# Install zsh-autocomplete with Homebrew, Nix, pacman

Real-time type-ahead completion for Zsh. Version 26.08.04 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-04. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#zsh-autocomplete.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:zsh-autocomplete
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install zsh-autocomplete
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#zsh-autocomplete
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/zs/zsh-autocomplete/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S zsh-autocomplete
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: zsh-autocomplete from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:zsh-autocomplete
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/zsh-autocomplete>
- **Version:** 26.08.04
- **Source summary:** Real-time type-ahead completion for Zsh
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete/archive/refs/tags/26.08.03.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-04T12:23:21Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: Installation 1. Add at or near the top of your .zshrc file (before any calls to compdef): source $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/zsh-autocomplete/zsh-autocomplete.plugin.zsh 2. Remove any calls to compinit from your .zshrc file. 3. If you're using Ubuntu, add to your .zshenv file: skip_global_compinit=1 Then restart your shell. For more details, see: https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 26.08.04
- Package-manager updated: 2026-08-04
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete
- Upstream latest detected: 26.08.03 (current)

## Security Notes

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


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** zsh-autocomplete
- **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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - zsh-autocomplete: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/zs/zsh-autocomplete/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- pacman - zsh-autocomplete - 25.03.19-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: zsh-autocomplete from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Real-time type-ahead completion for Zsh | https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete


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- [Homebrew utility packages](https://pkg.so/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts.
- [zsh-completions](https://pkg.so/brew/zsh-completions/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: completion, zsh.
- [zsh-autopair](https://pkg.so/brew/zsh-autopair/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: zsh.
- [zsh-autosuggestions](https://pkg.so/brew/zsh-autosuggestions/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: zsh.

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