi.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/yazi.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