# 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.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:omekasy
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install omekasy
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#omekasy
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:omekasy
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 1.3.3
- **Source summary:** Converts alphanumeric input to various Unicode styles
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/ikanago/omekasy>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/ikanago/omekasy>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- omekasy (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 1.3.3
## 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.

### Sources

- <https://api.github.com/repos/ikanago/omekasy>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/omekasy>
- <https://github.com/ikanago/omekasy>
- <https://github.com/ikanago/omekasy/releases/tag/v1.2.3>
- <https://github.com/ikanago/omekasy/releases/tag/v1.3.3>
- <https://lib.rs/crates/omekasy>


## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - omekasy: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/om/omekasy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph