age
brew install ageSimple, modern, secure file encryption
https://github.com/FiloSottile/age
License: BSD-3-Clause
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/age.json
Formula code: age.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| sonoma | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 1.3.2 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Depends on when building from source:
| go | 1.27.4 | Open source programming language to build simple/reliable/efficient software |
Binaries:
age,
age-inspect,
age-keygen,
age-plugin-batchpass
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 77,660 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 958,611 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 11,817 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 6.6× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-13T00:51:33Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-14 to 2026-11-13. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 11,803 | 26,705 | 65,484 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 14 | 40 | 80 |
| Installs on Request | 11,759 | 26,606 | 64,963 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 14 | 40 | 80 |
| Build Errors | 56 |