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QuickJS, the Next Generation: a mighty JavaScript engine. Version 0.16.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-19. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#quickjs-ng.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install quickjs-ng

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install quickjs-ng

MacPorts ports tree · devel/quickjs-ng/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add quickjs-ng

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install quickjs-ng

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · quickjs-ng · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#quickjs-ng

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/qu/quickjs-ng/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S quickjs-ng

Arch Linux sync databases · quickjs-ng · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/quickjs-ng

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/quickjs-ng.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

QuickJS, the Next Generation: a mighty JavaScript engine

Commands and aliases

  • qjs
  • qjsc

history

Project history and usage

QuickJS-NG is a community-maintained fork of QuickJS focused on a small, embeddable JavaScript engine with current ECMAScript support.

Project history

QuickJS-NG is a community fork of the original QuickJS project by Fabrice Bellard and Charlie Gordon. Its maintainers created the fork after the original project became largely dormant, intending to reignite development and advance standards support.

Adoption history

QuickJS-NG retained the small, embeddable character of QuickJS while restarting active community development. It is packaged across Homebrew, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and Scoop according to the supplied package-manager metadata.

How it is used

Users run JavaScript with the `qjs` interpreter, compile scripts with `qjsc`, or embed the engine in C applications. It is commonly selected for constrained tools and applications that need a compact JavaScript runtime.

Why package nerds care

The project matters to runtime enthusiasts because it offers a compact ECMAScript engine, a bytecode compiler, and an embeddable C API outside the dominant V8, JavaScriptCore, and SpiderMonkey families. The NG fork also illustrates how a community can revive a mostly dormant upstream runtime.

Timeline

  • 2019: The original QuickJS was publicly released by Fabrice Bellard and Charlie Gordon.
  • 2023: QuickJS-NG development began as a community fork intended to revive active development.
  • Current era: The fork publishes its own releases and maintains dedicated documentation.

Related projects

  • QuickJS-NG derives from QuickJS and retains its `qjs` interpreter and `qjsc` compiler model. It occupies the same lightweight-runtime niche while following an independently maintained development line.

Sources

  • Official documentation: https://quickjs-ng.github.io/quickjs/
  • Official repository README and history statement: https://github.com/quickjs-ng/quickjs#readme

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

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

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
qjscliglobal executable
qjsccliglobal 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 generated2026-09-19
manager version0.16.2
manager updated2026-09-19
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.16.2

https://github.com/quickjs-ng/quickjs

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:quickjs-ng
Version0.16.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/quickjs-ng
Homepagehttps://quickjs-ng.github.io/quickjs/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/quickjs-ng/quickjs
Upstream docshttps://quickjs-ng.github.io/quickjs/
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/quickjs-ng/quickjs/archive/refs/tags/v0.16.2.tar.gz
Last updated2026-09-19T01:46:45+02:00
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciescmake
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namequickjs-ng
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Conflicts With
  • quickjs
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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%

quickjs-ng

nix profile install nixpkgs#quickjs-ng
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Quickjs Ng
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/qu/quickjs-ng/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

quickjs-ng 0.16.2-r0

Embeddable JavaScript engine in C (NG fork)

https://quickjs-ng.github.io/quickjs/

sudo apk add quickjs-ng
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: quickjs-ng
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Quickjs Ng
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: quickjs-ng from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

quickjs-ng-dev 0.16.2-r0

Embeddable JavaScript engine in C (NG fork) (development files)

https://quickjs-ng.github.io/quickjs/

sudo apk add quickjs-ng-dev
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: quickjs-ng
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Quickjs Ng
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: quickjs-ng-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

quickjs-ng-doc 0.16.2-r0

Embeddable JavaScript engine in C (NG fork) (documentation)

https://quickjs-ng.github.io/quickjs/

sudo apk add quickjs-ng-doc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: quickjs-ng
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Quickjs Ng
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: quickjs-ng-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

quickjs-ng-libs 0.16.2-r0

Embeddable JavaScript engine in C (NG fork) (libraries)

https://quickjs-ng.github.io/quickjs/

sudo apk add quickjs-ng-libs
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: quickjs-ng
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Quickjs Ng
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: quickjs-ng-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

quickjs-ng-libs-static 0.16.2-r0

Embeddable JavaScript engine in C (NG fork) (static library)

https://quickjs-ng.github.io/quickjs/

sudo apk add quickjs-ng-libs-static
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: quickjs-ng
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Quickjs Ng
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: quickjs-ng-libs-static from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

quickjs-ng 0.16.2-1.fc46

Small and embeddable JavaScript engine

https://github.com/quickjs-ng/quickjs

sudo dnf install quickjs-ng
  • License: MIT AND Unicode-3.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: quickjs-ng
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Quickjs Ng
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: quickjs-ng from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

quickjs-ng-devel 0.16.2-1.fc46

Development files for quickjs-ng

https://github.com/quickjs-ng/quickjs

sudo dnf install quickjs-ng-devel
  • License: MIT AND Unicode-3.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: quickjs-ng
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Quickjs Ng
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: quickjs-ng-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

quickjs-ng-doc 0.16.2-1.fc46

Documentation for quickjs-ng

https://github.com/quickjs-ng/quickjs

sudo dnf install quickjs-ng-doc
  • License: MIT AND Unicode-3.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: quickjs-ng
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Quickjs Ng
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: quickjs-ng-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

quickjs-ng-libs 0.16.2-1.fc46

Library providing a small JavaScript engine

https://github.com/quickjs-ng/quickjs

sudo dnf install quickjs-ng-libs
  • License: MIT AND Unicode-3.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: quickjs-ng
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Quickjs Ng
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: quickjs-ng-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

quickjs-ng 0.16.2-1

A mighty JavaScript engine

https://quickjs-ng.github.io/quickjs

sudo pacman -S quickjs-ng
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Quickjs Ng
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: quickjs-ng from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

quickjs-ng

sudo port install quickjs-ng
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Quickjs Ng
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/quickjs-ng/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

main/quickjs-ng

scoop install main/quickjs-ng
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Quickjs Ng
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/quickjs-ng.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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