macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install editorconfig-checkerlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install editorconfig-checkerMacPorts ports tree · devel/editorconfig-checker/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 2917
Install editorconfig-checker with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, winget
Tool to verify that your files are in harmony with your .editorconfig. Version 3.8.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-02. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#editorconfig-checker.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add editorconfig-checkerAlpine Linux edge package indexes · editorconfig-checker · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#editorconfig-checkernixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ed/editorconfig-checker/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S editorconfig-checkerArch Linux sync databases · editorconfig-checker · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install editorconfig-checkeropenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · editorconfig-checker · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id EditorConfig-Checker.EditorConfig-Checker -eWindows Package Manager source index · EditorConfig-Checker.EditorConfig-Checker · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Tool to verify that your files are in harmony with your .editorconfig
Project links
Commands and aliases
- editorconfig-checker
history
Project history and usage
editorconfig-checker is a small CI-friendly companion to EditorConfig: instead of teaching an editor how to apply a project's .editorconfig file, it checks the files in a tree and reports where they do not match the rules.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in 2017 and describes the tool as a verifier for files against .editorconfig. Its README frames the project around the gap left by language-specific linters: one EditorConfig-aware checker can cover whitespace, line ending, final newline, indentation, maximum line length, and charset rules across a mixed repository.
The project is implemented as a standalone command-line tool and publishes prebuilt release archives. By the 3.x series it also documented Go installation, Docker use, Homebrew, Nix, Arch Linux packages, and language-specific wrappers for JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, and PHP ecosystems.
Adoption history
Adoption has been mostly through automation and packaging rather than editor plugins. The README explicitly documents GitHub Actions-compatible output, Code Climate JSON output, GCC-style diagnostics, Docker execution, and package-manager installs, which made it fit naturally into CI jobs and pre-commit-style checks.
How it is used
The common usage is to run editorconfig-checker at a repository root. With no file arguments it checks tracked text files, and with explicit file arguments it checks just those paths while still honoring configured excludes.
Configuration can be passed on the command line or read from .editorconfig-checker.json, with .ecrc retained as a deprecated name. The tool also has an init mode for creating a starting configuration.
Why package nerds care
For package metadata, editorconfig-checker is interesting because it turns a cross-editor convention into an installable, headless validation tool. It is a natural dependency for distribution maintainers, CI images, and repositories that want formatting contracts without adopting a language-specific formatter.
Timeline
- 2017: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2026: v3.8.0 published with README installation examples and release artifacts.
Related projects
- Related projects include EditorConfig itself, editorconfig-core-c, and the npm, PyPI, and Composer wrappers listed by the checker README.
Sources
- https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/master/README.md
- https://api.github.com/repos/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker
- https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/releases/tag/v3.8.0
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
.editorconfig-checker.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
editorconfig-checker | 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 version3.8.0
manager updated2026-08-02
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:editorconfig-checker |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.8.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://editorconfig-checker.github.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker |
| Last updated | 2026-08-02T15:15:24+09:00 |
| 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%
editorconfig-checker
nix profile install nixpkgs#editorconfig-checker- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Editorconfig Checker
apk95%
editorconfig-checker 3.0.3-r15
A tool to verify that your files are in harmony with your .editorconfig
https://editorconfig-checker.github.io/
sudo apk add editorconfig-checker- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: editorconfig-checker
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Editorconfig Checker
pacman95%
editorconfig-checker 3.9.0-1
A tool to verify that your files are in harmony with your .editorconfig
https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker
sudo pacman -S editorconfig-checker- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Editorconfig Checker
zypper95%
editorconfig-checker 3.8.0-1.3
Tool to verify that your files are in harmony with your .editorconfig
https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker
sudo zypper install editorconfig-checker- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: editorconfig-checker
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Editorconfig Checker
MacPorts95%
editorconfig-checker
sudo port install editorconfig-checker- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Editorconfig Checker
winget95%
EditorConfig-Checker.EditorConfig-Checker
winget install --id EditorConfig-Checker.EditorConfig-Checker -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Editorconfig Checker
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.
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