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Install zinit with Homebrew, Nix

Flexible and fast Zsh plugin manager. Version 3.15.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-01. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#zinit.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install zinit

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#zinit

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

overview

Package summary

Flexible and fast Zsh plugin manager

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for zinit. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 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.

executables

Installed executables

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No executable data was present.

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 version3.15.0
manager updated2026-07-01
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv3.15.0

https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/zinit

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:zinit
Version3.15.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/zinit
Homepagehttps://zdharma-continuum.github.io/zinit/wiki/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/zdharma-continuum/zinit
Upstream docshttps://zdharma-continuum.github.io/zinit/wiki/
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/zdharma-continuum/zinit/archive/refs/tags/v3.15.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-01T04:08:11Z
Pulseupdated
Uses from macOSzsh
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared
CaveatsTo activate zinit, add the following to your ~/.zshrc: source $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/zinit/zinit.zsh

registry facts

Source database details

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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Nix95%

zinit

nix profile install nixpkgs#zinit
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Zinit
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/zi/zinit/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.

Same workflow

  • sheldonLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: fast, manager, zsh.
  • antidoteLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: manager, zsh.
  • antigenLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: manager, zsh.

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.

Used sources

  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment
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