install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install transcrypt

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#transcrypt

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

overview

Package summary

Configure transparent encryption of files in a Git repo

Project links

Commands and aliases

transcrypt

history

Project history and usage

transcrypt is a Bash-based Git encryption helper that configures transparent encryption and decryption for selected files in a repository. It is aimed at teams that want secrets, private keys, or other sensitive files versioned without exposing plaintext in remotes.

Project history

The project was built around Git clean and smudge filters, following the same broad model as git-crypt and git-encrypt while emphasizing usability and safety. Its README highlights that it is a Bash script, uses OpenSSL symmetric ciphers, does not need to remain installed after repository configuration, and adds checks to avoid clobbering existing configuration.

Official release metadata shows active maintenance from at least the 1.x era in 2018 through the 2.x line, with v2.3.2 released in 2026.

Adoption history

transcrypt's official installation notes document both manual installation and package-manager availability. The project lists Arch Linux, Heroku buildpacks, NixOS, OS X via Homebrew, and FreeBSD packages, which points to adoption by developers who want repository-local encryption available through standard system tooling.

How it is used

A typical workflow initializes transcrypt inside a Git repository, marks paths in `.gitattributes` with the crypt filter, commits encrypted versions of selected files, and shares the cipher and password with trusted clones. The README also documents listing encrypted files, checking raw committed contents, initializing a clone, rekeying, flushing credentials, and uninstalling repository configuration.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, transcrypt is a compact alternative to heavier secret-management systems when the requirement is simply encrypted files in Git. Because it is a single script using Bash, Git, and OpenSSL, distribution packages mostly provide convenient installation, shell completion, and man-page style polish rather than a runtime service.

Timeline

2015: The install guide notes that the NixOS derivation was added in October 2015.
2018: Official GitHub releases include the 1.x series.
2026: Official GitHub releases list transcrypt v2.3.2.

Related projects

The README explicitly compares transcrypt with git-crypt and git-encrypt, all of which use Git filters to encrypt selected repository contents.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for transcrypt. 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 1 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: <repository>/.gitattributes<repository>/.git/config

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: <repository>/.git/config

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`transcrypt`	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 generated2026-09-19

manager version2.3.2

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.3.2

https://github.com/elasticdog/transcrypt

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:transcrypt
Version	2.3.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/transcrypt
Homepage	https://github.com/elasticdog/transcrypt
Repository	https://github.com/elasticdog/transcrypt
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/elasticdog/transcrypt/archive/refs/tags/v2.3.2.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	transcrypt
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%

transcrypt

nix profile install nixpkgs#transcrypt

normalized package name match
Matched by: Transcrypt

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

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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/transcrypt.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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