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ansible-lint for Mac

Checks ansible playbooks for practices and behaviour

Quick answer: ansible-lint is a DevOps tool for macOS. Install it with brew install ansible-lint. It is distributed under the MIT AND GPL-3.0-or-later licence. It has 5,045 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What ansible-lint is

ansible-lint is a DevOps tool for macOS: checks ansible playbooks for practices and behaviour.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the MIT AND GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

How to install ansible-lint

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install ansible-lint.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install ansible-lint on Mac?

Run brew install ansible-lint in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is ansible-lint open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT AND GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

Does ansible-lint run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is ansible-lint?

It was installed 5,045 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #322 in this catalogue.

What version of ansible-lint is current?

The latest packaged version is 26.10.1.