copier ☆

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Description:
Utility for rendering projects templates

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 9.11.0@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: template scaffolding jinja2 developer-tools automation

Install: brew install copier

About:
Copier is a command-line tool for generating projects from templates. It uses Jinja2 for templating and supports version control, prompting for user input, and merging updates. Its main value is streamlining project setup and maintaining consistency across multiple repositories.

Key Features:

Jinja2 templating with user prompts
Version-controlled template updates
Task running and scaffolding
Multi-format configuration support

Use Cases:

Scaffolding new application projects
Standardizing microservice templates
Updating existing projects from new template versions

Alternatives:

Cookiecutter – Copier adds version-aware updates and richer templating features
Yeoman – Copier focuses on file generation with Jinja2 and update workflows

License: MIT

Dependencies: libyaml, pydantic, python@3.14

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

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Oct 30, 2025 4:16pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	67f08fbc
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Oct 14, 2025 10:47am	0	VERSION_BUMP	97696508
Sep 14, 2025 2:39am	0	VERSION_BUMP	9c5257ca
Sep 9, 2025 9:28pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	cff7a62a
Oct 11, 2024 10:06pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	dbebe453
Sep 11, 2024 3:23pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	a36cf980
May 8, 2024 12:57am	1	VERSION_BUMP	9d461bbd
Feb 15, 2024 8:25am	0	VERSION_BUMP	e27aff51
Jan 12, 2024 11:12am	1	VERSION_BUMP	f0e971ef
Nov 27, 2023 12:42pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	ce175bf3
Oct 15, 2023 11:31am	0	VERSION_BUMP	8b7cec95
Oct 7, 2023 4:49pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	c22c73d8
Oct 7, 2023 4:01pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	bf9bd158
Sep 30, 2023 6:07pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	b3c09844
Apr 8, 2023 12:12am	0	VERSION_BUMP	2de5bdb4