# Install parrot with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix

Open source virtual machine (for Perl6, et al.). Version 8.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-11. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#parrot.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:parrot
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install parrot
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install parrot
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: lang/parrot/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#parrot
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:parrot
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 8.1.0
- **Source summary:** Open source virtual machine (for Perl6, et al.)
- **Homepage:** <http://www.parrot.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/parrot/parrot>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-11T15:23:34+09:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- parrot (alias)
- parrot-nqp (alias)
- parrot-ops2c (alias)
- parrot-prove (alias)
- parrot_config (alias)
- parrot_nci_thunk_gen (alias)
- pbc_disassemble (alias)
- pbc_dump (alias)
- pbc_merge (alias)
- pbc_to_exe (alias)
- winxed (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 8.1.0

## Security Notes

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


## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - parrot: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pa/parrot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- MacPorts - parrot: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: lang/parrot/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph