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Install omekasy with Homebrew, Nix

Converts alphanumeric input to various Unicode styles. Version 1.3.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#omekasy.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install omekasy

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#omekasy

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/om/omekasy/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Converts alphanumeric input to various Unicode styles

Commands and aliases

  • omekasy

history

Project history and usage

omekasy is a small Rust command-line tool that converts Latin letters and numbers into styled Unicode variants. The name is explained by Lib.rs as meaning 'dress up', which matches the program's purpose: take plain alphanumeric text and render it in bold, italic, monospace-like, and other Unicode presentation styles.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on April 18, 2022 and describes the project, in styled Unicode text, as a command-line application for converting alphanumeric characters to styles defined in Unicode. Release assets show the project distributing prebuilt binaries for macOS, Linux, and Windows by the 1.x series.

How it is used

The README documents two modes: running omekasy with no options opens an interactive prompt for previewing styles, and passing a font name plus input text performs an immediate conversion. Characters outside Latin letters and numbers are left unchanged.

Why package nerds care

omekasy is package-nerd bait because it is a tiny CLI wrapper around an oddly useful Unicode trick. It is not infrastructure, but it shows how small Rust utilities move through GitHub releases, Homebrew, Nix, and Rust package indexes with cross-platform binaries.

Timeline

  • April 18, 2022: the GitHub repository is created.
  • November 10, 2023: v1.2.3 release assets include prebuilt archives for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
  • June 6, 2025: v1.3.3 is published with dependency maintenance changes.

Related projects

  • Related tools include other Unicode text stylers and libraries that map ASCII letters to mathematical alphanumeric Unicode blocks. omekasy's differentiator is a terminal-first interactive interface rather than a web widget or library-only API.

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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
omekasyexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version1.3.3
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:omekasy
Version1.3.3
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/ikanago/omekasy
Repositoryhttps://github.com/ikanago/omekasy
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

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Nix95%

omekasy

nix profile install nixpkgs#omekasy
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  • Matched by: Omekasy
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source trail

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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

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