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Generator for LS_COLORS with support for multiple color themes. Version 0.11.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install vivid.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install vivid

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install vivid

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/vivid/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add vivid

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install vivid

Debian stable package indexes · vivid · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#vivid

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S vivid

Arch Linux sync databases · vivid · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/vivid

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/vivid.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id sharkdp.vivid -e

Windows Package Manager source index · sharkdp.vivid · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Generator for LS_COLORS with support for multiple color themes

Commands and aliases

  • vivid

history

Project history and usage

vivid is a themeable generator for the `LS_COLORS` environment variable used by color-aware command-line tools. It replaces hand-written ANSI escape-code tables with YAML filetype databases and theme files.

Its place in package culture is the customization layer around `ls`, `tree`, `fd`, `bfs`, `dust`, and similar tools: install one small binary, generate an `LS_COLORS` value, and make a whole shell environment use a coherent color theme.

Project history

The vivid changelog records v0.1.0 as the initial version and v0.3.0 as the point where the project was renamed from `dircolors-hd` to `vivid`. That rename also marked the project more clearly as a theme-oriented alternative to classic `dircolors` workflows.

Subsequent releases filled in the practical pieces that make an `LS_COLORS` generator pleasant to package and use: direct RRGGBB colors, better filetype database handling, embedded default themes and config files, XDG config support, previewing, deterministic output, and additional community themes.

By the 0.9 and 0.11 series, vivid had become a maintained Rust CLI with a catalog of common themes, including popular terminal color schemes, and prebuilt release assets for multiple platforms.

Adoption history

vivid's adoption is tied to the spread of modern Rust command-line tools and highly customized shell prompts. The README explicitly names `ls`, `tree`, `fd`, `bfs`, and `dust` as consumers of `LS_COLORS`, which makes vivid useful beyond a single command.

Its theme collection and package availability made it attractive to users who wanted the same color language across file listings, search tools, and disk-usage tools without editing raw ANSI sequences.

How it is used

Users generate an `LS_COLORS` string from a named or custom theme and export it from their shell startup files. vivid also supports custom filetype databases and custom YAML themes under XDG-style configuration paths.

The separation between filetype database and theme is the core workflow: file classifications can be shared while colors are swapped independently.

Why package nerds care

vivid is significant because it turns one of the messier Unix environment variables into declarative data. For package nerds, it is a small example of a modern Rust CLI improving an old shell convention without replacing the surrounding tools.

It also connects several popular CLI packages: `fd`, `bfs`, `dust`, `tree`, and GNU or BSD file-listing tools can all benefit once the environment variable is generated.

Timeline

  • v0.1.0: Initial version.
  • v0.3.0: Project renamed to vivid from dircolors-hd.
  • v0.4.0: Added direct RRGGBB color support and better filetype database handling.
  • v0.6.0: Embedded default themes and config files, and added XDG_CONFIG_HOME support.
  • v0.9.0: Added deterministic output work, more filetypes, and additional themes including Catppuccin variants.
  • 2026: GitHub releases list v0.11.1 with signed multi-platform release assets.

Related projects

  • vivid is conceptually related to GNU `dircolors`, but it chooses themeable YAML data rather than the traditional single generated database format.
  • It is also related to tools that consume `LS_COLORS`, including `ls`, `tree`, `fd`, `bfs`, and `dust`.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

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Configuration files

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

Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vivid/filetypes.yml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vivid/themes/*.yml~/.config/vivid/filetypes.yml~/.config/vivid/themes/*.yml

executables

Installed executables

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vividexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

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page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.11.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:vivid
Version0.11.1
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/sharkdp/vivid
Repositoryhttps://github.com/sharkdp/vivid
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Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

vivid 0.9.0-3+b2

LS_COLORS manager with multiple themes

https://github.com/sharkdp/vivid

sudo apt install vivid
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: rust-vivid
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Vivid
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: vivid from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

vivid

nix profile install nixpkgs#vivid
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Vivid
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vi/vivid/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

vivid 0.9.0-1

LS_COLORS manager with multiple themes

https://github.com/sharkdp/vivid

sudo apt install vivid
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: rust-vivid
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Vivid
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: vivid from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

vivid 0.11.1-r0

Themeable LS_COLORS generator with a rich filetype database

https://github.com/sharkdp/vivid

sudo apk add vivid
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: vivid
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Vivid
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vivid from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

vivid 0.11.1-1

LS_COLORS manager with multiple themes

https://github.com/sharkdp/vivid

sudo pacman -S vivid
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Vivid
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: vivid from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

vivid

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

main/vivid

scoop install main/vivid
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Vivid
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/vivid.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

sharkdp.vivid

winget install --id sharkdp.vivid -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Vivid
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: sharkdp.vivid from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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