macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install min-langlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install min-lang with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget
Small but practical concatenative programming language and shell. Version 0.48.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-09. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#min.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#minnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mi/min/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/minScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/min.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id MinBrowser.Min -eWindows Package Manager source index · MinBrowser.Min · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Small but practical concatenative programming language and shell
Project links
Commands and aliases
- min
history
Project history and usage
min is a small concatenative programming language and shell created and implemented by Fabio Cevasco, with named contributors including Peter Munch-Ellingsen, Yanis Zafiropulos, and baykus871. The developer guide says the source repository was created on November 8, 2014, and that the language was made public at the end of July 2017.
Project history
The language is implemented in Nim. Its parser began as an adaptation of Nim's JSON parser, reshaped for a concatenative language with fewer primitive types. The language uses postfix notation and a stack model familiar from Forth, Factor, Joy, and RPN calculators, while also emphasizing functional style, homoiconicity, quotations, dictionaries, and a compact standard library.
How it is used
min is used through an interactive shell, inline evaluation, scripts, standard input, and a compile command that emits Nim code before invoking the Nim compiler. Its ecosystem is intentionally small: syntax support exists for editors, managed modules can be installed with the built-in module tooling, and package-manager entries mainly serve language hobbyists and developers who want a single-file, Nim-embeddable concatenative runtime.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:programming language,shell
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
min | 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 version0.48.1
manager updated2026-07-09
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:min-lang |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.48.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://min-lang.org |
| Last updated | 2026-07-09T02:07:04Z |
| 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.
Nix92%
min
nix profile install nixpkgs#min- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Min
Scoop92%
extras/min
scoop install extras/min- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Min
winget92%
MinBrowser.Min
winget install --id MinBrowser.Min -e- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Min
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