# Install kapp with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, scoop
CLI tool for Kubernetes users to group and manage bulk resources. Version 0.65.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#kapp.
## Install
```sh
sudo av install brew:kapp
```
Additional install commands:
### macOS
- Homebrew (100%):
```sh
brew install kapp
```
Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata
- MacPorts (94%):
```sh
sudo port install kapp
```
Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/kapp/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
### Linux
- apk (92%):
```sh
sudo apk add kapp
```
Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kapp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
- Nix (92%):
```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#kapp
```
Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ka/kapp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
### Windows
- Scoop (92%):
```sh
scoop install main/kapp
```
Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/kapp.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
## Package facts
- **Package key:** brew:kapp
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.65.3
- **Source summary:** CLI tool for Kubernetes users to group and manage bulk resources
- **Homepage:**
- **Repository:**
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-27T21:58:37+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00
## Executables
- kapp (alias)
## Install behavior
- Bottle: not available
## Freshness
- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.65.3
## Project history and usage
kapp is a Carvel command-line deployment tool for managing a group of Kubernetes resources as one application.
### Project history
kapp was developed in the Carvel tool family to focus narrowly on Kubernetes deployment workflow rather than templating or packaging. The project defines a Kubernetes application as a set of resources with the same label, then provides diff, apply, delete, wait, and history behavior around that set.
### Adoption history
kapp found its audience among Kubernetes users who wanted a small client-side deploy tool that worked with plain YAML and with config generators such as ytt. Its packaging through Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, and apk made it easy to install beside kubectl in local development, CI, and GitOps workflows.
### How it is used
Users commonly pipe or point rendered YAML at kapp, inspect the planned diff, and let kapp converge live resources while waiting for readiness. Because it works without server-side components, custom CRDs, or cluster-admin privileges, it fits constrained clusters and simple CI runners.
### Why package nerds care
kapp is significant because it deliberately leaves packaging and templating to other tools. That makes the package a sharp Unix-style CLI in the Kubernetes ecosystem: combine ytt, kbld, imgpkg, or vendir as needed, then let kapp handle apply semantics and deployment history.
### Timeline
- 2019: kapp v0.1.0 was published on March 15.
- 2019: early v0.x releases established kapp as a standalone Carvel deployment CLI.
- 2026: kapp release pages documented signed checksum verification and Homebrew installation for distributed binaries.
### Related projects
- ytt, kbld, imgpkg, and vendir are neighboring Carvel tools often used before kapp in a deployment pipeline.
- kapp-controller extends the same deployment ideas into an in-cluster controller.
- kubectl, Helm, and Argo CD are common comparison points because kapp operates in the Kubernetes deployment space while avoiding templating and server-side package management.
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## Security Notes
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
## Other Package-Manager Records
- Nix - kapp: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ka/kapp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - kapp - 0.66.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kapp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | deployment tool focused on the concept of a kubernetes application | https://carvel.dev/kapp
- apk - kapp-bash-completion - 0.66.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kapp-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for kapp | https://carvel.dev/kapp
- apk - kapp-fish-completion - 0.66.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kapp-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for kapp | https://carvel.dev/kapp
- apk - kapp-zsh-completion - 0.66.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kapp-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for kapp | https://carvel.dev/kapp
- MacPorts - kapp: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/kapp/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/kapp: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/kapp.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
## Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kapp.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/kapp.yml)
## Sources
- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph