Get lefthook on macOS and Linux Now!
Fast and powerful Git hooks manager for any type of projects
Get lefthook with one command
Pick your system, reveal the step-by-step guide, copy the command, paste it into your terminal and press Enter. This command comes from the project's public source.
Not available for Windows yet.
lefthook doesn't publish an install command for Windows anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one. It does document one for macOS and Linux — switch to that tab.
Pastes into PowerShell and installs lefthook on your Windows machine in one step. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
Not available for macOS yet.
lefthook doesn't publish an install command for macOS or Linux anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one.
Installs lefthook on your macOS or Linux machine and links it into your PATH — after this,
lefthook just works from any directory. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
How to set up lefthook, step by step
Open Terminal. On a Mac it's in Applications ▸ Utilities, or press Cmd+Space and type Terminal. On Linux, press Ctrl+Alt+T. Paste the command and press Enter.
Run lefthook --help to see the available commands, and
lefthook --version to confirm the install worked. If your shell complains about
permissions, that project usually documents a corrected command on its own site.
This asks Homebrew to fetch lefthook and link it into /opt/homebrew/bin (Apple Silicon) or /usr/local/bin (Intel), so you can run it by name.
What lefthook does
- Simple. It is single dependency-free binary which can work in any environment
- Powerful. It allows to control execution and files you pass to your commands
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Summarised from lefthook's own documentation.
About lefthook
Fast and powerful Git hooks manager for any type of projects
| Category | Developer tool |
|---|---|
| Install method | Homebrew |
| Windows | no install command published |
| macOS / Linux | documented install command available |
| Price | Free and open source |
| Command verified | From project source |
| Popularity | 8.9k stars on the project's public repository |
On mobile
lefthook is a command-line tool, so there is no phone app for it — a phone has no shell to run it in. You'll need a desktop, or a remote shell into a machine that has one.
lefthook is developed by its own authors. This page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by the project. The command shown here was reproduced from the project's public documentation — always check the project's own documentation before running anything.