# Install ktor with Homebrew Generates Ktor projects through the command-line interface. Version 0.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ktor ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ktor ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ktor - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 0.5.0 - **Source summary:** Generates Ktor projects through the command-line interface - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-27T21:58:42+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - ktor (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 0.5.0 ## Project history and usage Ktor CLI is JetBrains' command-line project generator and helper for Ktor, the Kotlin framework for asynchronous server and client applications. The CLI creates Ktor projects, generates projects from OpenAPI specifications, adds Ktor dependencies, and runs Ktor projects in development mode. ### Project history Ktor itself reached 1.0 on 2018-11-19, when JetBrains described it as a Kotlin framework for asynchronous servers and clients in connected systems. The standalone ktor-cli repository was created on 2021-12-06, adding a package-manager-friendly command-line surface beside the web project generator and IntelliJ IDEA workflows. The Ktor framework continued through major releases that shaped the CLI's context: Ktor 2.0 was announced on 2022-04-11 after roughly a year of work, and Ktor 3.0 was announced in October 2024 with Kotlin 2.0 alignment and a move to kotlinx-io. ### Adoption history The CLI README documents Homebrew installation for Linux and macOS and WinGet installation for Windows. It also points users to the web generator at start.ktor.io, making the CLI one of several official project-creation paths rather than the only frontend to Ktor scaffolding. The tool is useful for Kotlin developers who want repeatable project generation outside IntelliJ IDEA, including shell scripts, teaching material, CI experiments, and OpenAPI-driven service skeletons. ### How it is used The `ktor new` command creates a project, `ktor openapi` generates from an OpenAPI specification, `ktor add` adds Ktor dependencies to a Gradle project, and `ktor dev` runs a project in development mode with rebuilds. The README also documents proxy support through the `HTTPS_PROXY` environment variable. ### Why package nerds care Ktor CLI is package-nerd notable because it packages an official framework bootstrapper as a small executable rather than assuming an IDE or browser. It also sits at an interesting language boundary: the Ktor framework is Kotlin-first, while the CLI repository builds the command-line executable with Go. ### Timeline - 2018-11-19: JetBrains announced Ktor 1.0. - 2021-12-06: ktorio/ktor-cli repository created on GitHub. - 2022-04-11: JetBrains announced Ktor 2.0. - 2024-10: JetBrains announced Ktor 3.0 with Kotlin 2.0 and kotlinx-io changes. ### Related projects - Ktor CLI is related to the Ktor framework, Kotlin, start.ktor.io, the Ktor IntelliJ IDEA plugin, Gradle, OpenAPI tooling, and JetBrains' broader Kotlin server-development ecosystem. ### Sources - - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ktor.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/ktor.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - cross-ecosystem install command graph