# Install zsh-patina with Homebrew, scoop Blazingly fast Zsh syntax highlighter. Version 1.9.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-18. Also installable with scoop: scoop install extras/zsh-patina. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:zsh-patina ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install zsh-patina ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/zsh-patina ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/zsh-patina.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:zsh-patina - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.9.0 - **Source summary:** Blazingly fast Zsh syntax highlighter - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-18T12:44:14Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-26T07:20:29+00:00 ## Executables - zsh-patina (cli) - zsh-patina (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: Initialize zsh-patina at the end of your `.zshrc` file by executing: echo 'eval "$($HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/zsh-patina/bin/zsh-patina activate)"' >> ~/.zshrc - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-26 - Package-manager version: 1.9.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/michel-kraemer/zsh-patina - Upstream latest detected: 1.9.0 (current) ## Project history and usage zsh-patina is a Zsh syntax-highlighting plugin backed by a small Rust daemon. The daemon is shared across shell sessions, caches syntax definitions and themes, and uses syntect and Sublime Text syntax definitions to provide IDE-like highlighting with sub-millisecond performance for typical commands. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in March 2026, and version 1.0.0 was published five days later. The project moved through a rapid sequence of releases during its first months, reaching version 1.8.0 in June 2026. ### Adoption history From its initial release period, the project documented installation through Homebrew, Cargo, Zinit, Debian packages, the Arch User Repository, Nix flakes, Scoop, precompiled archives, and source builds. That breadth targets both conventional package-manager users and Zsh plugin-manager users across macOS, Linux, and Windows Unix environments. ### How it is used After installation, users add an eval invocation produced by `zsh-patina activate` to `.zshrc`. An optional TOML file controls highlighting behavior and themes, and configuration changes are applied by restarting the shared daemon. ### Why package nerds care zsh-patina combines a shell-native activation pattern with a compiled Rust backend and unusually broad packaging coverage. It is a compact example of modern shell tooling distributed simultaneously as a Homebrew formula, Cargo crate, Zinit plugin, Debian package, AUR package, Nix flake, Scoop package, and portable release binary. ### Timeline - 2026: GitHub repository created. - 2026: First release, version 1.0.0. - 2026: Version 1.8.0 published. ### Related projects - syntect provides the Rust syntax-highlighting engine used by zsh-patina. - Sublime Text syntax definitions provide the language grammars consumed through syntect. - Zinit is one of the officially documented Zsh plugin installation methods. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for zsh-patina. 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 - Unix: $ZSH_PATINA_CONFIG_PATH, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh-patina/config.toml, ~/.config/zsh-patina/config.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** zsh-patina - **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 - Scoop - extras/zsh-patina: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/zsh-patina.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/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. - [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. - [chroma](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chroma/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, syntax-highlighting. - [ccat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, syntax-highlighting, terminal. - [chars](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chars/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal. - [code-minimap](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/code-minimap/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal. - [codesnap](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codesnap/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, syntax-highlighting. - [codevis](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codevis/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, syntax-highlighting. - [diffr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/diffr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, syntax-highlighting, terminal. - [gat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, syntax-highlighting, terminal. - [skylighting](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/skylighting/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, highlighter, highlighting. - [tailspin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tailspin/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, highlighter, highlighting. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/zsh-patina.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/zsh-patina.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 - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph