# twpayne/chezmoi

Manage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securely.

Repository: https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chezmoi
Homepage: https://www.chezmoi.io/
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: dotfiles, configuration, security, macos, linux, windows, dotfile-manager, dotfile-management, dotfile, dotfile-managers
Last push: 2026-08-23T14:22:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2851, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 31, "gap_med": 13.5, "n_releases_24m": 49}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 21325, forks 684 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:31.601060+00:00)

## What it is
chezmoi is a CLI tool for managing personal configuration files (dotfiles) across multiple machines, written in Go and distributed as a single static binary. It supports templating for machine-specific differences, secret storage via password managers, full file encryption, and one-command bootstrap on new machines.

## Use cases
- sync my dotfiles across multiple machines
- manage ~/.gitconfig and shell config files with git
- bootstrap a new machine with my configuration in one command
- keep secrets out of my dotfiles repo using a password manager
- use templates to handle config differences between macos and linux
- encrypt sensitive files in my dotfiles repository

## When to choose
- you use multiple diverse machines and want consistent dotfiles
- you need templating, encryption, or password-manager integration beyond plain git or symlinks
- you want a dependency-free single binary that needs no root access
- you want to run scripts or install packages as part of applying your config

## When to avoid
- you only have one machine and a simple git repo suffices
- you prefer symlink-based dotfile managers like GNU Stow
- you need a GUI for configuration management

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: configuration-management, secrets-management, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, security
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli, go
- tags: dotfiles, dotfile-manager, templates, file-encryption, password-manager-integration, single-binary, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- twpayne/chezmoi (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:31.601060+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:58:08.348918+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:31.601060+00:00, sha 73586ae05d34)
  - homepage: https://www.chezmoi.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:55.114199+00:00, sha f6948f555ee7)
  - site_page: https://www.chezmoi.io/install (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:55.123759+00:00, sha 8f1052d9cab9)
  - site_page: https://www.chezmoi.io/user-guide/advanced/install-packages-declaratively (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:55.126066+00:00, sha 394a8cf1f374)
  - site_page: https://www.chezmoi.io/user-guide/advanced/install-your-password-manager-on-init (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:55.127763+00:00, sha 944eaa1b1a84)
  - site_page: https://www.chezmoi.io/reference/templates/functions/mozillaInstallHash (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:55.129560+00:00, sha 2e3669eee441)
  - site_page: https://www.chezmoi.io/developer-guide/install-script (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:55.133041+00:00, sha d4b3d49e3b27)
  - site_page: https://www.chezmoi.io/developer-guide/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:55.134666+00:00, sha 23d9563d4969)
  - site_page: https://www.chezmoi.io/reference/templates/github-functions/gitHubReleases (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:55.131283+00:00, sha 3ea020e87272)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.