# Install kommit with Homebrew, apk, dnf, pacman, zypper More detailed commit messages without committing! Version 1.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with apk: sudo apk add kommit. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kommit ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kommit ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add kommit ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kommit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install kommit ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: kommit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S kommit ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: kommit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install kommit ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kommit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:kommit - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.1.0 - **Source summary:** More detailed commit messages without committing! - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - git-kommit (cli) - git-kommit (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 1.1.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/vigo/kommit - Upstream latest detected: v1.1.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage Kommit is a small Git helper that lets users collect detailed commit-message notes before running `git commit`. It stores the notes in `.git/kommit-message` and uses a `prepare-commit-msg` hook to append them to the final commit message. ### Project history The repository was created on 2016-01-15, matching the README changelog entry for the initial commit. Version 0.1.0 followed on 2016-01-16, and the README records the 2016-02-10 switch to the `git-kommit` filename for Git subcommand integration. ### Adoption history Kommit's adoption footprint is intentionally small: it is a shell tool distributed through Homebrew and other Unix package sets for developers who want a scratchpad for commit-message detail without modifying source code. ### How it is used Typical use is `git kommit -m` or `git kommit -t` to append notes, `git kommit -s` to show them, and `git kommit -i` to install the Git hook. ### Why package nerds care Kommit is notable as a compact example of Git's external-command convention and hook system: a single executable named `git-kommit` becomes `git kommit` and coordinates with `.git/hooks/prepare-commit-msg`. ### Timeline - 2016-01-15: Initial commit recorded in the README changelog. - 2016-01-16: v0.1.0 released. - 2016-02-10: Renamed to `git-kommit` for Git integration. - 2016-03-05: Commit-message hook behavior updated so `git commit -m` includes Kommit notes. ### Related projects - The README cites commit-comments as an inspiration point and lists editor integrations for TextMate, Atom, Sublime, Vim, and Emacs. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** kommit - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - apk - kommit - 1.8.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kommit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Git GUI client for KDE | https://apps.kde.org/kommit/ - apk - kommit-doc - 1.8.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kommit-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Git GUI client for KDE (documentation) | https://apps.kde.org/kommit/ - apk - kommit-lang - 1.8.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kommit-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Languages for package kommit | https://apps.kde.org/kommit/ - dnf - kommit - 1.8.1-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: kommit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | Graphical Git Client | https://apps.kde.org/kommit/ - dnf - kommit-devel - 1.8.1-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: kommit-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | Development environment for kommit | https://apps.kde.org/kommit/ - pacman - kommit - 1.8.1-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: kommit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Git gui client | https://apps.kde.org/kommit - zypper - kommit - 1.7.1-1.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kommit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Graphical Git Client | https://apps.kde.org/kommit - zypper - kommit-lang - 1.7.1-1.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kommit-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Translations for package kommit | https://apps.kde.org/kommit ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - 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[lab](https://pkg.so/brew/lab/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [reposurgeon](https://pkg.so/brew/reposurgeon/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [koji](https://pkg.so/brew/koji/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, commit, commit-message, control, developer. - [commitplease](https://pkg.so/npm/commitplease/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, commit, control, developer, developer-tools. - [conventional-commits-detector](https://pkg.so/npm/conventional-commits-detector/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, commit, commit-message, control, developer. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kommit.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/kommit.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph