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Install scalaenv with Homebrew

Command-line tool to manage Scala environments. Version 0.1.14 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13.

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install scalaenv

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Command-line tool to manage Scala environments

Commands and aliases

  • scala-build
  • scalaenv
  • scalaenv-install
  • scalaenv-uninstall

history

Project history and usage

scalaenv is a command-line environment manager for installing and selecting Scala versions. Its design and shell integration intentionally resemble rbenv.

Project history

scalaenv was publicly released in January 2014 as a Scala environment manager modeled on rbenv. Subsequent releases added shell completions, installation recipes for successive Scala lines, Fish support, uninstall functionality, and support for Dotty and Scala 3.

The project distinguishes Scala runtime management from sbt management, directing users who need the latter to the related sbtenv project.

Adoption history

scalaenv follows the environment-manager pattern popularized by rbenv and is available through Homebrew. Its official repository records support for Bash, Zsh, Fish, Scala 2 releases, Dotty milestones, and Scala 3.

How it is used

Users install scalaenv under their home directory or through Homebrew, initialize it from their shell profile, install named Scala releases, and use its shims to expose the selected Scala toolchain.

Why package nerds care

scalaenv represents the family of lightweight, shell-and-shim-based language version managers. It is useful to package enthusiasts who prefer per-shell or per-project runtime selection without coupling Scala management to an IDE or build tool.

Timeline

  • 2014: Version 0.0.1 became the initial public release.
  • 2017: Dotty support and improved install and uninstall commands arrived.
  • 2021: Releases added Scala 3.0.0 and contemporary Scala 2 versions.
  • 2024: Version 0.1.15 refreshed the available version definitions.

Related projects

  • rbenv, the model for scalaenv's shim-based interface.
  • sbtenv, recommended by scalaenv for sbt version management.
  • Scala, Dotty, and Scala 3, whose distributions scalaenv installs and selects.

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 6 platform targets.

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
~/.zshrc~/.bash_profile

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
scala-buildcliglobal executable
scalaenvcliglobal executable
scalaenv-installcliglobal executable
scalaenv-uninstallcliglobal 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 generated2026-09-19
manager version0.1.14
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedversion/0.1.14

https://github.com/scalaenv/scalaenv

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:scalaenv
Version0.1.14
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/scalaenv
Homepagehttps://github.com/scalaenv/scalaenv
Repositoryhttps://github.com/scalaenv/scalaenv
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/scalaenv/scalaenv/archive/refs/tags/version/0.1.14.tar.gz
Last updated2026-09-13T15:13:24Z
Pulseupdated
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namescalaenv
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source trail

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

Used sources

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  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
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  • package version freshness
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