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Install carl with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, winget

Calendar for the command-line. Version 0.6.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#carl.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install carl

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install carl

MacPorts ports tree · office/carl/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#carl

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

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id goldjg.cARL -e

Windows Package Manager source index · goldjg.cARL · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Calendar for the command-line

Commands and aliases

  • carl

history

Project history and usage

carl is a Rust command-line calendar that deliberately resembles traditional cal(1) tools while adding color themes, iCalendar highlighting, agendas, and template customization.

Project history

The Codeberg repository was created in December 2021 and the first tagged release, 0.0.1, was published on January 1, 2022. Its README identifies Birger Schacht as the copyright holder for 2021-2023 and documents a compact CLI installed with cargo.

Adoption history

carl is a niche terminal productivity tool rather than a large platform project. Its adoption path is typical for Rust command-line software: upstream publishes source and cargo installation instructions, while package managers such as Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix make the executable available outside Cargo workflows.

How it is used

Users run carl to print one month, three months, a year, Julian dates, or a specified date. Configuration can point to iCalendar files or directories, select themes, and configure custom Jinja templates.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, carl is a tidy example of a modern replacement for a small Unix utility: it keeps the old terminal shape of cal(1), but adds XDG configuration, iCalendar awareness, theming, and Rust packaging.

Timeline

  • 2021: Codeberg repository created.
  • 2022: 0.0.1 tagged as the first release.
  • 2023: 0.0.3 released on Codeberg.

Related projects

  • carl explicitly positions itself next to cal(1) implementations.
  • Its iCalendar support connects it to the broader family of terminal calendar and agenda tools.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/carl/config.tomlXDG_CONFIG_HOME/.carl/config.toml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
carlexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03
manager version0.6.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:carl
Version0.6.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://codeberg.org/birger/carl
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

carl

nix profile install nixpkgs#carl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Carl
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/carl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
MacPorts95%

carl

sudo port install carl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Carl
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: office/carl/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

goldjg.cARL

winget install --id goldjg.cARL -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Carl
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: goldjg.cARL from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation