macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install emojifylocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 8072
Install emojify with Homebrew, Nix
Emoji on the command-line :scream:. Version 2.2.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#emojify.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#emojifynixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/em/emojify/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Emoji on the command-line :scream:
Project links
Commands and aliases
- emojify
history
Project history and usage
Emojify is a small command-line text filter that replaces GitHub-style emoji aliases with Unicode emoji characters.
Project history
The official README frames Emojify as a shell script rather than a compiled application, emphasizing easy placement on a user's PATH and simple use in pipelines.
Adoption history
The README documents Homebrew installation for macOS and an AUR package for Arch users, which is the main official adoption signal for this intentionally tiny tool.
How it is used
Users pass text to `emojify` directly or pipe existing command output through it. The README highlights a terminal-culture use case: piping `git log --oneline --color` through `emojify` and `less -r`, with an optional `.gitconfig` alias.
Why package nerds care
Emojify is package-manager candy: one shell script, one executable, and a very visible terminal effect. It represents the class of tiny Unix filters that are too small to feel like infrastructure but pleasant enough to keep packaged.
Related projects
- The README points to `pyemojify`, a Python port, as a related implementation.
Sources
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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
emojify | 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 version2.2.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:emojify |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/mrowa44/emojify |
| Repository | https://github.com/mrowa44/emojify |
| 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%
emojify
nix profile install nixpkgs#emojify- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Emojify
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation