# Install zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting with Homebrew, apk, Nix

Feature-rich syntax highlighting for Zsh. Version 1.56 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting>
- **Version:** 1.56
- **Source summary:** Feature-rich syntax highlighting for Zsh
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/fast-syntax-highlighting>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/fast-syntax-highlighting>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/fast-syntax-highlighting/archive/refs/tags/v1.56.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: To activate the syntax highlighting, add the following at the end of your .zshrc: source $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting/share/zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting/fast-syntax-highlighting.plugin.zsh
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 1.56
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/fast-syntax-highlighting
- Upstream latest detected: v1.56 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting. 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-fast-syntax-highlighting
- **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-fast-syntax-highlighting: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/zs/zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting - 1.56-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Feature-rich syntax highlighting for ZSH | https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/fast-syntax-highlighting
- apk - zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting-doc - 1.56-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Feature-rich syntax highlighting for ZSH (documentation) | https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/fast-syntax-highlighting


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