yq
brew install yqProcess YAML, JSON, XML, CSV and properties documents from the CLI
https://github.com/mikefarah/yq
License: MIT
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/yq.json
Formula code: yq.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 4.54.2 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Depends on when building from source:
| go | 1.27.3 | Open source programming language to build simple/reliable/efficient software |
| pandoc | 3.13 | Swiss-army knife of markup format conversion |
Conflicts with: python-yq (because both install `yq` executables)
Binaries:
yq
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 177,530 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 8,556,767 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 47,865 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 3.7× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-03T00:38:50Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-04 to 2026-11-03. 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 | 47,828 | 142,163 | 611,813 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 37 | 478 | 3,543 |
| Installs on Request | 47,743 | 141,848 | 609,338 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 37 | 478 | 3,543 |
| Build Errors | 18 |