install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install copier

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#copier

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

overview

Package summary

Utility for rendering projects templates

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

copier

history

Project history and usage

Copier is a project templating CLI and Python library. Like Cookiecutter, it renders projects from templates, but its documented identity emphasizes updating generated projects when templates evolve.

Project history

The official repository was created in November 2011. The documented Copier lineage is explicit in the changelog: version 2.0.0 in February 2019 rebranded the project from Voodoo to Copier and made `copier.yaml` the recommended configuration file.

Adoption history

Copier's README documents installation through pipx, uv, pip, conda-forge, and Homebrew, reflecting its use both as a Python library and as a standalone CLI on macOS and Linux.

How it is used

Template authors put questions and settings in `copier.yml` or `copier.yaml`, then users run `copier copy` from a local path or Git URL. Copier stores answers for later update workflows, and the docs distinguish copying, recopying, and updating.

Why package nerds care

Copier is significant for maintainers who want template updates after initial scaffolding. Its changelog tracks packaging-relevant choices such as PEP 440 versioning, Git URL handling, Homebrew distribution, Python version support, and security hardening around trusted templates and path traversal.

Timeline

2011: Official GitHub repository created.
2019: Version 2.0.0 rebranded Voodoo as Copier.
2020: Version 3.0.0 added template-upgrade support and broader prompt features.
2022: Version 6.0.0 refactored the core and expanded question and migration behavior.
2023: Version 8.0.0 made subcommands explicit and disabled unsafe features by default.

Related projects

The project is commonly compared with project scaffolding tools such as Cookiecutter, and its README points users to public templates under the `copier-template` GitHub topic.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

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

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: copier.ymlcopier.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`copier`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered 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 version9.17.0

manager updated2026-07-14

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:copier
Version	9.17.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://copier.readthedocs.io/
Last updated	2026-07-14T18:47:03Z
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none 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%

copier

nix profile install nixpkgs#copier

normalized package name match
Matched by: Copier

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/copier/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/copier.yml

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

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