# Install sevenzip with Homebrew, Nix

7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. Version 26.02 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-26. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#_7zz.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:sevenzip
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install sevenzip
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#_7zz
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/_7/_7zz/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:sevenzip
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 26.02
- **Source summary:** 7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio
- **Homepage:** <https://7-zip.org>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/ip7z/7zip>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-26T19:20:22Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- 7zz (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 26.02

## Security Notes

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

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - _7zz: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/_7/_7zz/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/sevenzip.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/sevenzip.yml)


## Sources

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