# Install arturo with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, winget
Simple, modern and portable programming language for efficient scripting. Version 0.10.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with apk: sudo apk add arturo.
## Install
```sh
sudo av install brew:arturo
```
Additional install commands:
### macOS
- Homebrew (100%):
```sh
brew install arturo
```
Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata
- MacPorts (94%):
```sh
sudo port install arturo
```
Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: lang/arturo/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
### Linux
- apk (92%):
```sh
sudo apk add arturo
```
Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: arturo from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
### Windows
- winget (92%):
```sh
winget install --id ArturoLang.Arturo -e
```
Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: ArturoLang.Arturo from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
## Package facts
- **Package key:** brew:arturo
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.10.0
- **Source summary:** Simple, modern and portable programming language for efficient scripting
- **Homepage:**
- **Repository:**
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:02:45-07:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00
## Executables
- arturo (alias)
## Install behavior
- Bottle: not available
## Freshness
- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.10.0
## Project history and usage
Arturo is an independently developed, portable programming language and interpreter aimed at efficient scripting. Its package identity is simple: install the `arturo` executable, then run scripts or enter the language environment.
### Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in September 2019. Early GitHub releases appeared in late September and October 2019, and the README identifies Arturo as a Nim-written language that is loosely related to families such as Logo, Rebol, Forth, Ruby, Haskell, Smalltalk, Tcl, and Lisp.
The language design described in the README centers on blocks of words, symbols, and literal values with no reserved words. The README also explains the name as a memorial to the author's pet Arturo, and the license text credits Yanis Zafiropulos, also known as Dr.Kameleon.
### Adoption history
Official installation paths include pre-built binaries, an installer script at get.arturo-lang.io, nightly releases, Docker, and Homebrew. The provided package-manager facts also list apk, MacPorts, and winget, showing that Arturo has moved beyond a source-only experimental language into multiple packaging channels.
GitHub metadata reported hundreds of stars and active issues at research time, and the README points users to GitHub Issues and a dedicated Discord server for community discussion.
### How it is used
Users typically install a pre-built binary or use a package manager, then run Arturo scripts from the command line. The official documentation covers getting started, language basics, command-line use, the standard library, and examples.
The README showcases adjacent Arturo projects such as Grafito and Aguila, indicating that the language ecosystem includes experiments in graph data and desktop application building as well as the core interpreter.
### Why package nerds care
Arturo is notable as a small language runtime with broad binary-distribution ambitions. It is written in Nim, packaged by several OS/package ecosystems, and exposes a single interpreter command that fits cleanly into Homebrew-style CLI collections.
For package nerds, the interesting part is not just the language syntax but the distribution story: stable binaries, nightlies, installer script, Docker image, and package-manager formulas all coexist.
### Timeline
- 2019: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2019: Early v0.3.x and v0.4.0 GitHub releases published.
- 2021: Multiple v0.9.x releases published.
- 2026: v0.10.0 `Arizona Bark` release published.
### Related projects
- The official README highlights Arturo-adjacent projects Grafito and Aguila, and points to a separate nightly-build repository.
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## Security Notes
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
- **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
## Other Package-Manager Records
- apk - arturo - 0.10.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: arturo from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Simple, expressive & portable programming language for efficient scripting | https://arturo-lang.io/
- apk - arturo-doc - 0.10.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: arturo-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Simple, expressive & portable programming language for efficient scripting (documentation) | https://arturo-lang.io/
- apk - arturo-full - 0.10.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: arturo-full from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Simple, expressive & portable programming language for efficient scripting (full variant) | https://arturo-lang.io/
- MacPorts - arturo: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: lang/arturo/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - ArturoLang.Arturo: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: ArturoLang.Arturo from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
## Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/arturo.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/arturo.yml)
## Sources
- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph