macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ktlintlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ktlintMacPorts ports tree · devel/ktlint/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 1348
Install ktlint with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop
Anti-bikeshedding Kotlin linter with built-in formatter. Version 1.8.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#ktlint.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ktlintnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/kt/ktlint/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S ktlintArch Linux sync databases · ktlint · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/ktlintScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/ktlint.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Anti-bikeshedding Kotlin linter with built-in formatter
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ktlint
history
Project history and usage
ktlint is an anti-bikeshedding Kotlin linter with a built-in formatter. Its docs describe it as a Kotlin linter in the spirit of JavaScript Standard Style and gofmt: low setup, conventional defaults, and automatic formatting when possible.
Project history
The documentation copyright trail records Stanley Shyiko's original 2016-2019 authorship and Pinterest's 2019 stewardship. The repository later moved from the pinterest namespace to the ktlint organization on GitHub, while the Homebrew package still records the historical pinterest/ktlint repository URL.
Adoption history
ktlint gained adoption by combining a CLI jar, Maven/Gradle integrations, reporters, custom rule sets, .editorconfig support, and package-manager distribution. Its docs emphasize no-configuration defaults, Kotlin coding conventions, Android Kotlin Style Guide alignment, and extensibility for organizations that need custom checks.
How it is used
Users run ktlint to scan .kt and .kts files, optionally with --format or -F to autocorrect violations. Teams commonly add it to build pipelines, pre-commit hooks, editor workflows, or Gradle/Maven tasks, with .editorconfig and baseline files used when defaults need project-level adjustment.
Why package nerds care
ktlint is significant because it became the Kotlin ecosystem's canonical packaged linter/formatter pair: one executable jar, common default rules, multiple reporters, custom rulesets, and enough integration points to make style enforcement portable across editors, CI, and package managers.
Timeline
- 2016: The docs copyright trail begins Stanley Shyiko's authorship period.
- 2019: Pinterest stewardship appears in the docs copyright trail.
- 2024-12-04: Tag 1.5.0 was published in the GitHub tag history.
- 2025-11-14: Release 1.8.0 was published on GitHub.
Related projects
- Related projects include Kotlin coding conventions, Android Kotlin Style Guide, gofmt, JavaScript Standard Style, ktfmt, Gradle, Maven, and .editorconfig.
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.
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
.editorconfigktlint-baseline.xml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ktlint | 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 version1.8.0
manager updated2026-07-04
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ktlint |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.8.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://ktlint.github.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/ktlint/ktlint |
| Last updated | 2026-07-04T16:53:43+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%
ktlint
nix profile install nixpkgs#ktlint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ktlint
pacman95%
ktlint 1.8.0-1
An anti-bikeshedding Kotlin linter with built-in formatter
sudo pacman -S ktlint- License: MIT
- Architecture: any
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ktlint
MacPorts95%
ktlint
sudo port install ktlint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ktlint
Scoop95%
main/ktlint
scoop install main/ktlint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ktlint
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