# zellij mit Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, winget installieren Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für zellij in AI-Agent-Workflows. ## Installation ```sh sudo av install brew:zellij ``` Weitere Installationsbefehle: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install zellij ``` Evidenz: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install zellij ``` Evidenz: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/zellij/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add zellij ``` Evidenz: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: zellij from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#zellij ``` Evidenz: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ze/zellij/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S zellij ``` Evidenz: Arch Linux sync databases: zellij from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install zellij ``` Evidenz: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: zellij from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/zellij ``` Evidenz: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/zellij.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Zellij.Zellij -e ``` Evidenz: Windows Package Manager source index: Zellij.Zellij from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Paketfakten - **Paketschlüssel:** brew:zellij - **Paketmanager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 0.44.3 - **Quellzusammenfassung:** Pluggable terminal workspace, with terminal multiplexer as the base feature - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Zuletzt aktualisiert:** 2026-06-22T14:06:45-07:00 - **Generiert:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - zellij (Alias) ## Installationsverhalten - Bottle: nicht verfügbar ## Version und Aktualität - Seite generiert: 2026-08-03 - Manager-Version: 0.44.3 ## Projektgeschichte und Nutzung Zellij is a Rust terminal workspace and multiplexer aimed at developers, operators, and heavy terminal users, notable for making panes, tabs, layouts, plugins, and collaboration feel like a packaged workspace rather than a bare multiplexer. ### Projektgeschichte Zellij reached a public beta on April 20, 2021, when Aram Drevekenin described it as a Rust terminal workspace and multiplexer with ambitions to become a general-purpose application development platform. Its early positioning was already distinct from classic screen/tmux culture: it emphasized an out-of-the-box UI, discoverable shortcuts, and a friendlier path for users who had not memorized multiplexer commands. The project then evolved toward a programmable workspace. In the 2022 Zellij 0.32.0 release, configuration and layouts moved from YAML to KDL, and command panes became a way to preserve, rerun, and compose terminal commands inside layouts. In 2023 the project overhauled its WebAssembly plugin system, framing plugins as terminal applets that can draw UI, react to events, and manage panes, tabs, commands, and editors. By 2026 the README described Zellij as a terminal workspace with batteries included, with floating and stacked panes, layouts, true multiplayer collaboration, WebAssembly plugins, and a built-in web client. That trajectory matters because Zellij became less a tmux clone and more a terminal-native environment for organizing work. ### Adoptionsgeschichte Zellij adoption followed the path of modern Rust CLI tools: binaries and Cargo installs first, then broad package-manager coverage. The supplied package data lists it across Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, winget, Alpine, and openSUSE-family packaging, which puts it in the common install paths for macOS developers, Linux workstation users, and Windows terminal users. The public repository shows a large contributor and user footprint for a terminal multiplexer, with tens of thousands of GitHub stars and many releases by 2026. The FAQ also presents it as actively maintained full-time by its creator with community and sponsor support, which helps explain why it is treated by package maintainers as an active, fast-moving CLI rather than a frozen niche utility. ### Wie es verwendet wird Typical use starts with running `zellij` to get a managed session with panes and tabs, then leaning on layouts for repeatable workspaces and `config.kdl` for keybindings, themes, and behavior. Users coming from tmux often care about session persistence, pane management, and shortcut conflicts with terminal editors. For power users, the interesting usage surface is automation: layouts can encode project workspaces, command panes can run repeatable commands, and WebAssembly plugins can provide custom UI or workflow actions inside the terminal. The plugin model is explicitly designed so plugins can be distributed as `.wasm` files and interact with Zellij state and events. ### Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren Zellij is a useful package-nerd marker for the Rust-era terminal stack: a single CLI whose value depends on assets that packages must install correctly, including layouts, default plugins, shell completions, man pages, and config migration behavior. Packaging it well is not just putting one binary in PATH. It also represents a shift in terminal tooling expectations. Where older multiplexers often expected users to bring their own configuration, Zellij competes on defaults, discoverability, and bundled workflow pieces, making it a package whose post-install experience is part of its identity. ### Zeitleiste - 2021-04-20: Zellij public beta announced as a Rust terminal workspace and multiplexer. - 2022-10-25: Zellij 0.32.0 moves configuration from YAML to KDL and adds command panes and a new layout system. - 2023-06-27: Zellij announces an overhauled WebAssembly plugin system and Rust SDK for plugin authors. - 2026-05-13: GitHub release listing shows v0.44.3 as the latest release. ### Related projects - tmux and GNU screen are the historical terminal multiplexers users often compare with Zellij. - zellij-tile is the Rust SDK used for Zellij WebAssembly plugin development. - KDL is the configuration language Zellij adopted for configuration and layouts. ### Quellen - - - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Sicherheitshinweise Für zellij wurde kein passendes lokales Secret-Handling-Manifest gefunden. Nucleus-Paketmetadaten bleiben hier veröffentlicht, damit künftige Abdeckung eine stabile Paket-URL hat. ## 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 - Linux: /home/alice/.config/zellij/config.kdl - macOS: /Users/Alice/Library/Application Support/org.Zellij-Contributors.Zellij/config.kdl - Unix: ~/.config/zellij/config.kdl, /etc/zellij/config.kdl ## Andere Paketmanager-Einträge - Nix - zellij: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ze/zellij/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - zellij - 0.44.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: zellij from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Terminal multiplexer | https://zellij.dev/ - apk - zellij-bash-completion - 0.44.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: zellij-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for zellij | https://zellij.dev/ - apk - zellij-doc - 0.44.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: zellij-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Terminal multiplexer (documentation) | https://zellij.dev/ - apk - zellij-fish-completion - 0.44.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: zellij-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for zellij | https://zellij.dev/ - apk - zellij-zsh-completion - 0.44.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: zellij-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for zellij | https://zellij.dev/ - pacman - zellij - 0.44.3-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: zellij from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A terminal multiplexer | https://zellij.dev - zypper - zellij - 0.44.3-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: zellij from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Terminal workspace with batteries included | https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij - zypper - zellij-bash-completion - 0.44.3-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: zellij-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for zellij | https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij - zypper - zellij-fish-completion - 0.44.3-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: zellij-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for zellij | https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij - zypper - zellij-zsh-completion - 0.44.3-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: zellij-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for zellij | https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij - MacPorts - zellij: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/zellij/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/zellij: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/zellij.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Zellij.Zellij: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Zellij.Zellij from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/zellij.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/zellij.yml) ## Quellen - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph