# Install elio with Homebrew

Batteries-included terminal file manager with rich previews. Version 1.11.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-22.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:elio
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install elio
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:elio
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 1.11.2
- **Source summary:** Batteries-included terminal file manager with rich previews
- **Homepage:** <https://elio-fm.github.io/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/elio-fm/elio>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-22T18:29:15Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- elio (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 1.11.2
## Project history and usage

elio is a Rust terminal file manager focused on rich previews, inline image display, keyboard workflows, shell integration, trash support, and customizable themes.

### Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in March 2026 and the project reached a 1.0.0 GitHub release in April 2026. The README presents the project as a batteries-included terminal file manager and links users to a dedicated documentation site.

### Adoption history

Official installation instructions cover Homebrew, Cargo, Arch Linux AUR, Fedora COPR, and Debian/Ubuntu apt packages. Homebrew's formula metadata currently tracks the v1.10.0 source archive.

### How it is used

Users launch elio from the current directory or pass a file or directory path, then use the terminal UI for navigation, file operations, previews, fuzzy search, zoxide jumps, and shell integration.

### Why package nerds care

elio is notable to package users because it combines a modern Rust TUI with broad optional preview tooling and multiple official installation routes, including Homebrew and Cargo.

### Timeline

- 2026: GitHub repository created
- 2026: v1.0.0 published on GitHub releases
- 2026: Homebrew formula tracks v1.10.0

### Related projects

- The documentation names optional companion tools such as Poppler, FFmpeg, resvg, 7-Zip, unar, FontForge, zoxide, and supported terminal image protocols.

### Sources

- GitHub releases API: v1.0.0 published 2026-04-10 and v1.10.0 published 2026-06-30
- GitHub repository API: created_at 2026-03-09, language Rust, topics, and homepage
- Homebrew formula API: stable version 1.10.0 and official source archive
- Official README and docs: feature, installation, workflow, configuration, and theming sections


## Security Notes

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



## 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: ~/.config/elio/config.toml, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/elio/config.toml, ~/.config/elio/theme.toml, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/elio/theme.toml
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/elio/config.toml, ~/Library/Application Support/elio/theme.toml
- Windows: %APPDATA%\elio\config.toml, %APPDATA%\elio\theme.toml

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/elio.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/elio.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph