install

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install flavours

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#flavours

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fl/flavours/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Easy to use base16 scheme manager that integrates with any workflow

Project links

Commands and aliases

flavours

history

Project history and usage

flavours is a Rust command-line manager and builder for Base16 color schemes and templates. Its package-nerd niche is practical desktop theming: it turns the Base16 scheme/template model into a single CLI workflow for writing application config fragments and running hooks.

Project history

The project was published on GitHub in 2020 and describes itself as a manager/builder for Base16 written in Rust. Its README says it was created because existing Base16 managers and pywal did not fit the maintainer's workflow, especially the desire for a simple CLI that could integrate with desktop tools such as rofi and polybar.

flavours is intentionally tied to the Base16 ecosystem: users update published schemes and templates, configure per-application output files, and then apply a scheme across a desktop with one command.

Adoption history

The official README documents installation through Cargo, Arch's AUR, nixpkgs, and Homebrew, and it includes a Repology packaging badge. The supplied package metadata also records Homebrew and Nix packaging, placing flavours in the cross-platform CLI theming catalog rather than only in Rust's crates.io ecosystem.

How it is used

A typical workflow is to run `flavours update all`, create `~/.config/flavours/config.toml`, add one `[[items]]` section per application, and use `flavours apply` with a scheme name, glob, or random selection. The tool can rewrite color files, replace marked regions inside existing configs, run hooks, build templates directly, and generate a scheme from an image.

Why package nerds care

flavours is notable for packaging the Base16 idea as a fast Rust CLI with XDG-style configuration and data paths. For users who maintain dotfiles across terminals, window managers, launchers, and browser-adjacent tools, it is a small package that coordinates many otherwise manual config edits.

Timeline

2020: GitHub repository created for the Rust Base16 manager.
2020: v0.1 tag series appears in the upstream repository.
2023: v0.3 tag appears in the upstream repository.
2020s: README documents distribution through Cargo, AUR, nixpkgs, and Homebrew.

Related projects

Base16 is the scheme and template specification that flavours consumes.
nix-colors is recommended by the maintainer for similar NixOS and home-manager use cases.
Base16 Universal Manager and pywal are named by the README as adjacent tools whose workflows influenced the project.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.config/flavours/config.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/flavours

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`flavours`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-04

manager version0.7.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.7.1

https://github.com/Misterio77/flavours

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:flavours
Version	0.7.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/flavours
Homepage	https://github.com/Misterio77/flavours
Repository	https://github.com/Misterio77/flavours
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/Misterio77/flavours/archive/refs/tags/v0.7.1.tar.gz
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	flavours
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

flavours

nix profile install nixpkgs#flavours

normalized package name match
Matched by: Flavours

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fl/flavours/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/flavours.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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