Installation

From package managers

zizmor is available within several packaging ecosystems.

crates.io Homebrew PyPI Docker Conda Nix Arch LinuxChimera Linux Alpine LinuxOther ecosystems

You can install zizmor from https://crates.io with cargo:

cargo install --locked zizmor

zizmor is provided by Homebrew:

brew install zizmor

zizmor is available on PyPI and can be installed with any Python package installer.

Important

Python wheels for zizmor are provided on a best-effort basis, with priority given to the most common architectures and host OSes.

# with pip
pip install zizmor

# with pipx
pipx install zizmor

# with uv
uv tool install zizmor

# or, shortcut:
uvx zizmor --help

An official zizmor image is available from the GitHub Container Registry:

docker pull ghcr.io/zizmorcore/zizmor:latest

Note

This is a community-maintained package.

zizmor is available on Anaconda's conda-forge:

conda install conda-forge::zizmor

See conda-forge/zizmor for additional information.

Note

This is a community-maintained package.

# without flakes
nix-env -iA nixos.zizmor

# with flakes
nix profile install nixpkgs#zizmor

Note

This is a community-maintained package.

# zizmor-git is also available in the AUR
pacman -S zizmor

Note

This is a community-maintained package.

zizmor is available in the Chimera Linux user repo:

# If you don't have the 'user' repo enabled yet, do that first
apk add chimera-repo-user

apk add zizmor

Note

This is a community-maintained package.

apk add zizmor

Info

Are you interested in packaging zizmor for another ecosystem? Let us know by filing an issue!

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From source

Warning

Most ordinary users should not install directly from zizmor's source repository. No stability or correctness guarantees are made about direct source installations.

You can install the latest unstable zizmor directly from GitHub with cargo:

cargo install --git https://github.com/zizmorcore/zizmor

From GitHub release binaries

Warning

Most ordinary users should not install the binaries from zizmor's GitHub releases. Binaries are provided on a best-effort basis, and may be subject to libc and other compatibility issues.

zizmor's GitHub releases contain pre-built binaries for several platforms and architectures. You can find them at https://github.com/zizmorcore/zizmor/releases/latest.