brew / rank 2320

Install ouch with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop

Painless compression and decompression for your terminal. Version 0.8.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-10-11. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#ouch.

Install command Security notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ouch

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install ouch

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/ouch/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add ouch

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · ouch · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ouch

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S ouch

Arch Linux sync databases · ouch · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install ouch

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ouch · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/ouch

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/ouch.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Painless compression and decompression for your terminal

Project links

Commands and aliases

ouch

history

Project history and usage

Ouch is a cross-platform terminal utility for compressing, decompressing, and inspecting archives. It infers formats from filenames or file signatures and presents the same command structure across numerous archive and compression formats.

Project history

Ouch is an open-source Rust CLI whose name expands to Obvious Unified Compression Helper. Development broadened the program from basic compression and extraction into archive listing, standard-input decompression, accessibility-oriented output, shell completions, signed release artifacts, and support for layered formats.

Adoption history

Ouch is distributed through multiple package ecosystems, including Homebrew, Arch Linux, Scoop, MacPorts, Nix, Alpine Linux, and openSUSE, giving the Rust utility a cross-platform terminal audience.

How it is used

Use `ouch decompress` for extraction, `ouch compress` with an output filename whose extension identifies the desired format, and `ouch list` to inspect archive contents. Multiple archives and standard-input decompression are supported.

Ouch supports tar combinations and standalone formats including ZIP, 7z, gzip, zstd, xz, bzip2, lz4, Brotli, and others; RAR support is limited to decompression and listing because of the format's licensing restrictions.

Why package nerds care

Ouch gives archive handling a consistent command vocabulary independent of the underlying format. Package users can replace memorized combinations of `tar`, gzip, xz, zstd, zip, and related tools with extension-driven commands and a single statically distributable program.

Timeline

2020s: Ouch developed into a broadly packaged, cross-platform archive utility.
2020s: The project added formats including 7z and decompression-only RAR support while retaining a unified CLI.

Related projects

Ouch occupies the same archive-helper tradition as format-specific Unix programs and wrapper tools, while distinguishing itself through automatic format selection, chained extensions, and no required runtime dependencies.

Sources

https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch
https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch/releases
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:compress

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ouch`	cli	global executable

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 generated2026-11-04

manager version0.8.3

manager updated2026-10-11

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected0.8.3

https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ouch
Version	0.8.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ouch
Homepage	https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch
Repository	https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch/archive/refs/tags/0.8.3.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-10-11T19:06:10-04:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	cmake, rust
Uses from macOS	bzip2, xz
Bottle	available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	ouch
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

ouch

nix profile install nixpkgs#ouch

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ouch

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

apk95%

ouch 0.6.1-r0

Painless compression and decompression

https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch

sudo apk add ouch

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ouch
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ouch

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ouch from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

ouch-bash-completion 0.6.1-r0

Bash completions for ouch

https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch

sudo apk add ouch-bash-completion

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ouch
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ouch

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ouch-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

ouch-doc 0.6.1-r0

Painless compression and decompression (documentation)

https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch

sudo apk add ouch-doc

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ouch
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ouch

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ouch-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

ouch-fish-completion 0.6.1-r0

Fish completions for ouch

https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch

sudo apk add ouch-fish-completion

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ouch
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ouch

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ouch-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

ouch-zsh-completion 0.6.1-r0

Zsh completions for ouch

https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch

sudo apk add ouch-zsh-completion

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ouch
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ouch

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ouch-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

ouch 0.8.0-2

A command line utility for easily compressing and decompressing files and directories

https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch

sudo pacman -S ouch

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ouch

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

zypper95%

ouch 0.8.1-1.2

Compression and decompression utility for the terminal

https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch

sudo zypper install ouch

License: MIT
Category: Productivity/Archiving/Compression
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ouch
4 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ouch

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ouch from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

ouch

sudo port install ouch

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ouch

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/ouch/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/ouch

scoop install main/ouch

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ouch

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ouch.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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.

combined/ouch.yml

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external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
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Install ouch with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop

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Package summary

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Project history and usage

Project history

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How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: blue

Risk classifier

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Recommended review

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