# Install ols with Homebrew, Nix, pacman

Language server for The Odin Programming Language. Version 2026-06 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-24. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#ols.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:ols
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install ols
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#ols
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ol/ols/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S ols
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: ols from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:ols
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 2026-06
- **Source summary:** Language server for The Odin Programming Language
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/DanielGavin/ols>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/DanielGavin/ols>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24T02:06:48Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- ols (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 2026-06
## Project history and usage

ols is the Odin Language Server, an implementation of Language Server Protocol features for the Odin programming language. It gives editors features such as completion, go-to-definition, symbol lookup, hover/help behavior, and project-aware feedback for Odin codebases.

### Project history

The DanielGavin/ols repository was created on 2020-11-03. Its README describes the project as a language server for Odin, notes that it tracks Odin's master branch, and documents setup for multiple editors including VS Code, Sublime, Vim, Neovim, Emacs, Helix, and Micro.

### Adoption history

OLS adoption follows Odin's growth as a systems programming language. The Odin website showcased OLS on 2023-07-02, describing it as a language server for popular editors and emphasizing lookup and go-to-definition as ways to understand Odin codebases faster.

### How it is used

Developers install ols, add an ols.json configuration when needed, and point an editor's LSP client at the ols executable. Because Odin itself is a compiled systems language with a comparatively small ecosystem, editor integration is a high-leverage package: it supplies the interactive code-navigation layer many developers expect from larger language communities.

### Why package nerds care

For package nerds, ols is a compact example of a language ecosystem maturing through tooling. The package is less famous than Odin itself, but Homebrew, Nix, and pacman packaging make the language server easy to slot into editor setups across platforms.

### Timeline

- 2020-11-03: The DanielGavin/ols repository was created on GitHub.
- 2023-07-02: The Odin website published a showcase page for OLS.
- 2026-07-01: GitHub repository metadata reported 1,048 stars, 163 forks, Odin as the primary language, and MIT licensing.

### Related projects

- Related projects include the Odin compiler and standard library, Odin editor extensions, tree-sitter grammars for Odin, and general LSP clients in editors such as Neovim, Helix, VS Code, Emacs, and Sublime Text.

### Sources

- <https://api.github.com/repos/DanielGavin/ols>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ols>
- <https://github.com/DanielGavin/ols>
- <https://github.com/odin-lang/odin>
- <https://odin-lang.org/showcase/ols/>


## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ols. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.



## 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

- Unix: ols.json
## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - ols: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ol/ols/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- pacman - ols - dev_2026_06-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: ols from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Language server for Odin | https://github.com/DanielGavin/ols


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ols.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/ols.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph