# Install silicon with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop

Create beautiful image of your source code. Version 0.5.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#silicon.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:silicon
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install silicon
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install silicon
```

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

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#silicon
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S silicon
```

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

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/silicon
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:silicon
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.5.3
- **Source summary:** Create beautiful image of your source code
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/Aloxaf/silicon/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Aloxaf/silicon>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- silicon (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.5.3

## 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 - silicon: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/si/silicon/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- pacman - silicon - 0.5.3-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: silicon from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Create beautiful images of your code | https://github.com/Aloxaf/silicon
- MacPorts - silicon: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: graphics/silicon/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/silicon: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/silicon.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

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